Fractal Design Define S review

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When we flip the unit around we can see the right side panel a little better. On the inside is has sound dampening material applied to it, we'll show you that later. The chassis has a very simplistic and clean looking style. Two silent Fractal Design Dynamic GP14 140mm fans are included in with chassis. We'll peek at them later on once we open up the chassis, these are rated at 1200rpm and should offer a nice balance in-between airflow and silence.
 

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We already mentioned this, the unit cannot house 5.25" devices or optical units anymore, and yes that will be problematic for some of you, I'd like to hint to external DVD writers based on USB as an alternative. The bezel ventilation grill can be taken out. In fact let me show you that.

 

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So if you pull the bezel forward you will stumble into a removable fan filter for easy dust maintenance and washing. There is one front hydraulic bearing 140mm fan mounted, these are specced at a 1200 RPM. There is space for two more 120/140mm fans and yes, in front of it is a removable air filter that ensures a dust-free environment for internal components. Is is a magnetic unit so you can pull it out and secure it real fast.
 

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The top and side panels can be removed be removing thumbnails at the back, then pull the panels towards you. The size of the chassis by the way is (WxHxD): 233 x 465 x 533mm and has a Net weight of give or take 11 kg. At the backside rear IO we spot the second 140mm fan (1200 RPM) factory installed. Below it we spot 7 expansion slots. At the bottom you can house a PSU up to 180/170 mm with a bottom 120/140mm fan installed, without a fan located there you can mount even a Diesel backup generator I think, so yeah .. plenty of space there.

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