Fractal Design Define R2 XL Review
Published by Marc Büchel on 30.04.13Page:
Left side
Overview |
 
 
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| Like the right side,
the left side panel is unspectacular. The only thing which looks a bit
suspicious are the ventilation holes. If you want to place a fan there
you have to remove a thick insulation pad to do so. As you can see on
the pictures Fractal Design equipped the side panel with acoustic
insulation material to further reduce operating noise. Once the side
panel has been removed one can see the four 5.25 inch slots in the top right
corner
of the case. Right below there are two hard drive cages where a total of
eight 3.5 inch drives can be installed. It is possible to remove both
cages. On the last pictures you can see our setup. We put quite a big
ASUS Matrix graphics card in place and there is still plenty of space
between the card an the hard drive cages. A closer look at the top of the case shows that there are two more of these thick insulation pads. If you remove them you can install two additional 120/140 millimeter fans or even a dual radiator. If you want to, you can realize a very efficient cooling solution in this case. There is the option to place two 120/140 millimeter fans in the front, one 120/140 millimeter fan in the back and two more 120/140 millimeter fans in the top. We also like the compartment for the power supply. There is plenty of space and below the PSU there are ventilation holes with additional dust filters. |
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| Page 2 - Preview | Page 6 - Top / Bottom |
| Page 3 - Front / Back | Page 7 - Conclusion |
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