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Fractal Design Define 7 / XL

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Hello Guys,

Anyone here with a Fractal Design Define 7 and / or 7 XL ? I Would like to have your impressions please ? Build ? Quality ? Silence ? Look of the material etc.

I'm currently building a new '' server '' and looking for a case, Sober, with or without windows. No RGB. Something that can handle at mins 5 hdd.

Thank you and happy new year to everyone and your familly.
 
Alpine said:
Hello Guys,

Anyone here with a Fractal Design Define 7 and / or 7 XL ? I Would like to have your impressions please ? Build ? Quality ? Silence ? Look of the material etc.

I'm currently building a new '' server '' and looking for a case, Sober, with or without windows. No RGB. Something that can handle at mins 5 hdd.

Thank you and happy new year to everyone and your familly.
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I have previous generation case (R3) and absolutely love it. Solid build quality and good air flow.
 
I have the 7 XL.

Very good quality, tons of space and very nice to build in. Works nice with a bunch of layout options and rad options if water cooling.

As for the front door, I have mine closed when just working or casual interneting. I do open it when playing games as it does make a few degrees difference with the extra airflow.

One thing I will say if you have a GPU with one of the AIO options, like EVGA hybrid cards, you have to get creative due to the size of it if you want front intake.

This is what I had to do with my 1080ti hybrids: (now just a single 3080ti on air)
20200402_161941.webp

Of course if you are doing air or custom loops then you don't have to worry. Also in that picture you can see the one panel behind the rad, but when done I had it in front like this:

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So lots of different possible configs/layouts and lots of room.

Most importantly the box is cat approved:
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what is the différence between the 7 and the 7xl? except the size
 
Maybe the Fractal Node 304 or 804? They're more compact so you can potentially tuck it away easier. Depends whether you have a full ATX size motherboard or not.

I think the XL series of cases from Fractal would be pretty wasteful for space, they're more designed for watercooling.
 
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Awesome. Thanks alot ! Now...time to make the good choice l0l
 
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