Fractal R4 Good Fit?

[morbidman]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to pick up a Define R4 from newegg for its black friday price of $80. I have been waiting for a quieter and roomier case without sacrificing ventilation. I will be moving my current parts (2500k, 16gb memory, 1 HD, 650W PSU and 570 GTX) from an Antec 300. My question is if this a worthwhile upgrade.

I'm also planning on upgrading to a 780 GTX so will the stock cooling on the R4 (2 140mm fans running front to back) be sufficient? If not I'm open to alternatives. Thanks for your help.

 

[NesuD]

That is a very nice case and you can't go wrong with that Black Friday deal. I have 2 of them. The standard fan arrangement is adequate for most uses but if you feel you need more airflow you have 4 more fan mounting points for additional airflow. That said I think you will find that two front intake fans and the one stock exhaust fan do a bang up job for most configurations and will remain very quiet doing it.

 

[hans030390]

Yes. Currently running an OCed 2500K and GTX 780 with 0 issues. Amazing case. Get more fans once you get a chance. It will help with cooling. I don't use any fans on the side or top of the case and still get very quiet and good cooling performance.