Think I am getting a Define R4 but one last question

[spat55]

What is the cooling like? I have been looking at some reviews on this but wanted to asked anyway. My PSU is to big to use the bottom fan mount so I'll only be able to use the front two fans as intakes and have probably one exhaust.

EDIT: When I say probably one exhaust I mean definitely

 

[spat55]

Went ahead and brought it after about a month or two deciding, as their was only 2 windowed variants left in stock. I hope I don't regret this but coming from my cheap and nasty Elite 430 I highly doubt it

 

[lehtv]

The cooling is fine for a single GPU setup. I don't think it is optimal for dual card setups but will work. I'm currently running three low RPM fans (2 front, 1 rear) on it, keeps my PC cool and quiet with a moderate OC. If I were running a dual card setup, then I would need quite a bit more cooling to balance it, which would somewhat defeat the purpose of having a case built for quiet operation.

I may be wrong though since I've never actually had a dual card setup. Let us know how it works out for you

 

[vincedea]

I'm also thinking about getting this case. Please let us know how the cooling is

 

[spat55]

I'm also thinking about getting this case. Please let us know how the cooling is

Think it will be better than the one 120mm intake and 2 120mm outtakes I have atm on my old case, will report back when I have received it

 

[Charlie98]

Unless you need more than the 3 HDD bays (in the permanently mounted cage at the bottom, ) you can remove the upper HDD cage. This gives the 2nd front fan a clear shot to the GPU(s.)

In my HTPC case, a Define Mini, I have a passively cooled GPU... with the upper HDD bay removed and a 2nd fan installed I have no worries.

OP, even with a big PSU, you can mount a smaller fan on the bottom of the case, although it probably wouldn't be worth it... air flow being defeated by the PSU cables and the additional noise from a smaller fan.

 

[spat55]

Unless you need more than the 3 HDD bays (in the permanently mounted cage at the bottom, ) you can remove the upper HDD cage. This gives the 2nd front fan a clear shot to the GPU(s.)

In my HTPC case, a Define Mini, I have a passively cooled GPU... with the upper HDD bay removed and a 2nd fan installed I have no worries.

OP, even with a big PSU, you can mount a smaller fan on the bottom of the case, although it probably wouldn't be worth it... air flow being defeated by the PSU cables and the additional noise from a smaller fan.

We'll see how it goes, I think the first thing to do when I get it is to find some nice 140mm fans but I want to see how the stock ones are first before I decide anything.

 

[Charlie98]

Just FYI... the R4 only comes with 2 fans... 1 front and 1 rear. If you want to add the 2nd front fan you will have to pick up another.

 

[spat55]

Just FYI... the R4 only comes with 2 fans... 1 front and 1 rear. If you want to add the 2nd front fan you will have to pick up another.

I have a Gentle Typhoon 120mm which will go in there for the time being, seeing how the stock fans are before buying some more as I want them to be all the same if possible.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

I have a Gentle Typhoon 120mm which will go in there for the time being, seeing how the stock fans are before buying some more as I want them to be all the same if possible.

I have a bunch of the 140mm Fractal stock fans. I would send you one for the cost of shipping. But that would probably only be cost effective if you happen to be in Canada.

 

[hans030390]

Coming from an Antec 900 with a fan in every possible location, I am pleased with how well the R4 does with cooling given the sort of case it is.

If you can, remove the extra drive bays. That will help. I forget what site it's on, but there is an article out there showing hardware temps with different fan configurations on the R4. A side fan made the biggest difference, but I'm not sure you can do that on the windowed cases. Either way, I don't have a side fan, and it works perfectly.

Really depends on your setup, though.

 

[tsupersonic]

I have an R4 - and it is a very nice case. It's very easy to build in, it can be a quiet case, and the cooling is great. The only problem I had was threading some of the standoffs - I had to use pliers to put some in, but other than that, had no problems.

I transferred all the fans from my old case - I have 2x140mm intake (front), 2x140mm exhaust (top), 120mm rear exhaust. CPU temps are in the high 20's idle with an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 on a i5 4670. GPU temps are also in the high 20's idle, mid-high 60's load on a GTX 770.

I got the window version (it was cheaper). I usually keep it on low/medium with the built in fan controller. I use high when I game, or run intensive applications (video encoding, or editing, etc.). @hans, you can't do a side fan on the window version unfortunately - this is the one thing I miss from my old case, but not a show stopper since GPU temps are relatively cool.

 

[vincedea]

hmm i ordered and just received the R4. some people have said the feel feels cheap. doesnt feel cheap at all. look like a really nice case. cant wait to move my system into that case.

 

[smitbret]

hmm i ordered and just received the R4. some people have said the feel feels cheap. doesnt feel cheap at all. look like a really nice case. cant wait to move my system into that case.

Cheap? I don't think I have heard anyone describe it as cheap. These things are built like a tank.