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product_id: 48565475
title: "Define R5 - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - Optimized For High Airflow And Silent - 2x Fractal Design Dynamic GP-14 140mm Silent Fans included - Water-cooling ready - Black"
brand: "fractal design"
price: "€ 290.09"
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# High-density sound dampening Supports up to 9x 140mm fans & water cooling Tool-less ModuVent fan slots Define R5 - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - Optimized For High Airflow And Silent - 2x Fractal Design Dynamic GP-14 140mm Silent Fans included - Water-cooling ready - Black
**Brand:** fractal design
**Price:** € 290.09
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock
## Summary
> 🔇 Silence Meets Power: Build Bold, Stay Cool, and Keep It Quiet.
## Quick Answers
- **What is this?** Define R5 - Mid Tower Computer Case - ATX - Optimized For High Airflow And Silent - 2x Fractal Design Dynamic GP-14 140mm Silent Fans included - Water-cooling ready - Black by fractal design
- **How much does it cost?** € 290.09 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For
- fractal design enthusiasts
## Why This Product
- Trusted fractal design brand quality
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## Key Features
- • **Whisper-Quiet Mastery:** Dense noise-absorbing materials + ModuVent covers keep your workspace zen without sacrificing airflow.
- • **Smart Build Experience:** Thoughtful cable management, dust filters, and vibration-dampening mounts make building and upgrading a breeze.
- • **Modular Storage Powerhouse:** Tool-free SSD mounts & adaptable HDD cages hold up to 8 drives, perfect for massive data or creative projects.
- • **Sleek, Professional Design:** Monolithic black finish with reversible front panel—no flashy RGB, just timeless elegance for the discerning pro.
- • **Ultimate Cooling Flexibility:** Pre-installed Dynamic GP-14 140mm fans + room for up to 9 fans or large radiators (420mm top, 360mm front) for peak thermal performance.
## Overview
The Fractal Design Define R5 is a premium mid-tower ATX case engineered for professionals who demand silent computing without compromising airflow or expandability. Featuring high-density sound dampening, two quiet 140mm Dynamic GP-14 fans, and extensive water-cooling support, it offers versatile storage options with tool-free SSD mounts and up to eight HDD bays. Its sleek, minimalist design and smart build features make it the ideal chassis for high-performance, noise-sensitive workstations or gaming rigs.
## Description
Product Description The Define R5 case reaches the highest level of silent computing through strategically placed dense sound-dampening material, ModuVent fan vent covers and finely tuned Dynamic Series fans. Packed with intelligently designed enthusiast-oriented features delivering a silent case with powerful and expansive air and liquid cooling support. The Define R5 was designed with configurability in mind, accommodating up to 8 hard drives and all modern graphics cards. Should you wish to expand your system with water cooling components or more fans, the layout can easily be configured to meet your demand. Box Contains 1 x Tech21 Evo Check For Galaxy S6
Review: Amazingly quiet - pretty easy to work with - I bought this case to replace a cheap-o bundled case for a system I use as a home media and backup server (using the FreeNAS O/S). My original case was OK, but fairly noisy, beating my main PC for noise under the desk, so I wanted to get something both quieter and more stylish, plus with more internal drive mounting capacity. This R5 case ticks all of those criteria boxes. It is *amazingly* quiet, it has a monolithic style, reminiscent of some Hi-Fi systems, and can take up to 8 (eight) 3.5" HDD as standard - and the location of the internal drive cages has some flexibility, with several variations possible (I used the default layout). The main chassis panels (sides, front and the 3 removable top-sections) all come with a sound-absorbing material lining. It's not thick, but it seems to be very effective. My system content consists of an AMD FX-6300 CPU with stock AMD cooler (a bundled kit with the motherboard) and 5 (five) Toshiba 3TB SATA hard drives. The graphics card is a basic-as-possible PCIe card with a small 60mm fan. And the PSU of course - a 750watt bundled item I may replace later. So there are plenty of noise-making parts inside. With the two 140mm chassis fans (included with the case), the fan controller setting on "High", and the PSU, CPU + video card fans all running, there is just a very low level whisper of air movement. It's so low I visually double-checked that the fans were really all running. I could make the system even quieter if I replaced the stock CPU cooler and sourced a statically-cooled video card (which is only really required to allow the system to configure BIOS and to boot, as all other use is via the network/web browser). The case is hefty at around 11kg in delivery box, so it weighs quite a lot even before adding disks and other components. The front door panel is reversible via two clamps over the hinges (just two screws total) and is a click-shut style, requiring a small firm press to close properly - so it won't pop open by accident. Handy for me as I often end up tapping it with my right-knee as I shift around at my desk - it doesn't end up "rocking" like the old system. If you use this with a more powerful CPU that requires more cooling, there is plenty of room for adding a water cooling system, plus additional 140mm fans - a total of 9 (yes, *nine*) 140mm fans can be fitted - though some layout choices may not work depending on what components you use. The front panel has one pre-installed 140mm fan and will accept a second, or you can swap these out for water-cooler systems - or mix and match. The top panel will accept long cooler radiators, or up to three 140mm fans, or a mix and match. The rear exhaust fan (pre-installed) is another 140mm fan, which could be swapped/added to a H80 water cooler, etc. The left side-panel (as viewed from the front) can accept a 140mm fan. You can even add up to two 140mm fans to the base of the system, beside the PSU (only one is accessible by default - to use both you would need to use the optional arrangement of drive cages to remove the optical drive bays and shift the 3.5" bays to the top). The entire bottom area is protected by a slide-out-from-the-front dust filter panel. Cable management is of course catered for with grommeted cut-outs to the space "under" the motherboard. You can also mount 2 SSD or other 2.5" drives on the underside of the motherboard area. These drive mounts, plus the eight 3.5" quick-release mounts are all metal. The system comes provided with rubber grommets to mount the disk drives, to provide anti-vibration and further reduce noise. Overall a very impressive case. Build quality is great - no rough edges to any metal parts that I handled. Compact overall, but you can still fit an amazing amount of storage and choice of high-end graphics, etc, should you want to. Highly recommended. [Edit: Jan/Feb 2016] I was so impressed with this case that I recently bought a second one as part of a build of a new PC for my main system. One important point to note (and I failed to properly research) is the mix of components you use inside in terms of their dimensions relative to each other. As a total system build with all new components, I was adding an Asus Maximus VIII Hero motherboard and a Corsair H100i CPU-cooler. This cooler is a 280mm radiator using two 140mm fans mounted to it directly. The Asus motherboard (like many on the market now) includes a plastic shroud covering some of the components at the rear. I'm not entirely sure why they put the shroud on, whether it's for air-cooling flow, some sort of EM shielding, or just marketing "bling" (most likely), or a combination of these factors, but the result is that it reduced the tolerance available for installing the water cooler in the top area of the R5 case by around 5mm. This proved critical as it meant I couldn't fit both of the Corsair H100i fans to the radiator after the radiator was installed in the horizontal top mounting position, as the fan nearest the rear shroud on the mobo interfered with each other. (I didn't want to risk breaking the shroud off.) Fortunately, the R5 allows for several mounting points of water cooling radiators and internal drive bays. Also fortunate was that I only planned to use one 3.5-inch drive, so I only needed one mount-point out of the possible 8 this case offers. For those who may not realise it, the eight 3.5 mount points available are split between two "cages", one holding 5 drives, the other 3. These two cages can be split from each other, and the bottom one can be moved back from the normal front-of-case position towards the PSU. That's what I've done, and the "top" cage I've removed altogether. (Using a 2.5-inch HDD would have removed the need for both of the 3.5-inch drive cages, as the 2.5's would be mounted on the underside of the mobo mounting plate.) This allowed me to position the H100i in a vertical mount at the front of the case, which also allowed it to receive air sucked in with one of the case-supplied 140mm fans (the 2 photos show these), in addition to the radiator's own two fans sucking air in - so increasing overall inbound air-flow through the radiator (at least for the bottom half). So - just be aware if you are doing a new-build or a partial upgrade, check your total component set for how you think it will fit together physically - not just based on performance characteristics. Ultimately I'm still extremely pleased - I've got a very quiet PC with plenty horsepower and still room for plenty internal drives (including M.2 on the mobo if desired).
Review: A great case that's a joy to build with - I've only built a couple of PCs in my time but I've bought several more, and they always come with inferior cases. So, to be able to construct my ideal PC, with an ideal case for my requirement, is a joy that only those who have built a PC from scratch will fully understand the importance of. Not cheap, but you will see and feel and appreciate the quality and value as you build, and that's how it should be. Cheap is cheap and you get what you pay for, as they say. Sometimes that turns out to be false, but in this case (pun intended), you truly get what you pay for and possibly a wee bit more. The solidity, build quality, options and sheer attention to detail make this case a joy to build with. It's well thought through, well insulated, well protected from dust, well ventilated, quiet, and it makes you feel good, almost proud, about what you're doing. Fitting expensive, quality components into a cheap or budget case is unrewarding. Buying a PC that has both is annoying too, when you come to open up the case for yourself. The best way to describe this case is that it is solid. It has all the screws, dampers and foresight in design that you would want and it's clearly been built from the pov of someone who is constantly thinking... 'right, now what would be useful/convenient/versatile as an option at this point in my build?' You spot and appreciate these details as you go. As far as aesthetics go, it's an adult's case. Functional, sleek and graceful. No NEON LIGHTS, liquid tubes or other boy-game-racer conceits. Full marks. Do not hesitate to buy if you want a good-looking, versatile, quiet case and an easy build. Just makes sure its dimensions fit the gap you intend it to accommodate. That's all you need to know. Have fun and enjoy the ride. :-)
## Features
- Optimally designed for silent computing: high density noise-reducing material Throughout The case for maximum sound absorption, while not Compromising On airflow and cooling capabilities
- Water-cooling ready: housing radiators up to 420 mm in the top and 360 mm in the front
- Equipped with new tool-less ModuVent fan slot covers allowing the user to install more fans if desired or keep fan slots covered to maximize sound absorption
- Great cooling support: including 2x Fractal Design Dynamic GP14 140 mm fans developed for superlative airflow while still maintaining low noise levels; includes a three-speed fan controller that is strategically integrated in the front panel and supports up to 3 fans
- Flexible storage options: 2 dedicated SSD mounts behind the motherboard tray with innovative new brackets for tool-free installation and removal; additional HDD cage system Holds up to eight 3.5” or 2.5” drives and is more adaptable than ever
## Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00Q2Z11QE |
| Antenna Location | Gaming |
| Best Sellers Rank | 40,885 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 312 in Computer Cases |
| Brand | Fractal Design |
| Brand Name | Fractal Design |
| Case Type | Mid Tower |
| Case type | Mid Tower |
| Colour | black / black |
| Compatible Devices | Motherboard, Power Supply Unit, Storage Drives, Expansion Cards, Cooling Systems |
| Cooling Method | Air |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,841 Reviews |
| Enclosure Material | Metal |
| Fan Size | 140 Millimetres |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00817301012584, 04056572591671, 07350041082583 |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
| Internal Bays Quantity | 10 |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 53.3D x 51.1H centimetres |
| Item Type Name | Computer case |
| Item Weight | 10700 Grams |
| Light Color | Blue |
| Manufacturer | Fractal Design |
| Material | Metal |
| Model Name | Fractal Design Define R5 Black |
| Motherboard compatibility | ATX |
| Number of Fans | 2 |
| Other Special Features of the Product | Dust Filter |
| Power Supply Maximum Output | 800 Watts |
| Power Supply Mounting Type | Bottom Mount |
| Product Warranty | 2 year manufacturer |
| Recommended uses for product | Gaming |
| Supported Motherboard | ATX |
| Total USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Total USB Ports | 4 |
| UPC | 724627214625 817301012584 |
## Product Details
- **Brand:** Fractal Design
- **Case type:** Mid Tower
- **Colour:** black / black
- **Cooling method:** Air
- **Fan size:** 140 Millimetres
- **Material:** Metal
- **Model name:** Fractal Design Define R5 Black
- **Motherboard compatibility:** ATX
- **Power supply mounting type:** Bottom Mount
- **Recommended uses for product:** Gaming
## Images
## Questions & Answers
**Q: How many fans are included and what sizes are they?**
A: Case comes with 2 140 mm fans,one mounted in front,one mounted in rear. I moved the one from rear to front, use 120mm radiator in rear w/120 mm fan and added another 120 mm fan in bottom between psu and hdd rack, running nice and cool with amd 9370 and gtx 970.and quiet!
**Q: how many 5.25 inch and 2.5 inch dvd/bd or card reader drive slots are in the front?**
A: There are two 5.25 inch bays but you'll need an adapter If you want to use one for a 2.5.
**Q: Do I need any particular tools to build a PC with this case?**
A: At most a phillips screwdriver. This is the best designed case I think I've ever had. 100% modular. You can place the PS on all four corners (top and bottom). Both side panels come off easily and the off side has places to mount multiple SSDs so they are away from the heat, and a place to easily run the power cables. Al six sides can host multiple fans up to 140mm in size. Tons of room.
**Q: How tall is this case**
A: About 18.19" like the description says
## Customer Reviews
### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazingly quiet - pretty easy to work with
*by S***C on 11 October 2015*
I bought this case to replace a cheap-o bundled case for a system I use as a home media and backup server (using the FreeNAS O/S). My original case was OK, but fairly noisy, beating my main PC for noise under the desk, so I wanted to get something both quieter and more stylish, plus with more internal drive mounting capacity. This R5 case ticks all of those criteria boxes. It is *amazingly* quiet, it has a monolithic style, reminiscent of some Hi-Fi systems, and can take up to 8 (eight) 3.5" HDD as standard - and the location of the internal drive cages has some flexibility, with several variations possible (I used the default layout). The main chassis panels (sides, front and the 3 removable top-sections) all come with a sound-absorbing material lining. It's not thick, but it seems to be very effective. My system content consists of an AMD FX-6300 CPU with stock AMD cooler (a bundled kit with the motherboard) and 5 (five) Toshiba 3TB SATA hard drives. The graphics card is a basic-as-possible PCIe card with a small 60mm fan. And the PSU of course - a 750watt bundled item I may replace later. So there are plenty of noise-making parts inside. With the two 140mm chassis fans (included with the case), the fan controller setting on "High", and the PSU, CPU + video card fans all running, there is just a very low level whisper of air movement. It's so low I visually double-checked that the fans were really all running. I could make the system even quieter if I replaced the stock CPU cooler and sourced a statically-cooled video card (which is only really required to allow the system to configure BIOS and to boot, as all other use is via the network/web browser). The case is hefty at around 11kg in delivery box, so it weighs quite a lot even before adding disks and other components. The front door panel is reversible via two clamps over the hinges (just two screws total) and is a click-shut style, requiring a small firm press to close properly - so it won't pop open by accident. Handy for me as I often end up tapping it with my right-knee as I shift around at my desk - it doesn't end up "rocking" like the old system. If you use this with a more powerful CPU that requires more cooling, there is plenty of room for adding a water cooling system, plus additional 140mm fans - a total of 9 (yes, *nine*) 140mm fans can be fitted - though some layout choices may not work depending on what components you use. The front panel has one pre-installed 140mm fan and will accept a second, or you can swap these out for water-cooler systems - or mix and match. The top panel will accept long cooler radiators, or up to three 140mm fans, or a mix and match. The rear exhaust fan (pre-installed) is another 140mm fan, which could be swapped/added to a H80 water cooler, etc. The left side-panel (as viewed from the front) can accept a 140mm fan. You can even add up to two 140mm fans to the base of the system, beside the PSU (only one is accessible by default - to use both you would need to use the optional arrangement of drive cages to remove the optical drive bays and shift the 3.5" bays to the top). The entire bottom area is protected by a slide-out-from-the-front dust filter panel. Cable management is of course catered for with grommeted cut-outs to the space "under" the motherboard. You can also mount 2 SSD or other 2.5" drives on the underside of the motherboard area. These drive mounts, plus the eight 3.5" quick-release mounts are all metal. The system comes provided with rubber grommets to mount the disk drives, to provide anti-vibration and further reduce noise. Overall a very impressive case. Build quality is great - no rough edges to any metal parts that I handled. Compact overall, but you can still fit an amazing amount of storage and choice of high-end graphics, etc, should you want to. Highly recommended. [Edit: Jan/Feb 2016] I was so impressed with this case that I recently bought a second one as part of a build of a new PC for my main system. One important point to note (and I failed to properly research) is the mix of components you use inside in terms of their dimensions relative to each other. As a total system build with all new components, I was adding an Asus Maximus VIII Hero motherboard and a Corsair H100i CPU-cooler. This cooler is a 280mm radiator using two 140mm fans mounted to it directly. The Asus motherboard (like many on the market now) includes a plastic shroud covering some of the components at the rear. I'm not entirely sure why they put the shroud on, whether it's for air-cooling flow, some sort of EM shielding, or just marketing "bling" (most likely), or a combination of these factors, but the result is that it reduced the tolerance available for installing the water cooler in the top area of the R5 case by around 5mm. This proved critical as it meant I couldn't fit both of the Corsair H100i fans to the radiator after the radiator was installed in the horizontal top mounting position, as the fan nearest the rear shroud on the mobo interfered with each other. (I didn't want to risk breaking the shroud off.) Fortunately, the R5 allows for several mounting points of water cooling radiators and internal drive bays. Also fortunate was that I only planned to use one 3.5-inch drive, so I only needed one mount-point out of the possible 8 this case offers. For those who may not realise it, the eight 3.5 mount points available are split between two "cages", one holding 5 drives, the other 3. These two cages can be split from each other, and the bottom one can be moved back from the normal front-of-case position towards the PSU. That's what I've done, and the "top" cage I've removed altogether. (Using a 2.5-inch HDD would have removed the need for both of the 3.5-inch drive cages, as the 2.5's would be mounted on the underside of the mobo mounting plate.) This allowed me to position the H100i in a vertical mount at the front of the case, which also allowed it to receive air sucked in with one of the case-supplied 140mm fans (the 2 photos show these), in addition to the radiator's own two fans sucking air in - so increasing overall inbound air-flow through the radiator (at least for the bottom half). So - just be aware if you are doing a new-build or a partial upgrade, check your total component set for how you think it will fit together physically - not just based on performance characteristics. Ultimately I'm still extremely pleased - I've got a very quiet PC with plenty horsepower and still room for plenty internal drives (including M.2 on the mobo if desired).
### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great case that's a joy to build with
*by S***R on 10 November 2015*
I've only built a couple of PCs in my time but I've bought several more, and they always come with inferior cases. So, to be able to construct my ideal PC, with an ideal case for my requirement, is a joy that only those who have built a PC from scratch will fully understand the importance of. Not cheap, but you will see and feel and appreciate the quality and value as you build, and that's how it should be. Cheap is cheap and you get what you pay for, as they say. Sometimes that turns out to be false, but in this case (pun intended), you truly get what you pay for and possibly a wee bit more. The solidity, build quality, options and sheer attention to detail make this case a joy to build with. It's well thought through, well insulated, well protected from dust, well ventilated, quiet, and it makes you feel good, almost proud, about what you're doing. Fitting expensive, quality components into a cheap or budget case is unrewarding. Buying a PC that has both is annoying too, when you come to open up the case for yourself. The best way to describe this case is that it is solid. It has all the screws, dampers and foresight in design that you would want and it's clearly been built from the pov of someone who is constantly thinking... 'right, now what would be useful/convenient/versatile as an option at this point in my build?' You spot and appreciate these details as you go. As far as aesthetics go, it's an adult's case. Functional, sleek and graceful. No NEON LIGHTS, liquid tubes or other boy-game-racer conceits. Full marks. Do not hesitate to buy if you want a good-looking, versatile, quiet case and an easy build. Just makes sure its dimensions fit the gap you intend it to accommodate. That's all you need to know. Have fun and enjoy the ride. :-)
### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super practical for server
*by A***. on 5 November 2024*
The Fractal Define 5 case has been absolutely ideal for my home server setup. It’s incredibly practical, with eight 3.5" caddy slots, two 2.5" slots, and two 5.25" slots—just what I needed for a case that could handle a good number of drives. There’s also plenty of space to hide cables, which really helps keep everything tidy, and the case includes filters on the front to help keep dust out. There’s ample room to add fans for extra airflow as well, making it versatile for any setup. The interior sound padding is a fantastic touch, and I barely hear the server running in my office. Plus, when I accidentally misplaced some of the original screw fittings, Fractal’s customer service sent a replacement pack free of charge. Outstanding quality and support—this case is excellent value for money and highly recommended!
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