Testseek.com have collected 103 expert reviews of the Fractal Design Define S and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Fractal Design Define S.
June 2015
(89%)
103 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(60%)
1 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Superb engineering
Clean
Sleek
Modern aesthetic
Evolutionary design – look
Ma
No optical drive bays
Watercooling friendly
Excellent value
Abundant water cooling options
Price
Build quality
Silent
Thick
Wellfitting steel panels
Five hidden drive trays
Support for two triplefan radiators
Superbly low price.
Excellent build quality
Excellent radiator compatibility
Excellent cable-management capabilities and up to 40 mm of space behind the motherboard tray
Pump and reservoir mounting positions included
Velcro strips for cable management included
Can still
Superb build quality
Liquidcooling support
Good price
Good cable management.
Well
The editors didn't like
Roof section won't allow either thick radiators or pushpull fan configurations
Excellent build quality, Excellent radiator compatibility, Excellent cable-management capabilities and up to 40 mm of space behind the motherboard tray, Pump and reservoir mounting positions included, Velcro strips for cable management included, Can still
Quite heavy for a mid-tower chassis, Air vents could be more modular, Velcro strips are a bit basic, No external drive bay, Geared toward a specific user group
The Fractal Design Define S retails for 80 US dollars excl. taxes without a window and 90 US dollars excl. taxes with a window. Excellent build quality Excellent radiator compatibility Excellent cable-management capabilities and up to 40 mm of space behin...
The Define S is a chassis entering a saturated segment where players like Cooler Master, NZXT and Corsair have a big piece of the pie, it's a good performing chassis with subtle looks. We do miss the fan controller, especially on a chassis designed for l...
Published: 2015-08-14, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com
The installation process was extremely straightforward with the Fractal Design Define S. I am using this for my server build, which is the same system I have used for testing with the Define R4. For the most part, it was very easy to work with as far as a...
Abstract: So far we’ve seen many outstanding case releases in 2015 and we are happy to see companies diversifying on features sets and targeting specific users groups. The latest chassis from Fractal Design aims to cater to watercooling enthusiasts with an open-sty...
Published: 2015-06-20, Author: Chad , review by: tweaktown.com
While this chassis sees a very new layout internally, the exterior offers all the things that have made Fractal Design and the Define series so popular. There is a lot of black on the outside, the front panel is closed off and redirects noise to the side...
Published: 2015-12-07, Author: John , review by: techicize.com
It's time to wrap up and deliver our verdict on the Define S. I must confess I seriously underestimated this case, when I glanced over the press release some months ago, quickly and wrongfully assuming it was just the R5 with the hard drive cages omitte...
Thick, wellfitting steel panels, five hidden drive trays, support for two triplefan radiators, superbly low price.
No eighth expansion slot, no space for oversized motherboards.
The Define S is solid and attractive enough to hold an “Ultimate Liquid Cooling” build. Unfortunately, it's not designed to hold “Ultimate Performance” parts such as 10.5” to 10.7” deep motherboards or four-way SLI that might need an “Ultimate Liquid Co...
Published: 2015-08-07, Author: Mike , review by: pcgameware.co.uk
Fractal Design have built a strong line up with its Define series over the years, but each iteration has been more of a refinement and evolution on the previous model. What we have here is more of a revolution and what I have no doubt in my mind the defi...
Tons and tons of space available for those who love. space, Relatively good value for money, Nearly silent operation, which is still very good, Available in black and white, HDD/SSD placement is absolutely fantastic
Maybe a little too much space, Could have implemented removable optical drive bays if they really wanted to, A lot of competition at the current price point
The Fractal Design Define S has great external aesthetics, a good internal layout (if you don't care about drive bays) and has an innovative HDD/SSD bay placement; some other cases have it, but not the entire system, especially not on an ATX case like the...
