I personally love the looks of the Define series. Especially the new Define S. Slick.
I love the define r4/r5, and would totally get one, but they are a little big for what I'd do. S340 is plenty for me. The R4 is like a mini fridge, I built a friend's PC in it and was surprised by the size.
I love the define r4/r5, and would totally get one, but they are a little big for what I'd do. S340 is plenty for me. The R4 is like a mini fridge, I built a friend's PC in it and was surprised by the size.
Very true.
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• CPU: Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz
• Mobo: ASRock H97M Anniversary
• Ram: Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB(2x4) @1866MHz
Aww yis, Enthoo Primo SE. Apologies for the picture size.
Case well and truly lived up to my expectations, so nice, even more so in the red. So. Much. Room. I'll grab a picture of the cable management behind the tray if anyone wants one.
Running 4x 140mm fans on exhaust, and 5x 140mm on intake to keep a positive pressure pushing from the bottom up, everything is nice and chilly. You don't get an appreciation for the sheer size of cases this size unless you see them in person, picture below shows the Enthoo Primo next to my Define R4, and the Define R4 is by no means a small case..
In bad news though, my 2TB Barracuda (happens to be the drive with most of my actually important stuff on it) seems to be dying, it just started clicking and SMART says there's a problem. Bummer.
Bring on Skylake so I can upgrade at long last and install a loop!
Aww yis, Enthoo Primo SE. Apologies for the picture size.
Case well and truly lived up to my expectations, so nice, even more so in the red. So. Much. Room. I'll grab a picture of the cable management behind the tray if anyone wants one.
Running 4x 140mm fans on exhaust, and 5x 140mm on intake to keep a positive pressure pushing from the bottom up, everything is nice and chilly. You don't get an appreciation for the sheer size of cases this size unless you see them in person, picture below shows the Enthoo Primo next to my Define R4, and the Define R4 is by no means a small case..
In bad news though, my 2TB Barracuda (happens to be the drive with most of my actually important stuff on it) seems to be dying, it just started clicking and SMART says there's a problem. Bummer.
Bring on Skylake so I can upgrade at long last and install a loop!
Dang that looks nice. I'm so jealous lol. My Lian Li is from like 2002 lol. (Though it's definitely a solid case apart from a tad bit gimped on the cable management.) *Shoves computer peripherals and mic on ground and desperately searches for wallet. WHERE IS IT!!!*
Aww yis, Enthoo Primo SE. Apologies for the picture size.
Case well and truly lived up to my expectations, so nice, even more so in the red. So. Much. Room. I'll grab a picture of the cable management behind the tray if anyone wants one.
Running 4x 140mm fans on exhaust, and 5x 140mm on intake to keep a positive pressure pushing from the bottom up, everything is nice and chilly. You don't get an appreciation for the sheer size of cases this size unless you see them in person, picture below shows the Enthoo Primo next to my Define R4, and the Define R4 is by no means a small case..
In bad news though, my 2TB Barracuda (happens to be the drive with most of my actually important stuff on it) seems to be dying, it just started clicking and SMART says there's a problem. Bummer.
Bring on Skylake so I can upgrade at long last and install a loop!
Meanwhile I'm using a tiny Fractal Core 1000 where I can't even put the side panel on because my CPU cooler is too big...
Meanwhile I'm using a tiny Fractal Core 1000 where I can't even put the side panel on because my CPU cooler is too big...
Hehe my RAM sticks barely touch my stock i5 cooler. Only upgrade path for me is liquid cooling as I can't install any larger heatsink. Thanks MSI, you made a great overclockers board *rolls eyes*
I love the Enthoo Primo. It really is one of the best cases on the market, right up there with lower-end Caselabs offerings and the 900D.
Loop!
I'm running 5 140mm fans on intake and 4 120mms on exhaust, mounted on the 480mm rad. Positive pressure is wonderful; I haven't dusted it in months and there's still close to zero dust anywhere inside. (dust filters are a different story, but those are marvelously easy to remove on this case. *click*)
You were right, it really is hard to get a sense for the size. This is the best I can do.
It's as deep and almost as tall as my (in no way small) desk. Those are 3 21.5" monitors for scale.
Definitely one of the best cases you can buy from what I can see, I can't think of any other that I would take over it except for if I was wanting to go M-ITX (which was my original plan, but then I couldn't fit the SB Zx in). Any chance I could get a pic of the back of your tray? Kinda want something to compare mine to so I know whether i'll have enough room for a D5 pump behind there with the cable spaghetti coming out of the PSU (custom sleeved cables are next on my list, should clean it up a good deal).
Eh, might be kinda hard. Currently it's sitting behind a pile of stuff and needs to remain on 24/7 for a school project. I don't see being able to move it out of its corner for a week at least.
If you can remove the bottom drive cage, you'll almost certainly have a pump mounted there. Or you could go the route I did and get a D5 Photon res; it works surprisingly well, easily on par with a standard system with a D5, and saves a fair bit of space.
Alrighty, don't worry about it then.
Probably won't be able to remove the bottom cage as i'll end up having more than 3 HDDs, but I suppose I could get some 5.25 HDD caddies. Loop I will be looking at getting will be similar to pic below (with a 480 in the top), though I don't think there will be enough space for a res/pump combo to the back of the case. I was hoping to use the mount near the PSU for the pump, but I don't think it would be viable to do so with the res mounted on the back.
This is my ~2 year old build. A little dusty but it plays everything I throw at it, although I don't play games much anymore.
I also plan to add two 250gb Samsung 850 Evo drives. I'm running out of space and I figured now would be a good time to try out solid state storage, instead of simply getting another hard drive.
AMD FX 8350 | CM Hyper 212 evo | ASUS M5A99FX PRO R.20 | 20gb DDR3 1333 MHz | WD Blue 1TB | XFX Radeon HD 7850 2gb 950mhz OC | EVGA 500B 500 watt | Zalman Z9 Plus |
CPU: i7 5820k @ stock (haven't gotten around to overclocking it and am pretty ashamed of it)
GPU: R9 295x2
MoBo: MSI X99S Gaming 7
RAM: Team Elite 16GB DDR4 2400 MHz
PSU: EVGA 1300W G2 80+ Gold
Heatsink: Noctua DH-D15
Case: Corsair 750D Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB/120GB/250GB/500GB, WD Black 1TB
OS: Windows 8.1
Monitor: Dell U2515H 1440p IPS
Other Peripherals: CM Storm Quickfire Rapid (Cherry MX Blues), Mionix Naos 3200
Performs very well at max settings 1440p (as expected). You may of noticed I have a bunch of SSDs (got a little out of hand, was building another system at the time and ended up buying more than I needed due to purchase limits on Amazon), and while that's generally great, it did do a number on my cable management. Meant to make everything clean with a bunch of zip ties, but with all of the four SSDs lined up flush on the back panel and the cables being spaced a little too close together (each SSD needed its own power cable), it didn't work out. All in all I am happy with how the system turned out; even if the I didn't do as well managing the cables as I had hoped I would.
Though if I am honest I did make quite a few logistical errors. I wish I didn't pick such a big case. It was easier to cram everything in, but I will be returning to my home in the Philippines for a year in 2 weeks time before I move back to the US (where the PC is located); not too easy to fit into a suitcase. Also means I will probably need to drop a grand on a new GPU/s when I get back, which is unfortunate as I am not a wealthy man. I guess I just have messed up priorities.
Why 1300w? 850-1000w would have been fine, though I guess 850 is kinda close.
I know it's pretty overkill, but I got a good deal on it ($150) plus I plan on keeping this PC around for a while and I very much dislike swapping out power supplies.
Any particular reason it had to be an All-in-one? They're horrible values. Laptop parts (weak) at a laptop price (expensive), but with a desktop form factor (not portable) and none of the benefits of a laptop.
Yeah, I was looking at one earlier.
GTX 860m with a $1200 price tag isn't exactly an great value
I love the define r4/r5, and would totally get one, but they are a little big for what I'd do. S340 is plenty for me. The R4 is like a mini fridge, I built a friend's PC in it and was surprised by the size.
i5 6600k 4.6ghz / MSI 280X / 8Gb 2666 DDR4 / Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 / TX550M / 500Gb 850 EVO / NZXT S340 / Corsair K65 / Corsair M60
Very true.
• CPU: Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz
• Mobo: ASRock H97M Anniversary
• Ram: Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB(2x4) @1866MHz
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5
• PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified
• HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
• HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB
• Case: Lian Li PC-50
• Monitor: Acer P221w 22" 1680x1050 60Hz
• Headset: Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds
• Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5G 3500DPI
• Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues
what'd that make a Switch 810? best bit is mine has an ASRock board, it doesn't even use all the standoff points, its too narrow
i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
Project RedShift
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz 6-core
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46
Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) 1600 MHz Kingston HyperX Black
Storage: Seagate Barcudda 1TB 7200 RPM
Graphics Card: XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze
Case: Corsair 400R
Monitors: some 22" Polaroid TV I'm using as a monitor
Peripherals: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, and the Razer Naga
Operating System: Windows 8.1 Pro
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I did the thing.
Aww yis, Enthoo Primo SE. Apologies for the picture size.
Case well and truly lived up to my expectations, so nice, even more so in the red. So. Much. Room. I'll grab a picture of the cable management behind the tray if anyone wants one.
Running 4x 140mm fans on exhaust, and 5x 140mm on intake to keep a positive pressure pushing from the bottom up, everything is nice and chilly. You don't get an appreciation for the sheer size of cases this size unless you see them in person, picture below shows the Enthoo Primo next to my Define R4, and the Define R4 is by no means a small case..
In bad news though, my 2TB Barracuda (happens to be the drive with most of my actually important stuff on it) seems to be dying, it just started clicking and SMART says there's a problem. Bummer.
Bring on Skylake so I can upgrade at long last and install a loop!
K95 RGB / Logitech G502 PS / Alienware AW3418DW / ViewSonic XG2703-GS / Sennheiser HD 598
Dang that looks nice. I'm so jealous lol. My Lian Li is from like 2002 lol. (Though it's definitely a solid case apart from a tad bit gimped on the cable management.) *Shoves computer peripherals and mic on ground and desperately searches for wallet. WHERE IS IT!!!*
• CPU: Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz
• Mobo: ASRock H97M Anniversary
• Ram: Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB(2x4) @1866MHz
• GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5
• PSU: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified
• HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
• HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB
• Case: Lian Li PC-50
• Monitor: Acer P221w 22" 1680x1050 60Hz
• Headset: Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds
• Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5G 3500DPI
• Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues
Meanwhile I'm using a tiny Fractal Core 1000 where I can't even put the side panel on because my CPU cooler is too big...
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3
Hehe my RAM sticks barely touch my stock i5 cooler. Only upgrade path for me is liquid cooling as I can't install any larger heatsink. Thanks MSI, you made a great overclockers board *rolls eyes*
- C.C.
Guys cut out the pictures if you're quoting and if you have more than one picture in the OP put it in a spoiler
i5 6600k 4.6ghz / MSI 280X / 8Gb 2666 DDR4 / Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 / TX550M / 500Gb 850 EVO / NZXT S340 / Corsair K65 / Corsair M60
Definitely one of the best cases you can buy from what I can see, I can't think of any other that I would take over it except for if I was wanting to go M-ITX (which was my original plan, but then I couldn't fit the SB Zx in). Any chance I could get a pic of the back of your tray? Kinda want something to compare mine to so I know whether i'll have enough room for a D5 pump behind there with the cable spaghetti coming out of the PSU (custom sleeved cables are next on my list, should clean it up a good deal).
K95 RGB / Logitech G502 PS / Alienware AW3418DW / ViewSonic XG2703-GS / Sennheiser HD 598
Alrighty, don't worry about it then.
Probably won't be able to remove the bottom cage as i'll end up having more than 3 HDDs, but I suppose I could get some 5.25 HDD caddies. Loop I will be looking at getting will be similar to pic below (with a 480 in the top), though I don't think there will be enough space for a res/pump combo to the back of the case. I was hoping to use the mount near the PSU for the pump, but I don't think it would be viable to do so with the res mounted on the back.
Dunno. Need to think about it some more.
K95 RGB / Logitech G502 PS / Alienware AW3418DW / ViewSonic XG2703-GS / Sennheiser HD 598
This is my ~2 year old build. A little dusty but it plays everything I throw at it, although I don't play games much anymore.
I also plan to add two 250gb Samsung 850 Evo drives. I'm running out of space and I figured now would be a good time to try out solid state storage, instead of simply getting another hard drive.
AMD FX 8350 | CM Hyper 212 evo | ASUS M5A99FX PRO R.20 | 20gb DDR3 1333 MHz | WD Blue 1TB | XFX Radeon HD 7850 2gb 950mhz OC | EVGA 500B 500 watt | Zalman Z9 Plus |
Sennheiser momentum, KRK 8400s? or 6400s and HD650s, sweet setup man
i5-4690K @4.6GHz ~ ASRock Z97X Fatal1ty Killer ~ EKWB Supremacy MX ~ Watercooled SLI STRIX 970s
Project RedShift
Processor: Intel i7-4790K 4.0GHz quad-core with hyper-threading
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150
Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Crucial Ballistix Sport
Storage: 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black 3.5" 7200RPM
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower
Monitor: Acer 24" 1080p IPS display
Other Peripherals: Generic Logitech wireless Mouse + Keyboard
Operating System: Windows 8.1 - Soon windows 10
Other notes: Built this system so that I can easily expand and upgrade where necessary
Sennheiser ie80s
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO 120GB/120GB/250GB/500GB, WD Black 1TB
Why 1300w? 850-1000w would have been fine, though I guess 850 is kinda close.
i5 6600k 4.6ghz / MSI 280X / 8Gb 2666 DDR4 / Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 / TX550M / 500Gb 850 EVO / NZXT S340 / Corsair K65 / Corsair M60
I know it's pretty overkill, but I got a good deal on it ($150) plus I plan on keeping this PC around for a while and I very much dislike swapping out power supplies.
Skater's MSI All-In-One Gaming Series!
Windows 8 with 8GB ram and a 1 terabyte hard-drive. That's all I know. My cousin's new computer that he built from scratch is way better
Yeah, I was looking at one earlier.
GTX 860m with a $1200 price tag isn't exactly an great value
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
Macbook Pro 15" Retina - Intel i7 ~ 8GB Ram ~ Nvidia GT 650M ~ 256GB SSD ~ 2880 by 1800 Screen <3