The front edge intakes look a bit restrictive, but maybe they are still big enough to work well, and having the bottom (filtered) intakes do more "work" may be a good thing.
Fractal Design Core 3500
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Fractal Design Core 3500
Has anybody used the Fractal Design Core 3500 case? It seems to be a scaled down Define R5, with no door and all 140 (or 120)mm fans. The top grills are always open - this may be the thing I would be worried about. The Define R5 has room for 8 hard drives, which is just nuts, while the Core 3500 has room for 4; along with the same 2 SSD spaces behind the motherboard. More than enough drive bays.
The front edge intakes look a bit restrictive, but maybe they are still big enough to work well, and having the bottom (filtered) intakes do more "work" may be a good thing.
The front edge intakes look a bit restrictive, but maybe they are still big enough to work well, and having the bottom (filtered) intakes do more "work" may be a good thing.
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Re: Fractal Design Core 3500
NeilBlanchard wrote:Has anybody used the Fractal Design Core 3500 case?
Probably, Neil, but not me
: meanwhile you might look at some temp measures with silent hw and watch average guy brief video "review" (Hexus and Cowcot may offer some further light readings too).Re: Fractal Design Core 3500
Tiiiiiny front vents, no?
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Re: Fractal Design Core 3500
So, Linus says it is a no go. I will take his word for it.
Never mind!
Never mind!