A very solid case with an understated industrial look. Storage-wise it is one of the most spacious among the cases in the "human realm" (<100L). However, there are some issues, along with those mentioned in the previous build:

1. The PSU slot is a bit cramped, and hard to reach once installed.

2. Not enough room for a push-pull configuration for a front radiator in the server configuration.

3. The GPU space (359mm) in the server configuration feels a bit iffy w.r.t. futureproofing. although some tray finagling and possibly metal cutting could resolve that.

Still, the ample space and configurability make up for the small niggles, and I highly recommend this case.

Pros:

• It has a very understated industrial look, which I honestly like.

• Massive space to fit in a EATX motherboard, dual GPUs, multiple hard drives, and an AIO cooler all the while providing decent airflow.

• There are a lot of swappable panels, which is nice in getting the setup (structure, cooling vs. noise balance, etc.) exactly as you want it,

Cons:

• The aforementioned many swappable panels can make the building process a bit painful.

• The included manual is rather sparse in detail, and I had to look at random online videos to reconfigure everything.

• The the way that the 3.5 drive stack is secured in the server configuration somehow feels both fiddly and flimsy.

Overall, If you need a lot of space to fit in a variety of things, this is a very solid choice - the extent of configurations possible provides a good margin for experimentation.

Pros: -Amazing case, if you need to fit bunch of Hard drives, big AIO, for example Arctic Liquid Freezer 420 II and other stuff. Very study, heavy, big and with good sound insulation -This is probably the only case that has 5,25 bay AND all other pros mentioned before.

Cons: -limited options to fit intake fans (only three in front panel), so could be challenging to keep positive pressure with 3 fan AIO mounted in top exhoust mode. And some at bottom, but you need remove HDD cages, so kinda useless. I probably will cut hole in side panel to fit 1 ar 2 more fans. -when using 420 AIO in top, hard drive mounting plate (vertical) doesn't fit in left position, so need cut metal on top. Check my build to find pictures.

This case is a monster. It's server capable and dual processor theoretically dual 480 rads as long as they're not HWL SR2s. A 480 and 420 front and top would be totally doable. You can have a smaller rad floor mount but it depends on your configuration.

After putting my loop together wish I'd have got the clear side, will probably get individually.

Probably the best compromise case for water cooling loop. As a long time fractal fan and especially of the define series, this is like a deluxe upsized Define R6. Not officially supported it managed to just barely squeeze in dual 420x45mm rads, a massive 300mm res/pump combo, and the rest of my components (SLI + eATX motherboard) without compromising on cable management. Copied from a reddit post I made, here are my lists of pros/cons

Pros

• Minimalist look, coming from the Define R6 I wanted to keep that. This was really #1 along with noise dampening
• Actually fits E-ATX boards with cable management
• Some consideration given to water cooling - it has a fill port spot and the plastic shroud cover piece has holes for a pump mount
• Sound dampening materials do a pretty decent job
• Included fan hub is not bad
• New from the define r6, the tempered glass is edge to edge
• Relatively easy to work in due to the size
• Convertible between silence and air flow with the top panel (though for us in watercooling - there's only one way that's ever going to be configured)
• Filters are all removable from front or top

Cons

• Cable management in the back is very limited. My 24 pin cable is crammed tight between the mobo tray and back of the case.
• Hard drive trays can't be removed from the back, you need to pull them out from the basement area at the front so if you have to unmount your pump and rads if you needed to yoink one.
• Similar to above, but worse. If you skip the hdd cage for space reasons and mount two hdd's directly to the back of the tray vertically you can ONLY mount them through the front which requires removing a plastic panel + the pump and front rad. Good luck replacing a hard drive later
• PSU area has a plastic shroud piece to hold cables from pressing against the back panel. It makes the already tight space worse and the clips aren't amazing at holding it in without lots of organizing
• Back panel is magnetically mounted, no screws. So coupled with the already limited clearance now you have a back panel that pops off if you don't spend time getting everything pushed tight.
• Front intake is limited with door closed (but you know that going in with this case)
• Fan controller PWM cable is laughably short. I had some extensions laying around, but it wouldn't have reached any header on my mobo without one other than maybe CPU.
• If you're mounting LED strips there's not really enough space on the front left edge of the glass side and you can't put one on the bottom edge at all without the strip showing.