Fractal Design Define Mini C - Mini Tower Computer Case - mATX - Optimized for High Airflow and - 2X Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12 120mm Silent Fans Included - PSU Shroud - Black

Last build was in 2011 with an Antec 300 mid-tower ATX case and I'm glad all those YouTube videos on mATX cases review pointed me to this awesome Fractal case.1. First cable management. There's nothing in the way of the fans to bring fresh air into the case and cool the components.2. Hidden PSU shroud. My Seasonic M1211 520 watt PSU fit perfectly.3. SSD drive caddy4. Build quality5. Full dust filters on bottom, front and optional for top.6. M/ATX form factor. Didn't need another Mid Tower on my desk.7. Captive thumbscrews on the back panel.8. Sound insulation-I really don't know my PC is running. Its so quiet.Although the Fractal 120mm fans that came with the case were fine, they were 3 pin and wanted PWM so went with 4 pin Noctua fans.I would get a Fractal Design on my next build. Totally happy with the case and build.Fractal Design Mini CAMD Ryzen 5 2600x CPUMSI B450M Bazooka V.2 MOBMSI Geforce GTX 1060 3GB GPUCorsair Vengeance LX 3200 16GB RAMSamsung EVO 970 M.2 Nvme 500 GBSamsung QVO SSD 1 TBSeasonic M1211 EVo 520watt Bronze PSU ModularOther thoughts, I didn't put a mechanical HDD in the drive cage in the shroud as I used a SSD for storage. Cable management was a breeze but if you use the cage then a little more creativity with cable management and also watch the cooling in there.

Packs to the gills with all that a system builder wants, the Define Mini C has pretty much everything you'd want from a builder's case:• Solid construction? Check!• Sound-deadening panels in the removable panels? Check!• Well-fitting parts? Check!• Multiple options for cable management? Check!• Support for both fan and AIO cooling? Check!• Reusable expansion-slot covers? Check!• Dust filter for the PSU? Check!• Removable 3.5in drive tray? Check!With the included fans, both of which being silent during operation, I had no need for extra cooling other than those provided by the CPU and GPU. (Not an over-clocker) I did find that my MicroATX motherboard only had one case fan header, and this might well be an issue for some other builders too, but splitters are available and make things easy to set up, so no fault of the case.Cable management was easy to facilitate, even with my choice of a non-modular PSU, and there are many, many ziptie points throughout the case, and it comes with pre-installed, velcro cable management ties for the case cables.An excellent case that would serve any MicroATX builder that wants a compact tower computer that does the job without having any need to shout about it with a flood of RGB lights.

It's a high quality case and easy to build in. The insulated top and side panels are a nice plus. While I know this case is meant for micro ATX form factor motherboards I had no issues installing an ITX board. I've never really liked Fractal's fans, so I pulled those out and installed the Noctua fans I had from my old build.The only real complaint I have is that the power light is a blue LED. I live in an efficiency so I sleep in the same room as my PC. The blue lights are pretty bright, and it interferes with my sleep. The trend for manufacturers to put blue LEDs on everything is annoying. I wish they would go back to using red or even green LEDs.

These Fractal Design series PC cases are excellent, I like the design, enough room for the hardware, color finish, easy to assemble, The difference is that this model Define Mini C allow to you to install two 140mm cooling fan without remove the inlay (one piece metal lid) inside the case, for the new model Define Mini 7 you will have to remove one of the two piece plastic inlay lids if you want to add a fan this size or just do install two 120mm to avoid do that step.

Looks great with a simple design, and is very quiet. Perfect for a microATX workstation build, or even a computer going into a media center cabinet (large). Sound dampening material in the side and top panels keeps this silent.Pros:- Very quiet with it's insulated side and top panels. Bottom panel has a dust filter. Rear is open mesh.- Included fans are quiet, but efficient.- Easy to build in- Lots of room for expansion.Cons:- Rear doesn't have any included dust filters- Very heavy. This is not a lightweight case, but it is a smaller form-factorI utilized the rather loud, included fan for the Ryzen 5 3600 for this build, and even under heavy sustained load, this case kept things very quiet.