Nice case for building a medium/high end PC

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Very very good case.

Very good case. Solid design. All details are well thought out. Cables on the lower back side (near the PSU) are a bit hard to organise but totally doable. I'm more than satisfied. My i7 14700 PC is cool and quiet now. Verry happy about the purchase.

Fractal Design Define 7

Like a modern masterpiece, this case effortlessly blends beauty with functionality. Its clean lines and tempered glass panels transform my setup into an artistic display. With its user-friendly layout, I felt like Picasso arranging my computer components. A true embodiment of elegance and efficiency!

Great case but cozy

Possibly not the best case for my first build, but I wanted something quiet, quality and not massive so this fitted the bill. Very robust and well made, fits together well but with easy access. The latter point has a downside though - the space behind the motherboard is so tight that I had difficulty fitting the cables in a way that wouldn't mean the side of the case popped off (no screws, just a clip).

Fractal Design Define 7 Compact Tempered Glass black

A quality and comfortable case from Fractal Design Define 7 Compact. Has a minimalistic design and quality materials. A case of Midi-tower format, support Atx motherboard, a cpu cooler up to 170 mm, a max length of gpu is 360 mm. A good construction and cooling system, has a good materials. Support a 360 mm AIO. A price is normal, on a left side has a tempered glass

Great layout, but snap-in side panels

I was disappointed that the side panels and top panel just snap into place and are not held with fasteners. When you pick up the case to move it, particularly if one side panel is open when doing so, you have to be careful it doesn't come apart.

Good, but with potential for improvement!

Coming from a "normal" size Define R4 and very happy with the change to this chassis. Is very easy to build in, and has room for longer graphics cards (I have a GTX 1080Ti) as well as slightly larger CPU coolers. USB-C port in the front is also a positive.

Good case

Good case. Looks good. Works well. Fits ATX, micro ATX, and ITX. The inner top comes off (2 screws) to allow easy working around the top of the mainboard. Makes cabling easy. Screwless side panels and top. USB C socket up front is a plus. Another 5mm space at the back for cables would have been great but it's still OK. No disk access light and the power on light is a bit anemic.

So quiet!

Got this case because I had a similar one many years ago by Fractal and after trying a gaming laptop for a few years, the first thing I noticed was how loud laptops were! I can sleep in the same room with this case and PC running, super quiet (even with 2 additional fans installed) and it has lots of cable management options that made installing PSU and Mobo pretty easy. I personally like the simple clean look, not a fan of glass panels. Only downside is that it's heavy (10kg) so if you like going to LANs, wouldn't recommend for you :)

Same Chassis Different Bodies. Define 7 and Mesify 2 Review.

The Define and Meshify 2 have the same chassis but different bodies, and yes I own both. The Define 7 only comes with ONE fan but two different top panels, one solid and one with a cutout design for air-flow in case an AIO is used, if not just use the solid panel for direct air-flow. Front is a solid panel but mesh vents for air-flow intake, but inexplicably the side panel has a massive anti-vibrating sound dampening mat that the Meshify 2 does not come with, or at least in my case. The Meshify 2, has the same exact chassis, although, with two 140mm fans in the front (total of 3 fans included), there is no choice for a solid top panel or side panel with a sound dampening mat glued to it. Both cases are amazing, with slightly different preferences for your needs. The Compact 7 also comes with two ports for USB 2.0 on the top panel next to the USB 3.0 ports, and the Meshify 2 doesn't., so no use for the USB 2.0 port but in many cases, an AIO requires (and other internal peripherals) the use of a USB 2.0 port and that's where you'd connect it, directly to the motherboard. I removed the 3.5" drive bay, as I don't have the need for mechanical drives, I've now moved to NVMe for all my drives, my asus Z690 has two more slots for a total of 3 but the case also has room for two SATA SSD and I use them in both cases. Both cases are fantastic, can't go wrong with either one, although I'd favor the Meshify 2 over the Define 7 Compact just a little more. You can always buy sound dampening material and glue it to it, and likely the USB 2.0 on top of the case really won't have any use for me, not because I have an AIO, but because I have a Dark Rock Pro 4, but I find USB 2.0 useless as my STRIX-E has so many USB 3.0 and up ports. So, I'd stick with the air-flow, because of the Define 7 solid front panel. My first choice was the Define 7 Compact but now that I have the Meshify 2, I see why. I also removed those plastic cable management clips and the velcro straps, I prefer cable ties.