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  1. Syn

    Syn ¯\(°_o)/¯

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    Fractal Design Define R3 just poped up on their official website.

    4 colours, the typical 3 from the define r2, and a totaly white version, called Arctic White.

    [​IMG]

    No word on the define XL as of yet
     
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  2. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Good spot.

    <snip>
    Improvements from R2
    * Improved air flow with updated fans
    * Improved noise absorbing material
    * Bigger hole in M/B plate for mounting of CPU Coolers
    * Improved cable routing possibilities
    * Reset button, located behind the front panel door
    * Many small quality improvements, including improved scratch resistant coating
    <snip>
     
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  3. Parge

    Parge the worst Super Moderator

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    Looks..... boring...
     
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  4. smc8788

    smc8788 ...at least I have chicken

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    Some of us like our cases to look sleek and understated, instead of the mess of LEDs and fan grills that typically plaster every 'gaming' case.

    /proud Define R2 owner :D
     
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  5. Syn

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    Glad I aint the only person who hates LED's!
     
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  6. bagman

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    don't go to the modding section then :)
     
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  7. Fingers66

    Fingers66 Kiwi in London

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    Modding is about more than LED's. :p
     
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  8. Burnout21

    Burnout21 Is the daddy!

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    +1

    Sticking LED's in fans and such make me puke, its like seeing under-glow on a sh*tty old fiesta.
     
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  9. Syn

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    world record for fastest thread derailment. Fighting it with pictures of the cases.

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Ljs

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    Test request BT!!
     
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  11. Volund

    Volund Am I supposed to care?

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    mm, now that looks lovely for a 16 TB+ home server... yummy
     
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  12. rehk

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    I'm more interested in when the full tower case is getting released.
     
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  13. Syn

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    Should be very soon. I've been promissed one by fractal design staff when they get them in stock at their europe HQ, which they said would be early september. :thumb:

    EDIT: I didnt read 'full tower'. Don't know when thats expected, but it does look freakin' awesome.
     
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  14. murraynt

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    Ya ive goten kind of sick of my flashy 1200.
    Nice case.
     
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  15. pimonserry

    pimonserry sounds like a party.

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    Looks like it needs more space for a long graphics card.

    Can a 5870 fit in that?
     
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  16. Ljs

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    I'm pretty certain it would fit in the R2 so I would be surprised if it didn't in this one...
     
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  17. Syn

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    I few youtube videos show it fitting, so yeah.
     
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  18. The_Beast

    The_Beast I like wood ಠ_ಠ

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    That's the point
     
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  19. stevenrlp

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    It looks exactly the same as the R2, it still has the annoying screwed in dust covers, I see very little or no point to this revision. I have the R2 and it is an amazing case but suffers form some major floors like the inability to easily mount a radiator, very limited space to route cables behind, screwed in dust covers, no reset switch, cheep fan controller that easily breaks. epic fail!
     
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  20. Ljs

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    I think they added a reset switch, and improved the cable management (although it may not mean behind the side panel).
     
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