Review of the Fractal Design Define XL Case

Specifications

• 4x 5,25” bays, 1x 5,25” to 3,5” converter included
• Mini-itx, micro ATX, ATX and E-ATX motherboards
• 10x HDD trays. 4x HDD trays in the HDD cage in the main chamber. This HDD cage is removable and rotatable. (Space ~330mm with HDD Cage and without ~480mm) 6x HDD trays in the lower HDD chamber. These HDD cages are fixed.
• A total of two 140mm fans and one 180mm fan included. Front 140mm fans are mounted with removable, washable filter. A fan controller is included, for mounting in one of the rear expansion slots.
• Pre-fitted with dense noise absorbing material in both side panels.
• ModuVent™ feature, allowing the user to choose between an optimal low noise level, having the cover mounted or optimal airflow by removing the cover and mounting a fan for intake.
• On top of front panel: 4x USB 2.0, 1x eSATA and Audio I/O
• Case size (WxHxD): 232x560x561.3mm
• Net weight: 17.95kg

Cooling system

• 2x 140mm fans (one 140mm included, one optional) with removable and washable filters, in the front. Recommended for intake of air.
• 1x 120mm fan optional with removable and washable filter, in the front. Recommended for intake of air.
• 1x 180mm fan included in the top of the case. Recommended for exhaust of air.
• 1x 140mm fan included in the rear of the case. Recommended for exhaust of air.
• 1x 120/140mm fan optional in the side of the case. Recommended for intake of air.

What’s in the Box?

The box itself is huge, and heavy! As usual it shows a lot of information on the case.

Inside, the case is very well packaged.

Inside the case itself you will find a small black box that contains all the screws that you could ever require for the case, and a manual.

A Closer Look at the Define XL

As I said earlier, the Define XL is huge! Well it would have to be, wouldn’t it?

The case itself looks amazing. The front of the case doesn’t have any buttons at all, so it looks very sleek. The back shows all the slots and ports and fans you would expect.