Brand new Fractal Design R5 cases - if you really need a 5.25 bay or two, probably one of the best cases you can get. No doubt due to be replaced soon, but surprisingly Maplin seem to be cheapest at the moment.
Non-window versions for £80.99
Windowed versions for £85.99
Take your pick of any colour. Prices include free delivery. Only seems to be available online and not instore.
Latest comments (35)
dezontk
16 Sep 16#35
Shame these things have gone up in price. Got an R5 for £70 which was the going rate a few months ago.
stevesdad
26 Aug 16#34
Is that windowed 8 or upgraded to windowed 10
yoyo59
21 Aug 16#33
good cases, but very boring
cheekster
19 Aug 16#27
Amazon have also currently dropped their price to £79.98 delivered.
davesaat to cheekster
19 Aug 16#32
That price is only for the black with no window. With TCB, Maplin are still cheaper, and they are doing all colours for the two prices I mentioned.
Resonate
19 Aug 16#26
Cheaper at ebuyer
davesaat to Resonate
19 Aug 16#31
Only black is. I bought the Titanium grey.
fwd079
19 Aug 16#29
Just curious but please can anyone explain to me why such empty cases are sooo expensive in UK?
richardsim7 to fwd079
19 Aug 161#30
This just happens to be an expensive one, there are certainly cheaper ones available. However, you get what you pay for, and this case is the best case I've ever worked with (same goes for the 804)
olivermills6
19 Aug 16#28
Thanks! Appreciate the explanation.
Babbler
18 Aug 16#25
Nice.
olivermills6
18 Aug 16#20
What makes a case worth so more than others, out of interest? It must be something more than looks. Ports and fans, anything else?
matt101101 to olivermills6
18 Aug 16#24
Flexibility in regard to what parts can be installed (especially cooling parts), build quality and sound deadening. These are all areas where this R5 and its cousin, the Define S, both excel whilst still being priced very reasonably. There's also the more subjective matter of how easy a case is to build in, which if the Define S is anything to go by, is another area the R5 performs extremely well in.
ezzer72
18 Aug 16#23
That sounds like a terrible problem, you poor thing. Hope your neighbours didn't keep calling the Police out due to the racket :wink:
The R2 XL is the best case ever for custom water cooling
robertvan1
18 Aug 162#19
Don't understand people complaining that this is too big or heavy. It's a desktop case, mine hasn't moved in years!
ToastQ
18 Aug 16#18
Fractal do great cases, I have both the Nano S and the Core 1300 and they're both amazing. Unfortunately the R series are too big for my tastes, but I do know that they are incredibly good cases
teggl97
18 Aug 16#17
Sure, I COULD read all of your post, but I'm not SURE if you have EMPHASIZED enough in your comment with the use of CAPITALS...
RyanS6ATFC
18 Aug 16#16
This case looks great ngl. However, nzxt s340 is about £40 less and looks very similar to this case, if you are on a smaller budget I'd definitely recommend this case
matt101101
18 Aug 16#15
It has sound dampening on both side panels (obviously only one if it's a windowed case) and on the three "modu-vent" cover things on the top. It doesn't have sound dampening on the front panel (I believe the R5 does), but I added some to mine as a little DIY project for myself; for what it's worth, the cheap sound deadening I bought of eBay seems more effective than the stuff Fractal fitted.
Hope that helps. :smiley:
matt101101
18 Aug 16#10
Brilliant case, if all youre going to do is rip out the drive cages and install water cooling kit, do consider the Define S. It's a bit cheaper than the R5 and doesn't have a door on the front (no optical bays), but it still supports all the same water cooling kit.
I was going to get an R5 before I discovered the Define S, so I thought someone else may benefit too.
Heat added, OP. :smiley:
mercutio98uk to matt101101
18 Aug 16#14
Does the S have all the sound dampening mats in it too? Always thought it was missing those.
Roymustang
18 Aug 16#13
This case is of pristine quality. I'd definitely recommend it for any build!
notnowcraig
18 Aug 16#12
It is a great case - dead silent. Not sure about the price though - I got mine for £74.99 (delivered) off Novatech in July 2015.
smckirdy
18 Aug 16#11
Brilliant case, actually smaller than my old Antex P180 but it's actually more spacious inside thanks to being single bay and extra wide. Cracked a thick 240mm AIO in the top for my CPU and a few extra of the excellent fractal fans and it runs very quietly and very cool now and keeps on top of the 1070.
Sholan
18 Aug 16#9
"My god, it's full of stars"
mercutio98uk
18 Aug 161#8
Hmmm, the R5 isn't *THAT* new and it's been plenty cheaper elsewhere (was down as low as £65 I think). That said - brexit wobbles etc. This IS the cheapest price I can find for it at the moment.
It IS an excellent case. I strongly believe there's few cases that:
1) aren't huge
2) are simple and tasteful
3) that can take such a large amount of water cooling equipment.
The front bays can be basically removed (and alternative places used for mounting drives) leaving space for a large, thick 280mm radiator on the front and thinner 420mm in the roof. All that while still having a good chunk of the sound dampening material in action. You can get up to a 280mm in the roof without removing all the drive bays if that matters :smiley:
You COULD shoehorn twin 360/420mm in there at a push with a little tinkering. Excellent case. Food for thought
CampGareth
18 Aug 16#7
I've got the R2 XL and it's a fantastic case, really easy to build with, nice and quiet, dust filters in all the right places.
jimferno
18 Aug 16#6
Great cases.
Fynn
18 Aug 161#3
Got the windowed R4 and it's one of the best purchases. Had a problem with my hard drive being loud but after getting this I can't hear it at all.
avalon50 to Fynn
18 Aug 161#5
I have 2 R4 cases and are the bees knees as far as I am concerned, as I used 1 for my NAS box with 9 drives
Spod
18 Aug 16#4
Maplin is 4.2% cashback for online purchases via topcashback (or you can register for 4% instore topcashback oncard cashback).
4.2% cashback would be £3.40 from the £80.99 or £3.61 from the £85.99
GwanGy
18 Aug 161#2
Great case but too big + heavy for my liking. Sound deadening +1.
Opening post
Non-window versions for £80.99
Windowed versions for £85.99
Take your pick of any colour. Prices include free delivery. Only seems to be available online and not instore.
Latest comments (35)
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The R2 XL is the best case ever for custom water cooling
Hope that helps. :smiley:
I was going to get an R5 before I discovered the Define S, so I thought someone else may benefit too.
Heat added, OP. :smiley:
It IS an excellent case. I strongly believe there's few cases that:
1) aren't huge
2) are simple and tasteful
3) that can take such a large amount of water cooling equipment.
The front bays can be basically removed (and alternative places used for mounting drives) leaving space for a large, thick 280mm radiator on the front and thinner 420mm in the roof. All that while still having a good chunk of the sound dampening material in action. You can get up to a 280mm in the roof without removing all the drive bays if that matters :smiley:
You COULD shoehorn twin 360/420mm in there at a push with a little tinkering. Excellent case. Food for thought
4.2% cashback would be £3.40 from the £80.99 or £3.61 from the £85.99