dansgas1000 Honorable Jun 1, 2012 526 0 11,010 Jul 24, 2013 #1 Hi guys I am building a gaming rig with a GPU maybe: 7870, 760 or 7950 but the Fractal Design R3 is £60 and R4 for about £75-£80, which one is better value and do they have good airflow and cable management? Thanks.
Hi guys I am building a gaming rig with a GPU maybe: 7870, 760 or 7950 but the Fractal Design R3 is £60 and R4 for about £75-£80, which one is better value and do they have good airflow and cable management? Thanks.
Solution J J jldevoy Jul 26, 2013 I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables.
I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables.
J jldevoy Distinguished Aug 2, 2011 345 0 18,810 Jul 24, 2013 #2 The R4 is slightly wider, good if you ever want to use massive air coolers such as phantek. The center drive cage can be rotated or removed. Upvote 0 Downvote
The R4 is slightly wider, good if you ever want to use massive air coolers such as phantek. The center drive cage can be rotated or removed.
dansgas1000 Honorable Jun 1, 2012 526 0 11,010 Jul 24, 2013 #3 jldevoy : The R4 is slightly wider, good if you ever want to use massive air coolers such as phantek. The center drive cage can be rotated or removed. I am just using the stock cooler, is the R4 much better in terms of cable managing? Thanks! Upvote 0 Downvote
jldevoy : The R4 is slightly wider, good if you ever want to use massive air coolers such as phantek. The center drive cage can be rotated or removed. I am just using the stock cooler, is the R4 much better in terms of cable managing? Thanks!
J jldevoy Distinguished Aug 2, 2011 345 0 18,810 Jul 26, 2013 Solution #4 I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables.
dansgas1000 Honorable Jun 1, 2012 526 0 11,010 Jul 27, 2013 #5 jldevoy : I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables. Thanks! I ordered the R4. Upvote 0 Downvote
jldevoy : I haven't seen an R3 but the R4 does have about an inch behind the motherboard for cables etc. and lots of holes for hiding cables. Thanks! I ordered the R4.
dansgas1000 Honorable Jun 1, 2012 526 0 11,010 Jul 27, 2013 #6 <fail post right here XD> Upvote 0 Downvote