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Fractal R4 VS Corsair 500r

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  • 80% (17)
    FRACTAL R4
  • 19% (4)
    CORSAIR 500R
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post #1 of 14
9/12/12 at 12:23am
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HI GUYS
Making a new build
but cant choose between the two cases so which case is better?
FRACTAL R4 WITH WINDOW
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021
OR THE
CORSAIR 500R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009
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post #2 of 14
9/12/12 at 12:26am
Fractal would get my money
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post #3 of 14
9/12/12 at 12:31am
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Please vote thumbsupsmiley.png:
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post #4 of 14
9/12/12 at 12:39am
had the r3, vote for r4, superior to the 500r if i read reviews correctly
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post #5 of 14
9/12/12 at 12:44am
Personally i'm not a huge fan of the way Fractal cases look, although the R4 & Midi are probably the best out of the bunch.. & Their build quality isn't what its all hyped up to be.
I would go with the 500r. Has a MIR & a 10% promo code.. that's a steal. (I would go with the white & black one tho.. i'm a sucker for black & white themes redface.gif)
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post #6 of 14
9/12/12 at 2:12am
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Their build quality isn't what its all hyped up to be.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to think so. I had a ton of issues with my Arc Midi including stripped screws, tolerances being off thus requiring me to force components into place so I could anchor them (namely my sound and video card), a fan that arced in my case, a broken fan controller, a broken pedestal foot (which I'm still waiting for them to get back to me on a week later), and the rolled steel in the rear preventing me from using my mic in on my sound card and the top video out from my video card.

I think the R4 is probably a little nicer than the 500R, but Fractal Design's QC is seriously lacking and they're hard to contact. Corsair is probably better just because you know it should go through higher QC and they'll get back to you quickly should anything be messed up.
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post #7 of 14
9/12/12 at 2:31am
i would select the r4 if i were in the market for a new case
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post #8 of 14
9/12/12 at 7:17am
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Well if only i wished there was a Windowed version of a 500r without modding frown.gif
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post #9 of 14
9/12/12 at 10:08pm
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Well if only i wished there was a Windowed version of a 500r without modding frown.gif

But there is!

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/14431/win-173/Corsair_500R_Custom_DIY_Bolt-On_Full_Window_Kit_-_15_14_x_18_.html
Don't think you have to mod anything. Its a DIY kit thumb.gif
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post #10 of 14
9/13/12 at 6:22am
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BOTH CASES ARE SO GOOD O_O CANT DECIDE ohno-smiley.gif
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