**The Fractal Design Define C Silent Edition Case Review**

The Fractal Design Define C Silent Edition case is a popular choice among PC enthusiasts and gamers alike. One of the key features that sets it apart from its non-silent edition counterpart is the additional sound dampening, which helps to reduce noise levels when running fans at high speeds or pushing the system to its limits.

In our review, we put this case through its paces, first taking a look at the build process. The case itself is surprisingly heavy, which may be due to the addition of extra sound dampening materials. However, as with any case, weight is not always an issue, and in this case, it's a welcome feature.

**The Build Process**

Before we dive into the benchmarks, let's take a look at how easy it was to build our system inside the Define C Silent Edition case. The case came with one fan pre-installed, which we would later move to the front of the case. However, in our haste to get started, we left the fans mounted incorrectly, with them sitting in "pool" mode when they should have been set to push. Thankfully, it was an easy fix, and we were able to swap out the fan for a new one that fit perfectly into its designated spot.

**Benchmarks**

Now that our system is built, it's time to put it through its paces with some benchmarks. First up is Blue:

We all know that Blue will dominate in this benchmark, and sure enough, the scores reflect that. A score of 11,625 with a grass score of 12,094 and a physics score of 21,004 make this system a formidable opponent.

Next up is Cinebench, which provides us with some insight into the CPU's performance. The multi-core score is an impressive 1834, while the single core score of 180 is a significant upgrade over previous generation systems. This IPC (Instructions Per Cycle) increase is a clear indication that the Ryzen 2700X is a powerful processor.

Moving on to Fortnite, we run the game at various presets to see how our system performs. On the high preset, we average 148.3 FPS with a 1% low of 64.9, and a 0.1% low of 22.4. These scores are impressive, especially when considering that this is a single system running the game without any optimization.

**Fortnite: High vs Low Presets**

We also run Fortnite on the high preset, which sees our average FPS drop to 150.1 with a 1% low of 85.1 and a 0.1% low of 10.3. These scores are not bad at all, considering that we're running a single system without any optimization.

Finally, we run PubG while streaming with OBS at 4K bitrate 720p 60 on the faster CPU preset. We average 103.1 FPS with a 1% low of 33.5 and a 0.1% low of 9.6. The actual stream output to Twitch looks good, considering that this is an all-in-one system streaming with one browser source added.

**Rendering Benchmark**

To test the rendering capabilities of our system, we run a 6-minute 30-second 1080p video at 18 megabits per second bitrate. The entire render takes just 3 minutes and 14 seconds to complete, which is impressive considering that the other render tests we've done in the past have taken longer.

We compare these results to other systems that we've tested, including a Ryzen Threadripper 1920X at 4.1 GHz, which completes the same test in 3 minutes 33 seconds. However, our system with the Ryzen 2700X completes the test in just 2 minutes and 44 seconds, making it significantly faster.

Overall, the Fractal Design Define C Silent Edition case is a great choice for anyone looking to build a powerful gaming PC that won't break the bank. With its silent operation and excellent performance, this system is sure to please even the most discerning gamers.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eneveryone crystal coalition gaming here back with another video and we're going to be doing a really awesome build today so what's so awesome that you might be wondering well the fact that we have a rise in 2700 x8 core 16 thread CPU over here that's going to be the core this build for gaming streaming content creation all sorts of stuff that's definitely got all the horsepower for that we have a 1066 gigabyte graphics card the x4 70 horas ultra gaming motherboard this is a gigabyte board we're gonna cool that with a EVGA CLC cooler making sure that we get the most out of xfr and precision boost from that CPU a three terabyte hitachi hard drive the HGST and that would be a 512 gigabyte nvme a data SSD as well so powering that is a see sonic fully modular 621 power supply and all that is going to be going inside this fractal design define see it's going to be a nice understated build a little bit of a sleeper we're going today we're gonna meet up with chuck fresco we're gonna pick up his computer parts we're gonna take them over to Cole this and gaming crew and we're gonna start filming all right we just met with Chuck we picked up the parts let's go over we got Libby what did we get we got computers Computers Computers there's a big pot inside there's a big box come around this way boom I am assuming that's the case it probably makes sense for it to be the case now you're ready to go back to Chris so you could start building got everything unboxed and well let's do this get that ZIF socket up over here boom so the cool thing about going with the define C silent Edition versus the version with the window is you get additional sound dampening so if your fans go crazy or they just you like to run your stuff high like that it will be quieter reduce noise level but I guess the takeaway from that is it also makes the case heavier and this little case is surprisingly heavier than I thought it would be but I guess for good reason so the case has no pre-installed standoffs which you know I haven't really played around in too many fractal design cases but I guess we got them all here gonna drop the mint so the case came with one fan in the front and well that's where the aao was gonna go so i configured the setup to to include a another fan so that way when I moved the fan from the front to the top they'd have a pair and everything would look good all right before I any of you guys say anything I just wanted to make sure to let you all know that yeah I realized after we're all done shooting that I had mounted or left the fans mounted in the wrong position when I mounted it into the case they were in pool when it was in front when usually they should be in push and well as you can see all better now okay build complete time for the moment of truth now on to the benchmarks whoa blue go yeah we all know blue wins on words to fire strike we get to find a score of eleven thousand six hundred and twenty five with the grass score of twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety four not bad but that biggest physics score of twenty one thousand four that's pretty freakin awesome and now we have Cinebench with a multi-core score of 1834 which is good at great and a cpu single core score of 180 that's a major upgrade over previous gen Rison and really good to see the IPC coming up now we have fortnight on the high preset we average one hundred and forty eight point three fps one percent louis at sixty four point nine with the zero point one percent low of twenty two point four FPS if you hadn't had any doubts that this game was not gonna run that well you're crazy 49 runs on everything and well it's just impressive as usual on this system rain will succeed now on the very high preset overall we had an average of 150 one point three FPS with a minimum of eighty five point one so this game just like fortinet before it ran absolutely fantastically without any issue were you expecting anything different of gene we had an optimized high sort of graphical setup average of one hundred and seventeen point four fps one percent low forty four point nine with a 0.1% low of ten point three game ran smoothly can't go to complain now pub G while streaming with OBS at 4k bitrate 720p 60 on the faster CPU preset we average 103 point 1 FPS in the gameplay of 1% low of 33.5 with the 0.1% low of 9.6 something to say about this and the CPU seem to handle it just great and what you're seeing is the actual stream output to twitch looks decent for a single system streaming with one browser source added and I gotta say this was pretty impressive for an all-in-one streaming and gaming setup but what else can I say and now finally we have a render of a 6 minute 30 second 1080p video at 18 megabit per second bitrate and the entire render ran in 3 minutes 14 seconds and I gotta say that that was pretty impressive because the other render tests that I've done for this specific video a thread Ripper 1920 x @ 4.1 gigahertz ran this in 3 minutes 33 seconds so we're going from 8 cores that's four more cores which is eight more threads and that was what 18:19 ii do not that big of a difference there I have an i7 3770k a 4.3 gigahertz rangas cinerender in four minutes 44 seconds that was beated by way over minute and insanity 19 5 16 20 which is the Sandy Ridge running in stock that's a fork or a thread rendered this in five minutes 48 seconds so this 2700 X is pretty awesome for rendering so there you have it horizon 2700 X on this thing stock using XF our precision boost really good performer for multitasking productivity gaming we got a 1060 in here the benchmarks speak for themselves anyways if you guys like this video make sure you click that like button subscribe for more stay tuned we have our weekly streams every Wednesday at about 8 p.m. Pacific and I guess we'll see you in the next one bye hey hey that was Chuck'severyone crystal coalition gaming here back with another video and we're going to be doing a really awesome build today so what's so awesome that you might be wondering well the fact that we have a rise in 2700 x8 core 16 thread CPU over here that's going to be the core this build for gaming streaming content creation all sorts of stuff that's definitely got all the horsepower for that we have a 1066 gigabyte graphics card the x4 70 horas ultra gaming motherboard this is a gigabyte board we're gonna cool that with a EVGA CLC cooler making sure that we get the most out of xfr and precision boost from that CPU a three terabyte hitachi hard drive the HGST and that would be a 512 gigabyte nvme a data SSD as well so powering that is a see sonic fully modular 621 power supply and all that is going to be going inside this fractal design define see it's going to be a nice understated build a little bit of a sleeper we're going today we're gonna meet up with chuck fresco we're gonna pick up his computer parts we're gonna take them over to Cole this and gaming crew and we're gonna start filming all right we just met with Chuck we picked up the parts let's go over we got Libby what did we get we got computers Computers Computers there's a big pot inside there's a big box come around this way boom I am assuming that's the case it probably makes sense for it to be the case now you're ready to go back to Chris so you could start building got everything unboxed and well let's do this get that ZIF socket up over here boom so the cool thing about going with the define C silent Edition versus the version with the window is you get additional sound dampening so if your fans go crazy or they just you like to run your stuff high like that it will be quieter reduce noise level but I guess the takeaway from that is it also makes the case heavier and this little case is surprisingly heavier than I thought it would be but I guess for good reason so the case has no pre-installed standoffs which you know I haven't really played around in too many fractal design cases but I guess we got them all here gonna drop the mint so the case came with one fan in the front and well that's where the aao was gonna go so i configured the setup to to include a another fan so that way when I moved the fan from the front to the top they'd have a pair and everything would look good all right before I any of you guys say anything I just wanted to make sure to let you all know that yeah I realized after we're all done shooting that I had mounted or left the fans mounted in the wrong position when I mounted it into the case they were in pool when it was in front when usually they should be in push and well as you can see all better now okay build complete time for the moment of truth now on to the benchmarks whoa blue go yeah we all know blue wins on words to fire strike we get to find a score of eleven thousand six hundred and twenty five with the grass score of twelve thousand nine hundred and ninety four not bad but that biggest physics score of twenty one thousand four that's pretty freakin awesome and now we have Cinebench with a multi-core score of 1834 which is good at great and a cpu single core score of 180 that's a major upgrade over previous gen Rison and really good to see the IPC coming up now we have fortnight on the high preset we average one hundred and forty eight point three fps one percent louis at sixty four point nine with the zero point one percent low of twenty two point four FPS if you hadn't had any doubts that this game was not gonna run that well you're crazy 49 runs on everything and well it's just impressive as usual on this system rain will succeed now on the very high preset overall we had an average of 150 one point three FPS with a minimum of eighty five point one so this game just like fortinet before it ran absolutely fantastically without any issue were you expecting anything different of gene we had an optimized high sort of graphical setup average of one hundred and seventeen point four fps one percent low forty four point nine with a 0.1% low of ten point three game ran smoothly can't go to complain now pub G while streaming with OBS at 4k bitrate 720p 60 on the faster CPU preset we average 103 point 1 FPS in the gameplay of 1% low of 33.5 with the 0.1% low of 9.6 something to say about this and the CPU seem to handle it just great and what you're seeing is the actual stream output to twitch looks decent for a single system streaming with one browser source added and I gotta say this was pretty impressive for an all-in-one streaming and gaming setup but what else can I say and now finally we have a render of a 6 minute 30 second 1080p video at 18 megabit per second bitrate and the entire render ran in 3 minutes 14 seconds and I gotta say that that was pretty impressive because the other render tests that I've done for this specific video a thread Ripper 1920 x @ 4.1 gigahertz ran this in 3 minutes 33 seconds so we're going from 8 cores that's four more cores which is eight more threads and that was what 18:19 ii do not that big of a difference there I have an i7 3770k a 4.3 gigahertz rangas cinerender in four minutes 44 seconds that was beated by way over minute and insanity 19 5 16 20 which is the Sandy Ridge running in stock that's a fork or a thread rendered this in five minutes 48 seconds so this 2700 X is pretty awesome for rendering so there you have it horizon 2700 X on this thing stock using XF our precision boost really good performer for multitasking productivity gaming we got a 1060 in here the benchmarks speak for themselves anyways if you guys like this video make sure you click that like button subscribe for more stay tuned we have our weekly streams every Wednesday at about 8 p.m. Pacific and I guess we'll see you in the next one bye hey hey that was Chuck's\n"