Fractal Design boxes 7 and 7 XL support E-ATX boards

Fractal Design Technical Specification 7

• Type: ATX semester
• Dimensions: 475 (H) x 240 (W) x 558 (D) mm
• Weight: 14.49 kg
• Consistency
  • Motherboards: E-ATX, ATX, mini ATX, Mini ITX
  • Heatsink: 185 mm
  • Graphic: 315 mm with storage rack, 491 mm without storage storage
  • Source: 250 mm
• Cable management: 30 mm
• Refrigerator
  • They do not like
    • Forward: 3 x 120 mm or 3 x 140 mm (2 x 140 mm included)
    • The roof: 3 x 120 mm or 3 x 140 mm
    • After: 1 x 120 mm or 1 x 140 mm (1 x 140 mm included)
    • Soil: 2 x 120 mm or 2 x 140 mm
  • Radiators
    • Forward: 360 or 280 mm
    • The roof: 360 or 420 mm
    • After: 120 or 140 mm
    • Soil: 240 or 280 mm
• Storage
  • 5.25 inches: 1
  • 3.5 inches: 6 included, expanded to 14
  • 2.5 inches: 2 included, up to 4 extensions
• Elastic Slots: 7 horizontal + 2 vertical
• Formerly I / O: 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C, 2 x mini jack

Fractal Design Technical Specification 7 XL

• Type: ATX supertorre
• Dimensions: 566 (H) x 240 (W) x 604 (D) mm
• Weight: 16.53 kg
• Consistency
  • Motherboards: E-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX, EE-ATX, SSI-CEB, SSI-EEB
  • Heatsink: 185 mm
  • Graphic: 359 mm with storage rack, 549 mm without storage storage
  • Source: 250 mm
• Cable management: 30 mm
• Refrigerator
  • They do not like
    • Forward: 4 x 120 mm or 3 x 140 mm (2 x 140 mm included)
    • The roof: 4 x 120 mm or 3 x 140 mm
    • After: 1 x 120 mm or 1 x 140 mm (1 x 140 mm included)
    • Soil: 2 x 120 mm or 2 x 140 mm
  • Radiators
    • Forward: 480 or 420 mm
    • The roof: 480 or 420 mm
    • After: 120 mm
    • Soil: 240 or 280 mm
• Storage
  • 5.25 inches: 2
  • 3.5 inches: 6 included, expanded to 18
  • 2.5 inches: 2 included, up to 5 extensions
• Elastic Slots: 9 o'clock + 3 vertical
• Formerly I / O: 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C, 2 x mini jack

Features of Define 7 and 7 XL boxes

Or Fractal Design defines 7 they share many aspects of technology, they are boxes made for a very different kind of audience. So, for example, series 7 of general definitions is meant for general audiences. That is why at this stage we can get different fines depending on the exterior colors and colors of the paint you are using.

For example, this range of boxes has models that use a a warm glass your left panel. However, the Define 7 XL range of boxes doesn't. Instead, all boxes have solid panels on their two main sides, and can only be purchased in black.

This is because Define 7 XL boxes are designed for highly technical environments. No wonder they can embrace it internally motherboards Of the EE-ATX, SSI-CEB, SSI-EEB formats, they are much larger in size of ATX and its extended version, E-ATX. For those who are not familiar with these motherboards, they are boards that are used to install specific processors on the same PCB, something very rare in the desktop range or in the HEDT range.

Another notable feature of the Define 7 models, is the high power internal storage that allows. Thus, the standard Define 7 model allows for up to 14 hard drive in 3.5-inch format, with the other 4 storage units in 2.5-inch format. But the Define 7 XL allows for 18 3.5-inch hard drives. Such amount of storage is more common in industrial servers than ordinary users.

Fractal box cooling is great

Given the sheer size of both boxes, it's not surprising that consistency of this hardware is great. In both models we can incorporate structural heatsinks, maximum height of 185 mm. In the same way, the maximum power supply length can reach 250 mm. Also the length of graphics cards that can be mounted on both models can exceed 400 mm.

For this reason, Fractal Design has created a cooling system that will allow the installation of up to 9 fans in these boxes in Define 7, or 11 in Define 7 XL mode. As usual, both types of boxes carry three followers Dynamics X2 GP-14. Two of them in front, and one in the back.

We cannot fail to mention one of the features that best describes this series of Fractal Design boxes: the use of sound assistant in all the side doors. Thanks to him, the size of these boxes when he works is small, even though we create very noisy parts when they work.

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