Fractal Design Define Nano S

Fractal Design have done it, theyve shrunk their Define series down perfectly and called it the Define Nano S, for an ITX Case this is one of the larger cases but what you get out of it is worth the extra size over more traditional cases of this form factor.I'll start with its layout, its exactly like building inside a regular tower, people who have build inside a mid tower or any standard tower layout case will immediate know what to do here, the layout feels familiar and very well planned.Speaking of planning Cable management is a dream, with rubber grommets, anchor points and Fractal's own velcro straps theres no excuse for bad cable management as the means to keep those cables in check are practically handed to you.So its well laid out and lets you manage neatly which is good, because youve have space to manage a lot of hardware, there are Drive slots en mass in this case with space for 2 x 2.5" drives on a easy mount bracket behind the motherboard cut out, with room for a further 2 behind the resevoir-wall on a similar easy mount panel or a 3.5" with rubber vibration dampeners if you desire, then room for second 3.5" drive on the case floor ( or a pump, depending on what you fancy using there)I've mentioned resevoirs and pumps now so it shouldnt be a surprise that it has water cooling support, with room for a 240mm radiator on the front and top of the case (providing the ram doesn't interfere with the top radiator) or a 120mm on the rear fan mount, with all those open zones for fans and radiators youve got a right to be concerned about dust building up but have no fear as the bottom, front and top all have some form of dust prevention. The front and bottom have sturdy filters while the top has the Fractal "Mod-u-vent" a panel which clips into the top of the case when its not being used for fans or radiators. as for fan mounting itself the front and top can support 2 140mm fans while the rear and floor support a 120mm fan each, 2 case fans are included a 140mm intake and 120mm exhaust at the front and back respectivelyThe resevoiwall is a nice spot to mount a resevoir if you feel like making a fully custom loop in this case which is entirely possible and probably what fractal had in mind as like the rest of the define series.Being an M-itx case this only features 2 pci-e slots as thats all itx supports anyway, this allows you to install a dual slot graphics card pretty much as long as you want, I have a 1070 founders edition in here with a good couple of inches to spare.As for power supplies, in general shorter power supplies I would recommend but this case does support full sized ATX PSU's so theres not much worry to be had there.The window is very generous in size allowing the full scope of the contents of the case without showing off too much (it hides the very edges where youre likely to hide lighting strips or cables on the floor of the case)The IO is pretty standard, 3 usb3 ports, headphone, mic, power and reset.In general, this is one of my favourite PC cases, it takes the best of both worlds, the hardware support and cooling found in larger cases and the form factor of itx and makes this a dream build for the price

Solid, well-built case for mini ITX motherboard with plenty of space for an ATX PSU, almost any sized CPU cooler and about half a dozen fans. The case comes with 1 front fan and 1 rear fan already fitted. Good value for money.

Fits my old LGA1150 MSI board without any issues. Very easy to use case with lots of different options for fan and drive locations. Detailed manual covers all the different combinations.I have a Vetroo V5 cooler which fits just fine, plus two rear-mounted SSD's - ensure you have flat SATA power cables as space is very tight at the back.

Firstly this case is really well designed. Stylish, quiet (due to noise reducing material) and with a little window to view your PC parts in all their glory, I can't really fault it. The case itself has some lovely features such as retained screws in the side panels so they don't fall out and roll away, nice large dust covers and raised feet in order to reduce dust entering the case and a removable cover on the top to reveal even more places to mount a radiator or fans.The case was designed to allow liquid cooling and although I have put an AIO liquid cooler in mine, I can see that there is certainly enough room to build a custom loop. The build itself was easy, unlike other M-ITX cases where one is squeezing components and wires into small spaces, this case made it easy to build a little PC. I never felt like I ran out of room and there is, (with a little bit of time and patience),easily enough room in the rear to do some nice cable management.Overall this case is exactly what I wanted, perfect for anyone looking to build a quiet, little PC.

Easy to put together and well thought-out, but with some quality issues when it comes to the front panel—the buttons and ports at the top of the case.The on/off button looks and feels nice but has a lot of play in it, for a start. The main issue I have, though, is that the USB ports included in the case look like they've been chewed. Inserting cables into them is rough/resistant and even audibly loud.

Fairly decent case for a compact build, however the noise suppression foam doesn't work as well as I had thought but its ok. the best part for me is the look with a straight cut Scandinavian design, the build quality is very good but with some itx board variations with different 24pin orientations sometimes makes it difficult to build in. but overall its a decent case for the cheap price. P.s the noise suppression foam can make your pc run fairly toasty but nothing dangerous

Great case. For a mini-ITX you can fit an incredible amount of components inside. I’ve built mine with both a 240 and a 280 size radiator, full size fans, and a RTX 3080.Be careful with the pictures shown ... I think they’ve included a mini which has about 5 card slots on the back. This is the Nano which just has 2.

My intention was simply get a solid case, not too small - this will help with cooling, when working on it and potential to add things to it. Hoping it should last indefinitely.Pros:# Solid case, nice build quality as expected from the price/brand.# It comes with little gubbins etc you need to start the build which is a nice touch.# Cable management 5*++, never had a PC look so tidy...# Options for placement is 5*++, many configurations for this, I only went for a simple AIO watercooled system but check out the full on watercooled builds.Cons:# Fans are very nice but not the quietest,# Its a clean looking case and not exciting,# One of the bigger cases vs MB size,