Inside the Fractal Design Define XL (Cont’d)
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One of the highlights of the Define XL is the presence of an internal 180 mm fan. Instead of blowing air to the top of the case, this fan blows hot air to the rear of the case. See Figure 18.
Expansion cards are fastened using thumbscrews. The Fractal Design Define XL supports video cards up to 13” (330 mm) long or 18.9” (480 mm), if the upper hard drive cage is removed, and CPU coolers up to 7.1” (180 mm) high.
Figure 18: Overall look
As explained, the power supply is installed at the bottom of the case, and it can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. To install the power supply with its fan facing up, you will need to rotate 180° the power supply frame present on the rear panel. As you can see in Figure 19, the manufacturer added foam where the power supply touches the rear panel and rubber pads for reducing the power supply vibration and, thus, noise.
Figure 19: Power supply compartment
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