Fractal Design Define 7 XL Midi Tower Black FD-C-DEF7X-01

The Define 7 XL sets a new standard for what you should expect from a full tower case in terms of modularity, flexibility and ease of use.

Plenty of room for massive builds

- Use the Open Layout for more headroom and gargantuan water-cooling with radiators up to 480 mm in front or top and 280 mm in the base
- Spacious, extensively adaptable dual-layout interior easily accommodates large motherboards up to E-ATX and SSI-EEB
- Two 5.25” ODD bays can be converted to an additional front fan mount with filtered louver covering
- Ventilated PSU shroud with two-part removable cover
- Ultra-slim Nexus+ 2 fan hub connects up to three PWM fans and six 3-pin fans

Superlative storage possibilities

- Mount up to 18 HDD/SSDs plus five SSDs in the Storage Layout (6 HDD/SSD trays + 2 SSD brackets + 2 multi-brackets included)
- Detachable PSU cable shield and integrated cable guides with Velcro straps further simplify cable management behind the board
- Sturdy new HDD cage design with vibration damped trays
- 13 pass-through holes with ten rubber grommets and two removable covers make for clean cable routing regardless of motherboard size

Airflow and cooling

- Outstanding cooling capacity with a total of 9 x 140 mm or 11 x 120 mm fan mounts and three preinstalled Dynamic X2 GP-14 fans
- Easy-to-clean high airflow nylon filters with full PSU coverage and convenient front access
- The two 5.25" ODD bays can be converted to an additional front fan mount with filtered louver covering

Exceptionally silent

Silence-optimized construction with industrial sound-damped front, top, and side panels.

USB Type-C

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C with fast charging support and speeds up to 10Gbps.

SSI-EEB

Easily holds your SSI-EEB motherboard.

Moduvent

Top panel effortlessly swaps from sound damped solid steel to filtered ventilation.

Versatile new Multibracket

The included Multibrackets lets you convert any unused fan position to an HDD, SSD or pump mount.

Specs




Design


Material

The material from which a thing is or can be made e.g. wood, plastic.

Steel


Form factor

The shape or design of the product.

Midi Tower


Type

Characteristics of the device.

PC


Product colour

The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.

Black


Supported motherboard form factors

Design of the supported motherboards.

ATX, EATX, micro ATX, Mini-ITX, SSI CEB, SSI EEB


Number of 3.5" bays

A drive bay is a standard-area for adding hardware to a computer. Most drive bays are fixed to the inside of a case, but some can be removed. A 3.5" drive bay is for floppy disks.

8


Number of 5.25" bays

A drive bay is a standard-area for adding hardware to a computer. Most drive bays are fixed to the inside of a case, but some can be removed. A 5.25" drive bay, also known as full-height bays, were found in old PCs in the early to mid-1980s. They were 3¼? high by 5¾? wide, and up to 8? deep (83 × 146 × 200 mm), used mainly for hard disks and floppy disk drives.

2


Number of 2.5" bays

8


Number of internal 3.5" bays

8


Number of expansion slots



Side window

A side window is a transparent side (or part of side) in a housing which enables you to see the internal space of the device.




Illumination

The device has illumination.




Anti-dust filter




Cable management

Description of improved cable management




Maximum CPU cooler height
.5 cm


Maximum graphics card length

54.9 cm


Maximum PSU length

25 cm


Power supply


Power supply included

There is a power supply with this product.




Power supply location

Where the power supply is positioned.

Bottom


Number of power supply units

1


Supported power supply form factors

ATX


Ports & interfaces


Audio input

The type of audio input that the device requires, and the connection needed.




Audio output

The type of audio output that the device produces, and the connector(s).




USB 2.0 ports quantity

Number of USB 2.0 ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. USB 2.0 was released in April 2000 (now called "Hi-Speed"), adding higher maximum signaling rate of 480 Mbit/s (effective throughput up to 35 MB/s or 280 Mbit/s), USB 2.0 ports are usually black.

2


USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

2


USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity

Number of USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) ports with Type-C connector. USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) is USB interface version which supports transfer rate up to 10 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed+). USB Type-C connector has symmetrical design architecture and compatible with Thunderbolt 3 interface.

1


Cooling


Number of front fans supported (max)

4


Front fans diameters supported
0, 140 mm



Cooling


Number of rear fans supported (max)

1


Rear fans diameters supported
0, 140 mm


Number of top fans supported (max)

4


Top fans diameters supported
0, 140 mm


Number of bottom fans supported (max)

2


Bottom fans diameters supported
0, 140 mm


Front radiator installed




Front radiator sizes supported

420, 480 mm


Rear radiator installed




Rear radiator type

Single radiator


Bottom radiator sizes supported

240, 280 mm


Rear radiator fan size installed
0


Top radiator installed




Top radiator sizes supported

420, 480 mm


Storage


Supported HDD sizes

The size of the hard disk drives which can be used by the device.

2.5, 3.5"


Weight & dimensions


Width

The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

240 mm


Depth

The distance from the front to the back of something.

604 mm


Height

The measurement of the product from head to foot or from base to top.

566 mm


Weight

Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.
.6 kg


Packaging data


Package width

The distance from one side of the packaging to the other.

357 mm


Package depth

The distance from the front to the back of the packaging.

646 mm


Package height

The distance from the top to the bottom of the packaging.

708 mm


Package weight

Weight of the packaged product.
.8 kg


Logistics data


Harmonized System (HS) code

84733080


Other features


Volume

The amount of a substance contained.

77.6 L