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Is the Fractal Design Define S Acceptable for an Air Cooled Build?

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A lot of the reviews, and even on Fractal Design's page, mention that the Define S was intended for liquid cooling. I'm not really interested in that quite yet and it's quite expensive, especially if standard air cooling is sufficient. As far as I know, most cases that include a couple of fans are sufficient for standard builds without overclocking. I was originally going to get the Corsair 100R for my build, but the Fractal Design Define S really caught my eye. I love it's aesthetics and the touting of silence. But I want to know that since the case was intended for liquid cooling and brags about silence, would just the included fans (or like the addition of one extra fan) would be sufficient to cool a standard build? My (soon to be purchased) build is listed below:

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 2GB Video Card  ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $666.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-02 16:58 EDT-0400
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4kx4zo.jpgyea the build is good for aircool'd builds its just water cool friendley

haha, nice meme. It seems that I will most likely get this case then. Thanks for the quick reply!

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