Thermaltake Suppressor F51 vs Fractal Design Define R5?

[Sparktown]

Ignoring the price difference, which is the better case and why? This would be for a (fairly) silent build (emphasis a little more on silence than cooling, but not to an extreme). The R5 seems like the go to for a quality consumer silent case. However, the F51 is also getting very good reviews. That being said, I'm also hearing horrible things about Thermaltake's general record of poor build quality.

I know Thermaltake has taken a lot of heat for supposedly copying the R4/R5 - not interesting in debating that. I want to know practically speaking, which is the better case and why? The build would probably have 1 SSD, 1-2 hard drives, a standard ATX mobo and one DVD drive. Thanks!

 

[kwa-e]

Can't really tell for sure, But I'd personally just go for the fractal case so I'm sure I'm getting what I paid for. (They're both equally silent cases)

It also seems that fractal has superior costumer service and the case build quality also seems to be a lot better on the R5.

 

[Sparktown]

Can't really tell for sure, But I'd personally just go for the fractal case so I'm sure I'm getting what I paid for. (They're both equally silent cases)

It also seems that fractal has superior costumer service and the case build quality also seems to be a lot better on the R5.

That is generally is my thinking. SilentPCReview.com is the only site I really trust for silent case reviews. They have reviewed and recommended the R5, but haven't reviewed the F51 yet. I would still like to hear what other people think though.