Fractal North - beauty, eh?

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whispercat
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Fractal North - beauty, eh?

Post by whispercat » Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:10 pm

Fractal has just released a new boutique line of stylish cases. Fractal seems to be pitching it to gamers for some reason, but I think they look more right at home in an office / living room environment. The cases come in different colors and finishes, with tempered glass and mesh options.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products ... alk-white/

Some video reviews:

https://youtu.be/3pNVzxUMKgc

https://youtu.be/7ZoMf1FBjSo

https://youtu.be/TSPprF9Flz8

https://youtu.be/dsfDV8ImqFw

https://youtu.be/vWtPDCCkHko

https://youtu.be/3XYdnuoBJ98

https://youtu.be/zDxhYwm7rhE

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Re: Fractal North - beauty, eh?

Post by CA_Steve » Tue Dec 13, 2022 10:44 am

I like the black metal + wood look. Here's Guru3D's review of the glass and solid metal version using your future R9 7900X limited to 125W and a 3080 video card.

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Re: Fractal North - beauty, eh?

Post by Japanese Capacitor » Tue Dec 13, 2022 2:32 pm

Looks are the only thing which may sell this case and it's fine. I just don't like that aside from that it's just nothing special and doesn't even try to aim what Fractal used to aim: innovative and convenient engineering. It even doesn't have implemented Fractal's presented long ago objectively better solutions like screw-less side panels or bottom filter reachable from the front. But maybe it's like that to keep the price down, because it's just about looks.

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