r/FractalDesign

So I’m not sure what happened in shipping or assembly. It’s something that happened, but I opened up my case to find this.

I was originally not going to use the fans anyways, but what the heck?? how did this happen to the fan? What happened? None of the case has any damage on it other than on the inside here.

Opened it up for a bit of a surprise today lol. Overall, still a pretty gorgeous case.

I’m just not sure if this happened in shipping or if it happened in assembly like I said the rest of the case is actually in immaculate condition.

I bought this brand new on Amazon. The box was not open beforehand at least to my knowledge. It did not appear that way.

Oh well,
Thanks for checking out my post. Just thought I would share. Lol 😂 no dis to Fractal I love your guy’s products.

Sorry about the repeated posts. Not sure if it's more polite to add to previous post (but then I'd miss out on potential ego boost). It's been super fun to change parts Amazon might be pissed, however.

Swapped front fans for 3 momentum 12 fans.

Magnetic light bar on interior. It works very well. Two is too much. https://a.co/d/0cAkzTpe

Thermalright Peerless Assassin Vision.

Ryzen 9700x

Asus x870 Prime. Tried PBO. Stable, but decided against it.

Asus Prime 9070 XT

NZXT C850w power supply. This is one of the few at this wattage with three PCIe cables.

Silverstone GPU bracket.

Thermal right TL-B12 extreme as middle cooler fan. Moved the TL-k12 that came with cooler plus additional TL-k12 to the back as exhaust.

B12 is on CPU opt header. Front fans on another and rear fans on one more.

Oak contact paper. Close, but maybe should be a little lighter.

3d printed front baffle from thing verse ($10.00 printing fee).

Replaced crappy Fractal thumb screws with aluminum ones.

Hi All,

Moved into a Fractal North XL case yesterday. So roomy. I am using a fan config recommended by noctua:

https://www.noctua.at/\_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.noctua.at%2Fmedia%2FFractal\_North\_Case\_Airflow\_side\_view\_02.jpg&w=3840&q=75

Hoping someone here with experience configuring this way can help recommend speed, ratios, q fan curve, etc. So far I’ve just used the tuning which has my fans tied to the CPU. Appreciate any help / guidance!

I can't stop looking at my build. It makes me so happy. Came from an Phanteks Enthoo 719. Realized I was never going to make a full custom loop and hated looking at a mostly empty case. This bad boy fit the bill perfectly.

I got so that it's acceptable. My wife knew I liked planes and got me the poster.

Hi there,

I had this PC built for me about 7 years ago and unfortunately the door at the front has been scratched. I’d like to replace it and I’ve been told it looks like Fractal Designs case (although it doesn’t have any branding on it) - can anyone tell me if it actually is one & the model name/number or does it just look like one?

Thanks

I take care of my things very well but just noticed this today

Specs: Trust me bro.

J/K.

MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
NZXT C850 Gold
Kingston Fury Beast 64GB DDR5 (32GB x 2)
2x Kingston NV3 500GB
1x Samsung 990 Pro 1TB
Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black
PCIe Mellanox CX4121A,ConnectX-4

Still waiting for some Noctua 140mm fans to replace the built in case fans and a bunch of HDD and HBA.

Storage layout. Installed Proxmox and a bunch of LXC and VMs. Used as a homelab.

So still not done.

Disclaimer:

It fits with my 3 slot GPU, sapphire pulse RX9070XT. Other 3 slots may vary.

The fan over the ram slot touches the side panel. I have the solid metal side panel, so I don't know if it's the same with the glass panel.

Making this because of how annoying it was to install. With the GPU needing the most brain power.

Managed to install the heatsink just fine. Middle fan was fine, the front fan, I couldn't get it down enough, touches the 24 pin cables and ram and touches the side panel. Could go 1 fan I guess.

For the GPU, simply take off the front case fan, then unscrew the bottom half of the front case fan mount (shown in 2nd picture). Then slide the GPU through. Done.

Mobo: b550i aorus pro ax

I’m trying to understand the best way to control my case fans

My current fan setup is:

• 3 × front 140 mm intake fans
• 2 × top 140 mm exhaust fans from the Arctic Liquid Freezer iii

From MSI Center, I can see a few fan headers. I think SYS Fan 2 is controlling all 3 front 140 mm fans because they seem to run at the same speed, probably through the Fractal hub.

What I’m not sure about is the best way to control everything.

Do you guys usually control your fans through:

• BIOS fan curves?
• MSI Center? , asus etc
• The Fractal Adjust web page?
• Something else?

To be honest, I don’t really like MSI Center. It feels heavy and laggy, so I’m looking for a cleaner setup.

I also want to keep positive pressure because dust is a concern for me. Before buying the Meshify 3, I read a lot of comments saying it can collect dust because it doesn’t have built-in filters. I live in a very dusty country, so I was worried about that.

But after around 4 months, I’ve been cleaning the front and top mesh weekly with a damp cloth, and today I checked the inside of the case. Surprisingly, the dust inside was very light almost nothing serious. The case is also sitting on top of my desk, not on the floor.

I’d like to ask Meshify 3 users::

How do you control your fans?
What fan curve do you use for front intake and top exhaust?
Do you recommend using the Fractal Adjust web page, BIOS only, or another software?
Do i need Extra fan 120 mm as exhaust ?

Just finished my new Rig after about 5 years with my old 3070 and 10700k rig, think it came out pretty nice overall and I'm very happy with it 😁. The GPU, aio and Ram look white in real life but look bluish on camera, did my best haha.

Specs:

Gigabyte RTX 5070ti Ice edition SFF

7800X3D

ASUS ROG Crosshair X670e Hero

32gb Corsair Vengeance 6000mhz Cl30

RM1000x