The crowning glory for this year is the Fractal Design North, a new case with an elegant wooden front. With its stylish design, the midi tower is not only suitable for the workplace or gaming corner, but also for the living room.
Fractal Design has already worked with wood as a material for the Mini Case Era. But while the compact ITX model only has a wooden casing, the Swedes are offering a new answer with fine wooden strips on the front – optional. Made of real walnut or oak. You can choose between one White (chalk) or black (charcoal) models select With silver or copper color accents, the midi tower then gets a particularly elegant look. Fractal design answers For an RRP of €159.90.
Fractals also offer answers A mesh and TG variant Turn on. The latter replaces the left side panel with 3mm thick tempered glass for a better view of your hardware. Comes with an easily removable mesh grid cover Faux leather strap on the back However, stay on board. In addition to USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C, the Fractal offers a front panel with two USB 3.0 Type-A, 2x 3.5mm jacks and a power button with LEDs on the top front.
Fake variant
Perfect for living room and office
Let yourself in Mainboards up to ATX form factor To place. Although the answer is a bit smaller than other midi towers, it can still accommodate quite large hardware. So for there CPU cooler up to 170 mm Space (max 145mm with fan bracket on mesh model), up to 355mm front fan installed for graphics card. The power pack can be a maximum of 255 mm long when an HDD tray is installed. Speaking of storage, you have two 2.5″ brackets and two 3.5″ combo trays available for this, on which you (the former works) Up to six drives can install.
Already for the cold Two 140mm aspect PWM fans Pre-installed with max 1,700 rpm. Overall, the Fractal design can accommodate 8x 120mm fans in the North mesh version. The TG model has a maximum of six because of the glass side panels. Reason: In addition to the front, lid and back slots, the fake model has one more Optional but includes side mounts. Also, the North Mesh gets a small fan hub with four 4-pin connectors.
Up to 30 mm of space is available for clear cable management Three velcro straps and some tabs For more attachments. You can put wires through two rubberized bushings, among other things. It is better to have more detailed and accurate dimension or size information for hardware installation Fractal Design Website.
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