They told us it couldn't be done… - Fractal Ridge
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
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Small form factor cases have come a LONG way, with many requiring fewer and fewer concessions when it comes to PC parts and the new Fractal Ridge lets you push the limits of hardware while staying fashionable and compact.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Big PCs are out of fashion
0:39 Unboxing
1:29 Front IO and internal design
4:00 Sponsor - Secret Lab
4:31 Parts list for the build
6:03 Building experience
10:07 GPU time..!
12:57 Finishing touches and overall thoughts
14:40 Outro - Наука та технологія
Alex should make a water-cooled pc in this case
I see your idea, and I raise you:
Couples' TWIN-ITX PCs!!
Yes 🙏🙏
You said it
My thought exactly!
I'd probably leave that one to Optimum Tech
One of the nice things about watching LTT over the years has been seeing new people arrive, start out as nervous assistants to Linus in his videos and then steadily develop into relaxed, entertaining presenters and likeable characters who have their own recognisable style and interests and can carry a video on their own. Anthony and Alex are two obvious examples - just really fun to watch both of them do their stuff these days - but Adam's been improving in leaps and bounds lately, and I think this is the best work I've seen him do.
adam is always intimidating (not in a bad way) when hes on screen. Hes taller than the rest of the team
also helps that he looks like Otto Hightower from House of the Dragon lmao
I mean logically most people get more comfortable on camera over time. I don't understand the obsession with LTT staff and how they're "more relaxed over time". Like duh...the longer you do something the more comfortable you are with it.
@@AndrewPL5 nah man, plemty of people are still crap at things even after doing them for a long time. I work with quite a few of them.
@@tommarshall5566 wow that's kinda why I said MOST people, not ALL. MOST people are good at the thing they do for a long time, while some people don't get better. Kinda common sense.
I still dont feel like him as a host, I feel he thinks he know everything
I'll never get sick of seeing the Nerdforge cyberpunk PC
I'd like to see Adam create something as well as Nerdforge. Lazy writing.
That's actually really nice considering it addresses a lot of the jank of SFF builds
Sff cases now are much better than they were even 3 years ago, this case is actually kinda late to the party if you compare it to something like the Dan A4 H20 or the nr200, I myself run a ghost s1, very little jank there and I only payed 160$ for it
@@Blinkhs1 There are great cases out there now but prices are often insane. I used to have a Ghost, switched to NR200, and would love to grab a Formd T1 but that shit is expensive. This Fractal Ridge looks really good and is more "affordable" but I would hate to switch to air cooling again. The T1 is the perfect case and fits everything including an AiO.
@@Dionyzos theres a fine line for me when a Formd T1 would cost me almost 700 Cad because import / shipping cost lol
(small form factor)
@@Dionyzostry searching the taobao equivalent, it's way cheaper, but the build quality is good enough. For me anyways.
2:22 - The word you're looking for is 'Detent'. It's a type of catch which supplies enough mechanical force to hold something but can be pushed/pulled or otherwise overcome with the application of force.
Ok
@@hman6159 do you feel accomplished today with that comment?
Ty
@@Reeeeeeekkkkkkkttttttt not particularly, why do you with yours?
@@oddball_the_blue He wasn't responding to you, he was talking to hman615 haha.
I would like to see this in IBM beige in a pizzabox-style, has some PC XT/AT aesthetics.
That's actually a really good idea and probably not all that hard to do either.
Spray paint it… it’s a case so it’s pretty hard to permanently mess up
Yep, old desktop with vent holes.
Same, beige really needs to return as a mandatory color option for pc accessorizes in general. Also bezels. So bored of all the black minimalism. Would love that beige IBM shroud LTT had for a monitor last year (?).
The answer to just about every "I want this colour" is paint, lol.
GPU fan shrouds? Paint. Case panels? Paint. PCBs? Hope the manufacturer does one in a colour you like, lol.
Fractal on a tear lately....good! Great company and great cases. This is nice, but too small for my tastes. Great review regardless Adam!
Anyone else notice this video is extra quiet?
@@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236 Yes, certainly.
*Adam
@@Gizfreek Oops, sorry Adam!!
I'd like to see the thermals with this build.
Yep, exactly my thoughts
Yup. That 4090 has to be blocking all the airflow. Still awesome though.
Hardware canucks has a build video with this case and has some thermal graphs.
He also tests different low-profile CPU coolers (and if I remember correctly, the Noctua that they used in this video was one of the poorer-performing coolers)
he didnt even install the intake fans
Yes! I've been waiting for a channel to do this. OC3D didn't have a cpu cooler that could fit, so this seems to be the first full build with a 4090 in the Rdige!
The fans definitely won’t spin on the gpu at least from what I can see the cables will get shoved into the fans and either scrape or more likely just stop
I wouldn't power a 4090 build with a single SFX PSU. Not much wiggle room there.
@@Mr.Morden wiggle room? This is an iron maiden lmao.
@Mr. Moʀɖɛռ Corsair SF750 is plenty
@@Mr.Morden You can fit SFX-L in this so if the 1000w version can fit, its more than enough.
Nice case. Seems like an improvement over the Node 202.
That Nerd forge pc case is still amazing and I love it so much
Yeh. Nothing "gross" about that specific large PC. Get more appropriate props for the film session next time.
Agree! I'm sure @Nerdforge will love hearing their amazing PC described as "gross"!!
@@martinsinclair7576 it was clearly a joke and if they thought it was gross it wouldnt have been in the set for the previous 50 videos
@@mikejugo8354 Probably a lot more
@@martinsinclair7576 I think they were joking about that haha but I just love it, the animated screens and cyber punk style, just so cool.
do a full build and see how far you can really push it and do thermal testing. please. good job on the execution on this version of the review
I want to see thermals and noise for this case! It really seems like a nice case for the living room next to the big TV.
Exactly this…that’s the most important in a case review IMO. Benchmarking, thermals and just overall performance. I mean, did it even post? Bad ending/partial video…
Exactly. So what if it fits? How does it function?
Hardware canucks made a video on it and they even put a 120mm fan on cpu cooler.
I'm surprised that the 4090 was able to fit in such a tight space!
How it usually goes
That’s what she said
Managed to fit one in the ghost, it did require watercooling
Fractal: These are the allowed components in the Ridge.
ShortCircuit: We will ignore that because when has Linus Media Group ever made Mini-ITX easy?
I for one was a bit disappointed to see LMG continue to run the Nvidia train and even put 4090s in small builds
I was disappointed to not see if I'd actually want the case because they didn't try putting in a graphics card I'd actually expect to fit.
Also, and maybe I'm the only one that thinks this way, but if you have a 4090, I'd assume you'd have a full high end system and would want a mid tower case for more airflow and/or cooling options.
@@narwhal4304 Bro if 4090 can fit in this case, every other gpus that exist in the world can. That's the whole point of them trying to cram that behemoth inside the tiny thing
@@yoonsung90 Well yeah, but the 4090 still goes against the specs fractal put. If someone wants to shove a 4090 in this case, that's fine, and it's ok to test if it's possible in the video, but what if you watched ShortCircuit regularly and were wanting to build an ITX machine? Doing something out of spec, to me, shouldn't be the first thing you try if you're showing off a new chassis. You should show something that meets the manufacturer's spec first IMHO.
@@narwhal4304 that's boring
Part of me died inside when he said gross to that georgous tower, still a reall cool video
the tower is gorgeous yeah, and mine did the same.
though to be fair I do like compact form factors more
part of me died inside seeing him manhandle a GPU worth more than my entire computer setup like that...
that was a joke
Right! Nerdforge spent so much time building it!!!
Where can I get that tower
It is SO satisfying to see Fractal doing consistantly well in their classy and minimalistic designs.... sent from my Define R4, loving all the fresh and new details, without ever leaving the path of clean understatement
Love the way this one was filmed, the close-up handheld style makes it feel like I'm there being talked to personally.
I just picked up that case last week for my ITX media center build.
It's amazing the amount of stuff that case can hold given the size of it.
Just when you uploaded this Video I transfered my iTX PC to the Black Ridge. Its so sleek in a TV Console, looks like a Speaker with the Fabrik in Front.
This video was really cool, the whole format, casual but very well produced :) Can't wait to see you guys make some more crazy stuff.
Adam : Gross.
Nerdforge who spent 600 hours to make that case : Ouch that hurts.
I've been waiting for a successor for my Node 202, which definitely has some drawbacks in certain situations. This looks like a meaningful improvement, if a little more expensive than it probably should be. Will definitely consider it in the future should I upgrade.
I've been trying to buy this case for 2 weeks now. Hopefully it comes back in stock soon (or some other retailers start selling it).
I helped my friend upgrade his 3070 to a 4090 last weekend. Unfortunately we had to replace his great old Antec case because the riveted-in front HDD cage didn't have clearance for the GPU. We ran down to Microcenter and he decided on a Fractal Torrent. After building in that thing, I'm upgrading my case to a Fractal ASAP. The care and thought that goes into the design and build of their cases is outstanding and worth every penny. I remember seeing all the fans and telling my friend he might need a fan controller because of limited connectors, only to discover an included fan hub. Same with RGB only to discover they were daisy-chainable.
Jees this guy is heavy handed with delicate parts ! wow
Loved this short circuit, lot of good info.
LTT lurker for years (preface) so please don't take this the wrong way... The lighting in this video is not what I am use to when watching your content. To be fair the only reason I am bringing this up is because I am 5 white claws deep on a Thursday and enjoy watching yalls videos as a wind down. With that said, keep up the great content and look forward to seeing many more. If it makes you feel better my wife bought a LTT water bottle for her nerdy brother last year for xmas and I really want one of those waffle shirts.
I wanna see it running with that 4090 in there!
Why do I doubt they got power enough to test it at top load?
@@Bratfalken yes I didn't catch the wattage on that SFX PSU, but I know you can get some pretty beefy ones so it's not impossible...would be great to see the temps & noise though wouldn't it!
FINALLY a decent ITX case from a manufacturer who can move enough product to keep the price under $400.
I’ve got an cooler master nr200p as my sff build for college dorm life. Seeing this chassis from fractal has be seriously considering tearing it apart and rebuilding by B550 5800x & 3070 system inside of this new case. Been wanting to try out water cooling anyway so might be perfect for my use:
my last SFF was in a Fractal Node 202, which is a pretty similar design but a bit smaller, worked really well with a Scythe Big Shuriken 3 cooler if this case is taller inside you might even be able to get a full thickness fan on it. I found the Big Shuriken to be quite good and surprisingly quiet, but it was only a quad core that I did a de-lid on so newer chips may vary.
Same exact story over here. Can't forego the cooler compatibility tho. Plus my build might not be sleek but it's still aesthetic AF
Do not replace the Nr200p the Ridge has issues with the riser board. There is no fix so far.
As an owner of an Silverstone RVZ01 and a Powercolor Red Devil 6900XT, I am very envious how you could take the case apart to shove that GPU in.
I was thinking the same thing throughout the whole video.
They did the impossible.
Nah, it was possible before
@@riba2233 eh, it made a good comment XD
They broke it ☠️
Idk they never turned it on
Yea, why not turn it on??
i mean 4.3 inches is still pretty big, some would say to big, this is in reference to the hight of the case
thicc 😏
exceeding the bend rate on that nvidia 12pin!
It doesn't have a bend rate if you plug it in all the way like you are supposed to.
Doesn't matter. Like Milo said just plug it in all the way. Lol.
I'd expect this guy to have all the ecstasy at a rave.
I like how this channel is turning into more of a channel super fun - tech edition
Looks like they fixed my issues with the Node 202 and I love that case. Fits in a backpack and I take it on trips all the time.
10:18 Woah we get the brick test in case reviews now? This is great keep it up!
Been loving my SSUPD meshlicous but this case is also very awesome to see in the SFF market
The chad full ATX vs the virgin SFF
It's like a SFF PC in terms of thickness but longer/wider. Love it! Compute density can be really high if you use multiple side by side or stacking.
Also you need to mention that lot of people are having issues with riser not working in gen4 mode.
I recently started getting a bit interested in smaller form factor PCs, especially since we started seeing them compete very well thermally.
I really hope to see more one-day-build style case reviews on ShortCircuit!
Always wanted to do a really small form factor build but where i live is so humid through most of the year temps would be higher than id want them but its so tempting to have just a little box thats super powerful
It looks like a worthy successor to the Node 202
8:17 that was so reassuring LUL
its amazing how obvious it is they didnt open the manual once, half the stuff they struggle with and figure out is in the manual with pictures
They finally made a follow up to the NODE 202, my favorite SFF case of all time. I'm so stoked
Doing a SFF build like this, I like semi-modular PSUs. You'll need the 24 pin and EPS cables, the semi mod is a lot more compact in this area.
"But we'll figure that out. Don't you worry." Thats the vibe throughout the whole video, the good LTT jank vibe.
12 pin connector says hello
In 2019 I had a concept of a case very similar to this, a few mm bigger here and there, but it fit ATX power supply, a 3.5" bay and either a 120 AIO and a chonk gpu or a 240 with a smaller gpu. Big gpu back then was 2.5 slot tho
So its like the Node 202 except more expensive. Although I like that it uses screws instead of rivets to hold the frame together. I have a Node 202 with a 3090ti and a 12700k in it currently and its great!
The Node 202 wasn't too different from this although it was much more of a pig to work with. I only changed mine as I wanted a handle so I ended up with the Silverstone ML08. They're both equally impressive for their size, as is the Ridge.
Would love to see thermals and more builds like this!
Love how Adam works for a tech news company, but said f*** it and bent the everlovin’ F out of that ATX 3 cable to make this happen 😅 I applaud you, sir. A nice electrical fire will help with that winter heating bill at LMG 👏😏
It hurts me to watch this man assemble a PC, entertaining, but also actual mental anguish.
Thanks that was a very straight forward and easy to follow video 🤙
I feel that, "Hell ya brother" at 12:39 so hard.
Great case but i had to cut the sata cable after the first connector to make the cables more manageable. 5600X, Tuf 3070 OC, 2x16gb Dominator platinum, ssd&nvme and most importantly 69mm Scythe Big Shuriken 3 😊 under load cpu 52C gpu 63C
I love the aesthetic of these small cases but I just can't give up my full-outline ATX. I want slots.
I am the same. I really love the appearance of small cases but I want a honking desktop.
Sliger has a SFF case with a bifurcated 16x riser for two slot PCIE configs.
@@lukelayton1028 I'm one of those weirdos that still insists on an optical drive, 3.5" hard drives, etc., in my desktops. I even have a PCIe sound card. At least I finally gave up on PS/2 ports and a floppy drive in my most recent build.
@@RoastBeefSandwichAn optical drive is still very relevant. Apple does not speak for us when they decided to remove optical drives.
I have a mATX in a NR200P, it's a on the bigger size of SFF but it's got room for everything. Might wanna give than one a try if you need more than 1 slot.
this would be a pretty solid little HTPC case.
Watching you build a pc is like watching a horse peel an egg...
LMAO
Deshroud the GPU and keep the good large case fans, will probably run cooler than in huge case where the GPU is left with stock fans.
We need to see benchmarks of the 4090 in this
That plastic brick that he couldn’t identify in the beginning is an antenna retention bracket. It holds the antenna cables so they don’t get damaged by crimping directly at the plugs.
"I live in expensive city, so I bought a computing form factor that typically increases my costs."
Yup, makes sense. 😛
I remember having the EVGA Hadron Hydro case and really liked it.
Could you not have put a 140 slim fan on the cpu cooler?
Also, if it has direct air access, then you should allways
have it blowing cold air onto the cooler and not hot air
out of the case. The GPU has at least partial pass through
so it should have a good enough life with air holes on
both of the case sides and pulling air staight through.
Reminds me of my old dear Fractal Node 202, absolutely loved that case, but it could not cool well at all
I used to have cooling issues the Node 202 but as soon as I put a founders edition card with the blower cooler design, it's totally fine and super quiet.
And again I like to point out a PIO motherboard would fit a 4 slot GPU in a case that size no Riser.
PIO makes so much sense, wish they would release an adapter plate to fit any case with an open expansion slot area, then the GPU backplate would be in the old motherboard IO area. Makes way more sense and saves so much more room than "connectors in the back". Also you could use a PIO motherboard with 2-4 slots in the usual area and they would be completely out of the way of the graphics card.
What a great job you did Trevor. Are you the main short circuit guy now?
Biggest tech tip of the year. No such thing as a half slot, it either has space or doesnt, you cant cut a slot in half.
really cool case
So this is the successor to the Node 202. I am quite impressed. I might need to invest in one of these for my future HTPC for retro console emulation that I want to build for my living room.
I cant believe the SSUPD Meshlicious still hasn’t been used on this channel
Great build
that would make an awesome HTPC case. i might be looking into it
Yep that's why I went with the Cooler Master TD300 Mesh Black and WOW what a difference in cooling performance vs a crappy stock ibuypower case. :)
You kidding me? No testing? No thermal results? What is this? LinusBuildTips?
I love it! Want one with a 'Ryzen 9 7900' and a '7900 XTX' or '4090'! NICE!
Although I do like small pc cases, I just got the MeshroomS for my Gaming OC 4090 and 280mm water cooler.
My criteria for small pc is to be able to travel with it as airplane carryon and in backpack.
I really dont think a full size pc case takes up that much more room in an apartment 😃
PS, hoping to use my old extra 1200w ATX PSU as well 😄 admittedly , this case may be perfect as well because It's a hassle to fly with water cooled ....
can you take a watercooled PC? I dont know if I'd want to.
@@profosist I've heard they make you drain the water. I've also heard that if you check it in before hand they can let it thru. It's actually a legitimate concern if the air pressure difference will make things spring a leak. But their concern is dangerous fluids disguised to be something else.
I've told myself that I could be bothered to slap on a air cooler and reinstall the water cooler when I get to destination.
Thank you Adam, it's either a 3 or 4, there's no in between, I hate when people say half a slot, if it's half a slot, I can't use that slot can I!
Media backups go on your nas, not your workstation. - also you can buy 16tb u.2 drives that mount nicely in those 2.5" drive sleds and plug into m.2 slots via easy to use adapters.
I would have loved to see some temps from this build! Nothing synthetic, just pure heavy gaming!
The classic tower shape is just as barfar as close to becoming an actual cyborg as ill ever get so i go with that.
Nice build! Where's the benchmark and thermals though? O.o
So fitting a 4090 in a ridge? Nice, but what about a liquid cooled loop?
I LOVE the fractal node slim series
I get that some people just like them, but seriously, it's a very niche use case to actually NEED a SFF case. No one's gaming room is so small that a small mid-tower won't fit.
I went through the SFF obsession, & when stuff wasn't cooled well enough & changing any parts was a major hassle, I finally realised that there is a better way: mid-tower.
The Verge build has become the new standard I see
You can see they're a tried gamer by that posture
I absolutely love cases like this! I been weighing my options of whether to buy or build and I'm still on the fence over it but this is tempting. I've always wanted a pc in something like this 👀 can I just get someone to build me one with this case instead?
The real crime is not turning the thing on and doing a quick temperature test. Come on, guys, such an awesome build
I just moved my PC into a new Fractal Meshify C and I can definitely attest to their quality, absolutely love the case.
I've been looking for a successor to the Silverstone RVZ02B and this might actually be it.
Oh that is tight. Like that one Avengers gif
Nice case, nice presenting, nice video