Can we get "bored" Sarah in the background of all of Colton's videos from here on out. It brings a whole nother level of realism to the his reviews that are reminiscent of when I try to discuss new chairs and desks with my wife 😂
I think people under appreciate how nice it is when a company puts in effort into their assembly steps and makes the assembly photos as clear and simple as possible. It's the small details that matter after all.
Bought a North XL for my new PC and its the best case Ive ever worked on. I lost one of the thumb screws and emailed them asking if I could just have one replacement screw. They responded in like 90 minutes. They ended up sending me TWELVE thumb screws, a sticker, and a nice note thanking me as a customer. They won me over for life that day. If I was rich Id buy one of those Mood cases when available just to build another PC in it. Its really beautiful. Reminds me of a skyscraper/tall building or something. Love it!
Yeah, I'm considering getting a new set of headphones, even though mine aren't that old, just because of the feature improvements over the last few years!
IKR?! Loks good, probably sounds good, detachable ear pads, charging stand, *PHYSICAL GOT DANN BUTTONS*, I already have good sony headphones but these are animmediate buy when they drop. As is the Mood case for my eventual Strix Halo build for that 4070 tier APU performance in my livingroom for game nights.
Love me some Fractal. Quality, beautiful products! LOL on the edit that used Sarah's hands for the chair adjustments that made it seem like they were Colton's hands. At first I was like "thats an odd Opal ring for Colton to be wearing."
That mood one has a shape that could be really useful. Hot air rises so in theory you're shooting hot air out the top and intake fans on the bottom mean that you're always getting colder air. Unlike horizontal airflow patterns where you can kinda have the hot air exhaust bouncing of the wall that the PC is inevitably against. And gosh damn those headphones are so well thought out and looks great to the point where even
7:55 FINALLY someone mentions it! The other reviews so far just say the official 2 slot compatibility, but totally looks like it can fit 2.5 at least. Can't wait to see a build review to know exactly what can be squeezed into this beautiful case
I always refuse to be a brand simp in general but I absolutely adore Fractal. They're such a unique company with their mature designs and creative approaches, and none of the prices are out to lunch. I loved how the North looks like it would cost $400 but it's only $140. I'm still running my build in a Define C and it only cost me $100. The headset looks so nice and the charging dock is the cherry on top. If you guys rate it well I might finally upgrade. I hope at some point they start doing mice and keyboards.
I really love Fractal cases. I have a Define 7 compact and I love how accessible everything is. I've got a 240mm AIO, and a XFX Merc 7900XTX, which is a monster GPU. And it fits. :D
Era is by far the best looking small case on the market. So glad they have inproved the ventilation. Love fractal, they seem to be the only large case manufacturer that actually develops cases that i think look nice.
The headphones have the same design as the steelseries so there is a high likely hood they will crack and fail right where the single connection from the band to the cup is. Would need to know if its metal for the cup or not cause if its plastic it will fail for sure.
I don't understand the love for pcie risers in split cases. Mounting the video card directly into the motherboard ensures compatibility, and gives CPU coolers plenty of height while still keeping it basically a cube/rectangle shape
Fabric-clad cases are interesting, and I'm curious to see GN's testing of airflow with them. That fabric is going to be a headache to care for, though. Vacuums will likely be too strong and will just pull at the fabric and likely stretch it over time, especially with lack of backing adhesion. Washing would require distilled water to avoid mineral buildup, cold hand wash with air dry. And to my knowledge these airflow-friendly fabrics don't take well to wiping, especially when there's no backer. Canned air from the backside will likely be the common solution, as you have pressure to blow out anything stuck to the frontside, but then you're not exactly getting rid of the dust and instead displacing it within the air. Honestly, it'd just be better if the air was flowing out of the case through the fabric, rather than using the fabric as a filter, this would keep it cleaner and would allow for traditional filters to be used. I also wish that vertical itx case was just a bit larger. No official third PCIe slot and lack of proper AIO support? Come on now, just bump up the dimensions a bit to allow for this, it wouldn't increase the footprint by that much, and this would've been done in the pre-tooling phase of design. Someone definitely failed compatibility checks while drafting this case, shame that engineer for not considering marginal changes allowing for a better case.
"feels premium for a not so premium price" *retails for over $800 and $500 respectively* I hate that this is the state we are in. I've needed a new chair for years now, but they are all so freaking expensive
Really nice product from fractal, that chair with that adjust lumba on back of the chair is awesome design :D and they look good too, i love my fracta meshify case :D
Out of all of those small foot print cases, I think FT03 mini is still the best designed one. I mean it does not require any riser, has room for a decent gpu, has all the rear ports at the top and.... well it still has an optical drive and they managed to make it look good. This makes this excellent for HTPC / Emulation station and very useful if you just have a large collection of games or data on physical discs. And I get it - you can connect external optical drive if you really need one, but it kinda feels bad that nowadays they don't even give us option in those sff vertical cases.
Looks great but having once built a mini itx I will never go down this way again. Building it is a pita, maintenance is a bigger pita, so much so that I'll do anything to avoid it. Only large tower cases for me, convenience is everything
Headphones are amazing. I was looking at Astro A50X for a long time because I really want headphones with dock station, but considering logitech don’t want to make affordable version of them I’ll just buy these.
What do you mean simultaneously ? From their website : It also offers audio connectivity through a low-latency dongle or multi-device Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity
Damn fractal is killing it! The headphones look amazing!! If they are comfortable with a good mic and good audio then they have a winner. Also that chair looks so good! Im torn cause i have steelcase, but if i didnt have it i would instantly buy that. I still think the fractal torrent for gaming and define 7xl for home server are still the best cases.
My last 2 cases have been Fractal, and my Wife's is too. I like their cases, but I dont see my next one being a Fractal. I havent really been a fan of their newer designs. Idk what my next case will be. I've got the King 95 in my PCPartPicker list, but I liked what I saw from LianLi on the LTT video the other day too. And I'm still a year or two from building so plenty of time for other cases to catch my interest and my needs and tastes to change (i swap between flashy and minimalist often haha)
Can we get "bored" Sarah in the background of all of Colton's videos from here on out. It brings a whole nother level of realism to the his reviews that are reminiscent of when I try to discuss new chairs and desks with my wife 😂
Sarah needs to be on camera a lot more, she's great! Her $5k upgrade is still one of my favourite videos from LTT.
@@ChristopherHallett That really is a great video.
I hadn't got to that part of the video yet and I was like "are you commenting on the wrong video?" 😆
I agree more Sarah!
Fractal is just knocking it out of the park
yes, for $199.99
I think people under appreciate how nice it is when a company puts in effort into their assembly steps and makes the assembly photos as clear and simple as possible. It's the small details that matter after all.
Shocked Sarah didn’t look up at 19:25
get them headphones in the LAB ASAP
Company listens to feedback?!!!?!
Amazing.
They couldnt do the bare minimum until people complained, lazy company
Why improve when everything's fine ? Logic says companies would improve if people are really starting to complain @Dragoon710
Bought a North XL for my new PC and its the best case Ive ever worked on. I lost one of the thumb screws and emailed them asking if I could just have one replacement screw. They responded in like 90 minutes. They ended up sending me TWELVE thumb screws, a sticker, and a nice note thanking me as a customer. They won me over for life that day.
If I was rich Id buy one of those Mood cases when available just to build another PC in it. Its really beautiful. Reminds me of a skyscraper/tall building or something. Love it!
Fractal is the gaming brand for grown ups
17:45 - Love the nail varnish your rocking there 🤣🤣 That threw me off until I realised.... LOL
Yassified Colton
... and no listed credit for that cameo hand model.
@@ABRouleauvilleyou just wanna be a creep
@@BahhBahhBrownSheep yeah real "you have nice feet milady" vibes
Super excited about these headphones
Wireless charging dock: check
Not shitty gamery look: check
Folding mic: check
Amazing
Easily removable mic too
3.5mm jack: big ol pass
steelseries nova pro wireless
Yeah, I'm considering getting a new set of headphones, even though mine aren't that old, just because of the feature improvements over the last few years!
@@fattymacd69 lack of I hope? we need to normalise wires on headsets again
17:51 Colton, I don’t want to be weird or anything but, from one dude to another, you’ve got some mighty pretty hands in the closeup of the controls.
I don't think those were Colton's hands, probably Sarah did the B-roll (she was in the background of the video during the chair showcase).
1:29 ty edditor for the free clips
What?! Not a single mention of the tiny Raz Pi North case? That was the best feature in that room.
I really want them to release this!
they covered it in a different video
That headset looks GREAT. Basically everything I’d want in a headset.
IKR?! Loks good, probably sounds good, detachable ear pads, charging stand, *PHYSICAL GOT DANN BUTTONS*, I already have good sony headphones but these are animmediate buy when they drop. As is the Mood case for my eventual Strix Halo build for that 4070 tier APU performance in my livingroom for game nights.
Only lacks ANC :c
that's a pretty cool looking case. giving me mini 90s computer/Xbox 360 vibes
1:20 da ba dee da ba di?
15:49 suss fingers
way too much finger screen time lol
18:36
Cottons got some nice nails 😅
The vertical one could make an interesting NAS if it were to have more slots for HDD
You will get at least 3HDD in the GPU compartment.
I wish i see Colton in more videos
Wow those headphones look amazing. I wish they would make a wireless one with ANC
It's wireless, bluetooth + 2.4 GHz
the traveler shall never forget their towel and their ltt screwdriver -- paraphrasing HHGTG
Love me some Fractal. Quality, beautiful products! LOL on the edit that used Sarah's hands for the chair adjustments that made it seem like they were Colton's hands. At first I was like "thats an odd Opal ring for Colton to be wearing."
10:32 there was a fly on the chair which is funny to me for no reason
17:40
"You can't really feel it when your watching the video" - Colton
Im so hyped by the headset ! Soon keyboard and mouse ?? Would be epic
That mood one has a shape that could be really useful. Hot air rises so in theory you're shooting hot air out the top and intake fans on the bottom mean that you're always getting colder air. Unlike horizontal airflow patterns where you can kinda have the hot air exhaust bouncing of the wall that the PC is inevitably against.
And gosh damn those headphones are so well thought out and looks great to the point where even
I love that the auto-captions capitalized Big Ass Fan at 9:03 bc they’re doing that for brand names now lol
7:55 FINALLY someone mentions it! The other reviews so far just say the official 2 slot compatibility, but totally looks like it can fit 2.5 at least. Can't wait to see a build review to know exactly what can be squeezed into this beautiful case
Yeah! I wish they would release the all the inside measurements so you could plan your build out beforehand
one of the editors arent setting the exposure or white levels correctly, theres a slight blip at 2:46 i think this happened last video too
Craptal, still remember my z690 and aio pump not fitting in their meshify case cause the cutout wasnt big enough
I always refuse to be a brand simp in general but I absolutely adore Fractal. They're such a unique company with their mature designs and creative approaches, and none of the prices are out to lunch. I loved how the North looks like it would cost $400 but it's only $140. I'm still running my build in a Define C and it only cost me $100.
The headset looks so nice and the charging dock is the cherry on top. If you guys rate it well I might finally upgrade. I hope at some point they start doing mice and keyboards.
Colton showing up at the end for the chair cracked me up.
He's gotta justify going to Taiwan with the rest of the team somehow, or else he might get fired!
I really love Fractal cases. I have a Define 7 compact and I love how accessible everything is. I've got a 240mm AIO, and a XFX Merc 7900XTX, which is a monster GPU. And it fits. :D
it would make the case probably a bit more expensive but having woodpanels on the side iso just drilled holes would make them exquisite.
Those headphones seem dope, definitely interested, those cases not so much
Era is by far the best looking small case on the market. So glad they have inproved the ventilation. Love fractal, they seem to be the only large case manufacturer that actually develops cases that i think look nice.
Damnn all the products look so nice and well thought out this year.
Nice! I want that beige to build a p4 windows 98 machine. its just missing a couple of 5.25" drive bays.
As nice as the Era 2 is I am more interested in the chair. I need an upgrade and an Embody or Fern is just too much for me to spend on one.
Fractal the GOATS 🐐
my dream fractal node 804 with front walnut like the fractal north has but made in the cube shape.
The headphones have the same design as the steelseries so there is a high likely hood they will crack and fail right where the single connection from the band to the cup is. Would need to know if its metal for the cup or not cause if its plastic it will fail for sure.
Where's the PIA link?
I don't understand the love for pcie risers in split cases. Mounting the video card directly into the motherboard ensures compatibility, and gives CPU coolers plenty of height while still keeping it basically a cube/rectangle shape
really liked that scape headphones but apparently its not available on Philippines
It's okay if you're stoooopid, we're mostly stoooopid too ❤
At 11:00 I said "Those look 200$ headphones" and I was right!
Fabric-clad cases are interesting, and I'm curious to see GN's testing of airflow with them. That fabric is going to be a headache to care for, though. Vacuums will likely be too strong and will just pull at the fabric and likely stretch it over time, especially with lack of backing adhesion. Washing would require distilled water to avoid mineral buildup, cold hand wash with air dry. And to my knowledge these airflow-friendly fabrics don't take well to wiping, especially when there's no backer. Canned air from the backside will likely be the common solution, as you have pressure to blow out anything stuck to the frontside, but then you're not exactly getting rid of the dust and instead displacing it within the air. Honestly, it'd just be better if the air was flowing out of the case through the fabric, rather than using the fabric as a filter, this would keep it cleaner and would allow for traditional filters to be used.
I also wish that vertical itx case was just a bit larger. No official third PCIe slot and lack of proper AIO support? Come on now, just bump up the dimensions a bit to allow for this, it wouldn't increase the footprint by that much, and this would've been done in the pre-tooling phase of design. Someone definitely failed compatibility checks while drafting this case, shame that engineer for not considering marginal changes allowing for a better case.
That "Mood" tower looks like what I thought my NZXT h1 v1 should be like. Thought about a top exhaust, but ofc I can't without cutting the metal.
Looking for something with room for a 4 slot GPU. Also, I'm going to avoid anything with a riser atm until I see how it performs with a 5090.
"feels premium for a not so premium price"
*retails for over $800 and $500 respectively*
I hate that this is the state we are in. I've needed a new chair for years now, but they are all so freaking expensive
Really nice product from fractal, that chair with that adjust lumba on back of the chair is awesome design :D and they look good too, i love my fracta meshify case :D
Those headphones look like a great solution for me tbh
Out of all of those small foot print cases, I think FT03 mini is still the best designed one. I mean it does not require any riser, has room for a decent gpu, has all the rear ports at the top and.... well it still has an optical drive and they managed to make it look good. This makes this excellent for HTPC / Emulation station and very useful if you just have a large collection of games or data on physical discs. And I get it - you can connect external optical drive if you really need one, but it kinda feels bad that nowadays they don't even give us option in those sff vertical cases.
Actually interested in that chair and those headphones.
Looks great but having once built a mini itx I will never go down this way again. Building it is a pita, maintenance is a bigger pita, so much so that I'll do anything to avoid it. Only large tower cases for me, convenience is everything
Thankyou Fractal for recognising gamers dont all want a tonne of rgb and actually like fine design!
You didn’t show the cute mini-North. That was the coolest thing this year!!!
cameraman is knocking it out in the chair part
That case is almost exactly what i want. Is there a big version?
the headphones look nice. hope they will come in a dark colour too
fractal made airpod maxes 🙌🏼
Headphones are amazing. I was looking at Astro A50X for a long time because I really want headphones with dock station, but considering logitech don’t want to make affordable version of them I’ll just buy these.
Headphones got it (almost) all!! If only they made the bluetooth simultaneously...
What do you mean simultaneously ? From their website : It also offers audio connectivity through a low-latency dongle or multi-device Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity
Damn fractal is killing it!
The headphones look amazing!! If they are comfortable with a good mic and good audio then they have a winner.
Also that chair looks so good! Im torn cause i have steelcase, but if i didnt have it i would instantly buy that.
I still think the fractal torrent for gaming and define 7xl for home server are still the best cases.
A bigger Formd T1 with the Fractal badge? :D
My last 2 cases have been Fractal, and my Wife's is too. I like their cases, but I dont see my next one being a Fractal. I havent really been a fan of their newer designs. Idk what my next case will be. I've got the King 95 in my PCPartPicker list, but I liked what I saw from LianLi on the LTT video the other day too. And I'm still a year or two from building so plenty of time for other cases to catch my interest and my needs and tastes to change (i swap between flashy and minimalist often haha)
Just discovered the 216 Pure White Edition and if the Fractal North wasn't around that'd be the one I'd buy
I love the style, it looks really nice
I'm still more compelled by Fractal Torren case(s) before all others.
Yes a proper chair headrest that doesnt force and push your head forward too much.
Wasn't expecting a chair or headphones, much less ones that look that clean!
You don't see enough cases which aren't black, white, or silver. The blue is great
Love the form factor of the “Mood”, HATE the fabric panel.
10:40 there is a fly on the chair shoulder
7:20 egg
Havent built PC in ages but these cases are fire!
No 4090 for the mood? That's a bummer.
God damn, the webapp thing is one reason I might buy the Scape
I know it said BYE in the end but after watching a 20 min ad my brain read it as BUY!
Tbh, the chair is what I'm most interested in. XD
We just call you North North Dakota.
My R5 Define is a hotbox as well I just keep the side panel open
You forgot to mention Sarah in the credits...
199 usd or Canadian? Edit: never mind I saw the little tag with USD on it
Those headphones look great. Maybe I'll get something that isn't another set of A50s next time i buy a headset lol
What is the maximum height and weight for the refine chair?
Aaaaaaand now I wanna build an ITX machine...even more than I did before...lol
Love how it opens like the Mac Pro lol
10:40 fly
Nope, I will definitely spill something on this case from above.
All my cases are Fractals. They are my EVGA of cases until they pull out the biz.
What about the v2 of Terra?! I want that to be cooler and less noisy.
It's nice but $199 is a lot for a small case like that wood panels or not.
Not a single comment about the Pi North case? C'mon. The best thing out of Computex and you ignore it?
Cause it's not an actual project, just a 1 off piece
Best according to who?? Random from internet?
@@deadzio According to the RPI community, of course.
pretty sure they reviewed the North case early on at the event.
they simply didn't go over that case again in this vid.
those headphones are probaby manufactured by skullcandy, i def have a model that close to that
Fractal, Please Release the Raspberry Pi Case
Jake: I'm kinda a blue guy
Me: Da ba dee?
AHHHHHHHH WHY DID I JUST BUT A NEW CHAIR I WANT THAT ONE TO MATCH MY MESHY C 😭😭😭😭
I can't decide if I like the wide xbox 360s or the thicc sonos speaker case
Those headphones looks awesoke