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.
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!
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!
I wish Fractal had updated the fan bracket on the North and North XL to be removable or have more models since the 140mm fans create a huge turbolence resulting in a lot of noise.
I replaced them for Arctic P12 PWM PST fans and use one of the Aspect 14 PWM as exhaust at the top at lowest speed possible via Fan Control. I believe the wooden strips at the front panel is causing the noise. Same issue with the Fractal Terra side panels.
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.
I'd honestly love something like the Scape but that's open back, has ATH-M50xSTS mic quality, and planar magnetic drivers (and an on device EQ to enable or disable the extra bass common for gaming headsets)
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."
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
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
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
Love fractal. I have the meshify and it works great with a 3090 etc and doesn’t overheat for me (even in a hot environment). This video is great for daydreaming about my next build! :) I think fractal make “pretty casss for designers” but they also make just solid good cases. As a non-designer nerd I like the plainer ones :)
I wish i could try one of the chairs. I hate my herman miller and these LOOK very comfortable plus i LOVE my Fractal North. Its my new favorite case dethrowning the Super Lan Boy i used to have.
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 Scape headphones looks really good, unfortunately they don't have a headphone jack for wired use, and that's a big no no for me. Even with a "Low latency" USB Dongle you should still have the choice to go wired. I also wonder how the audio quality / accuracy would compare to my current headphones the Jabra Elite 85h.
the Era2 is beautiful in much the same way as my fractal North in white w/ glass but i see a problem; there is a cross-piece below the 'rear panel' I/O that means you cant remove or install the cover with ANY cables connected.
I love that Fractal is holding on to making cases with solid side panels, but it broke my heart to find out the Meshify 2 Compact with a side panel was discontinued when I finally decided on it. Hope they make a Meshify 3 Compact soon.
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.
10/10 Fractal, my god. Continuing the killer wood/metal aesthetic. The headphones don't have earpad pleather, so it won't flake after half a year of use. Chairs with solid looking casters and chair base.
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
The highlight was definitely the headphones. I’m pretty seriously considering getting them and swapping out of my Sennheisers. I love Sennheiser, but I need some new ones.
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)
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
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.
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.
Great job guys, on what could have been a boring and forgetable video. Fun to watch and engaging. Jake delivered but, more Colton and more Luke please!
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 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.
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!
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
Shocked Sarah didn’t look up at 19:25
Fractal is just knocking it out of the park
yes, for $199.99
The only downside of Fractal Design... Is the lack of actual fractals on their design
Vents within vents... within vents...
They used to have the fractal mesh case that had some 3d mesh geometry I always thought that’s why they were called fractal
@@silentcoyotecreationsthe meshify? I love that thing.
You are technically correct... which is the best kind of correct.
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.
get them headphones in the LAB ASAP
Fractal is the gaming brand for grown ups
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
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!
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
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).
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
1:29 ty edditor for the free clips
I wish Fractal had updated the fan bracket on the North and North XL to be removable or have more models since the 140mm fans create a huge turbolence resulting in a lot of noise.
I replaced them for Arctic P12 PWM PST fans and use one of the Aspect 14 PWM as exhaust at the top at lowest speed possible via Fan Control. I believe the wooden strips at the front panel is causing the noise. Same issue with the Fractal Terra side panels.
My fractal north is pretty damn quiet. But I have the mesh case so I can keep the fans speeds rather low.
Try using a 2mm spacer between the fan and the panel.
I like the Mood. It's like a "fancier" version of the NZXT H1.
With that fan on top, it should be even more functional.
It's massive and they are steering people away from >2 slot cards. I don't get it.
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
sarah looks so bored
Well, Colton was talking so that's totally understandable..... 😀
Someone should fire that guy
Mmmmm, Sarah😍
@@J-Peterson777 who colton? 😁
@@threadripper979 oof.
that's a pretty cool looking case. giving me mini 90s computer/Xbox 360 vibes
15:49 suss fingers
way too much finger screen time lol
18:36
Cottons got some nice nails 😅
the traveler shall never forget their towel and their ltt screwdriver -- paraphrasing HHGTG
The best After Linus!!! We ❤ Jake….
I like that jake doesn’t fake being excited - Linus is awesome but lately he seems to be faking it. Maybe it’s just me 😂
I wish Emily hosted more videos again, honestly. When the Retrotink 5x released and she upgraded her retro console setup, that was pretty cool.
The new chairs looks so nice! I'm in the market of a new one but I might have to wait for Fractal's.
I'd honestly love something like the Scape but that's open back, has ATH-M50xSTS mic quality, and planar magnetic drivers (and an on device EQ to enable or disable the extra bass common for gaming headsets)
1:20 da ba dee da ba di?
10:32 there was a fly on the chair which is funny to me for no reason
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."
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
I love that the auto-captions capitalized Big Ass Fan at 9:03 bc they’re doing that for brand names now lol
Wow those headphones look amazing. I wish they would make a wireless one with ANC
For the next revision a model with anc, no rgb and maybe some repairability with spare parts would be an instant buy for me.
It's wireless, bluetooth + 2.4 GHz
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
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
10:41 Fly
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 love the way the fractal chair changes colour. Nice continuity and nails!
I'm excited for those headphones and the ergonomic chair. I look forward to you guys doing a proper review when they are released.
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
17:40
"You can't really feel it when your watching the video" - Colton
Hey Jake, we export a lot of softwood lumber. It is the type of wood used for building houses. 2x4's and the other crap they sell at Home Depot.
it would make the case probably a bit more expensive but having woodpanels on the side iso just drilled holes would make them exquisite.
Colton Chair Tips
Im so hyped by the headset ! Soon keyboard and mouse ?? Would be epic
cameraman is knocking it out in the chair part
Fractal’s cases are always such a joy to build in.
Love fractal. I have the meshify and it works great with a 3090 etc and doesn’t overheat for me (even in a hot environment). This video is great for daydreaming about my next build! :) I think fractal make “pretty casss for designers” but they also make just solid good cases. As a non-designer nerd I like the plainer ones :)
Fractal the GOATS 🐐
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.
I wish i could try one of the chairs. I hate my herman miller and these LOOK very comfortable plus i LOVE my Fractal North. Its my new favorite case dethrowning the Super Lan Boy i used to have.
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.
my dream fractal node 804 with front walnut like the fractal north has but made in the cube shape.
You didn’t show the cute mini-North. That was the coolest thing this year!!!
The Scape headphones looks really good, unfortunately they don't have a headphone jack for wired use, and that's a big no no for me. Even with a "Low latency" USB Dongle you should still have the choice to go wired. I also wonder how the audio quality / accuracy would compare to my current headphones the Jabra Elite 85h.
the Era2 is beautiful in much the same way as my fractal North in white w/ glass but i see a problem; there is a cross-piece below the 'rear panel' I/O that means you cant remove or install the cover with ANY cables connected.
Damnn all the products look so nice and well thought out this year.
6:37 This is the same design than the Xbox Series X!
Craptal, still remember my z690 and aio pump not fitting in their meshify case cause the cutout wasnt big enough
I love that Fractal is holding on to making cases with solid side panels, but it broke my heart to find out the Meshify 2 Compact with a side panel was discontinued when I finally decided on it. Hope they make a Meshify 3 Compact soon.
10:40 there is a fly on the chair shoulder
"Fetch the Comfy Chair!"
Those headphones seem dope, definitely interested, those cases not so much
I know it said BYE in the end but after watching a 20 min ad my brain read it as BUY!
Aaaaaaand now I wanna build an ITX machine...even more than I did before...lol
Newly hired Colton, again.
Yey!
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.
OK, I really want the blue Era!
10/10 Fractal, my god. Continuing the killer wood/metal aesthetic. The headphones don't have earpad pleather, so it won't flake after half a year of use. Chairs with solid looking casters and chair base.
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
The highlight was definitely the headphones. I’m pretty seriously considering getting them and swapping out of my Sennheisers. I love Sennheiser, but I need some new ones.
Nice! I want that beige to build a p4 windows 98 machine. its just missing a couple of 5.25" drive bays.
Fractal is going in an esthetic direction I'm liking.
My R5 Define is a hotbox as well I just keep the side panel open
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.
15:44 what program you are using to check the cpu and gpu temps?
Wasn't expecting a chair or headphones, much less ones that look that clean!
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
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
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.
You know what, that might be my next chair
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
It's okay if you're stoooopid, we're mostly stoooopid too ❤
Those headphones look like a great solution for me tbh
Yes a proper chair headrest that doesnt force and push your head forward too much.
I need that head rest my freaking secret lab head rest falls off 200 times a day 😂
Would love those headphones in black with good ANC
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.
Great job guys, on what could have been a boring and forgetable video. Fun to watch and engaging. Jake delivered but, more Colton and more Luke please!
Jake got fired for forgetting his LLT-Screwdriver...
Love how it opens like the Mac Pro lol
That case is almost exactly what i want. Is there a big version?
Personally a Terra enjoyer, love how Fractal is get creative and innovative with alternative Case layouts and designs
Actually interested in that chair and those headphones.
Dear Fractal, your designs look proming. Please add a tinted tempered glass option for the Era 2
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.
Does anyone know what chair that is?
the headphones look nice. hope they will come in a dark colour too
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.
The curves on the era are really weird to me, with the asymmetry and flaring towards the top.
I love the style, it looks really nice
If there is any company that I am totally comfortable to buy products from, it is Fractal. And Noctua. BTW Colton is one hell of a presenter!