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Extra holes on the bottom of the 3.5-inch drive trays make these compatible with 2.5-inch drives, as well. Under the cover is a mount large enough to fit the builder’s choice of two 120mm or two 140mm fans. Additional slots that look like they could hold fans don’t appear to be spaced for any familiar fan sizes. One other thing I noticed is that Asus’ full-ATX (9.6-inch-deep) motherboard fits a full 1.25 inches behind the inward-angled cable passage holes. This means that those oversize (10.6-through-10.8-inch) enthusiast-class motherboards of the past will fit, even though this case doesn’t carry the Extended ATX (EATX) label.
North reimagines the gaming PC, introducing natural materials and bespoke details to make gaming a stylish addition to the living space. Fusing design and airflow engineering, the case features fine-patterned mesh ventilation and an open front with real walnut or oak panels. The design is complemented by sleek brass or steel details and an integrated tab for easy access to the top of the case. Inside, North offers an intuitive interior layout and generous compatibility. Here’s what the top panel's cover looks like removed. It has no filter, but many people who use its fan mounts may configure those fans as exhausts.While the side panel on the right is an ordinary painted sheet, left panels are available in both tempered-glass and mesh-faced varieties. The mesh part is reinforced as shown.
Discount the front face, and the North is a fairly typical modern PC case whether in its mesh or glass side-panel variants. The other accents are nice, but it's the wood-slat portion that really sets this case apart. Performance is generally on par for what it is, with the exception of the GPU thermal testing we did. But that may be cutting it too fine for a case like this; the aesthetics are the real selling point.
The Verdict: We Say, \"Timmmm...ber!\"
Facing the question of how a case could have both the best voltage regulator and second-worst GPU temperatures in its class, we looked at the North’s factory front-fan placement just above the power-supply tunnel and determined that it should be perfect for GPU cooling. We don’t like unanswered questions, but with one test point showing clearly superior performance and another showing merely acceptable performance, need we torture ourselves further? When it comes to cable management, Fractal’s North chassis is a mixed bag. While it has a lot of tie down locations for cable ties, the case does not have many pass though locations at the top of the chassis, which makes it challenging to route cables for motherboard connected fans and All-in-one CPU liquid coolers. The only cable routing option at the top of this case is at the top right, and it is only large enough for 8-pin CPU power cables and not much else.ÂÂ It’s a mid-tower chassis with around 45 l of volume. The looks are inspiring, with a front panel made of natural materials. We’ll find two 140 mm fans in the bundle (both placed in the front). There are four variants of the chassis:
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