Fractal North XL Case Review & Benchmarks: Wood Panels & Mesh

Fractal North XL Case Review & Benchmarks: Wood Panels & Mesh Leave a comment

The unique North is one of the last cases we reviewed, all the way in which again in February of 2023. It is a small, open-fronted mid tower within the fashion of the outdated Meshify C, or the newer Meshify 2 Compact. Following these naming conventions, the North ought to have been the North Compact, as a result of the brand new North XL is near a very regular dimension. It has nearly precisely the identical dimensions as Phanteks’ older G500A: massive, however not further massive. The Meshify 2 XL, for instance, is far greater than the North XL by quantity. Fractal already needed to give you Nano for its sub-Compact dimension, so if there’s ever a fair bigger SKU, it’s going to must be named the Giga North.

At $180 for all SKUs, the North XL is priced between Fractal’s personal Torrent and Torrent Compact, and on par with the HYTE Y60 and Corsair 5000D Airflow (the non-RGB variant). Out of these, Corsair’s design is the closest to the North XL; we liked the 5000D Airflow, nevertheless it’s getting old, and the value is being propped up by three years’ price of optimistic consumer critiques. As for brand new circumstances, $180 is simply above the Montech King 95 Pro (relying on the King 95’s shade). We’ll examine thermal efficiency later on this evaluation.

Fractal Design North XL Specs (versus unique North)

North XL – Mesh North – Mesh North XL – TG North – TG
Devoted 3.5″ mounts 0 0 0 0
Devoted 2.5″ mounts 2 2 2 2
Mixed 3.5/2.5″ drive mounts 2 (2 included) 3 (2 included) 2 (2 included) 3 (2 included)
Motherboard compatibility E-ATX (330mm)/ATX/mATX/Mini-ITX ATX/mATX/Mini-ITX E-ATX (330mm)/ATX/mATX/Mini-ITX ATX/mATX/Mini-ITX
Complete fan mounts 9x120mm or 8x140mm 8x120mm or 6x140mm 7x120mm or 6x140mm 6x120mm or 4x140mm
Entrance fan 3×120, 3x140mm(3x Facet 140mm PWM Included) 3×120, 2x140mm(2x Facet 140mm PWM Included) 3×120, 3x140mm(3x Facet 140mm PWM Included) 3×120, 2x140mm(2x Facet 140mm PWM Included)
High fan 3×120, 2×140 or 2x180mm 2×120/140mm 3×120, 2×140 or 2x180mm 2×120/140mm
Rear fan 1×120/140mm 1x120mm 1×120/140mm 1x120mm
Mud filters Entrance, PSU Entrance, PSU Entrance, PSU Entrance, PSU
Entrance radiator As much as 420/360mm As much as 360mm As much as 420/360mm As much as 360mm
High radiator As much as 280/360mm As much as 240mm As much as 280/360mm As much as 240mm
Rear radiator 1×120/140mm* 1x120mm* 1×120/140mm 1x120mm
PSU max size 1 HDD Tray: 290mm max2 HDD Tray: 175mm max 1 HDD Tray: 255mm max2 HDD Tray: 155mm max 1 HDD Tray: 290mm max2 HDD Tray: 175mm max 1 HDD Tray: 255mm max2 HDD Tray: 155mm max
GPU max size 413mm with entrance fan mounted/380mm with 420/360mm entrance mounted radiator 355mm with entrance fan mounted/300mm with 360mm entrance mounted radiator 413mm with entrance fan mounted/380mm with 420/360mm entrance mounted radiator 355mm with entrance fan mounted/300mm with 360mm entrance mounted radiator
CPU cooler max top 155mm with Fan Bracket/185mm w.o 145mm with Fan Bracket/170mm w.o 185mm 170mm
Cable routing area 29mm 30mm** 29mm 30mm**
Cable routing grommets Sure Sure Sure Sure
Mounted cable straps Sure Sure Sure Sure
Captive thumbscrews HDD brackets, SSD bracket, Facet Panels, Fan Bracket, PSU Bracket HDD brackets, SSD bracket, Facet Panels, Fan Bracket, PSU Bracket HDD brackets, SSD bracket, Facet Panels, PSU Bracket HDD brackets, SSD bracket, Facet Panels, PSU Bracket
Left facet panel Mesh Mesh Tempered Glass, 3mm Tempered Glass, 3mm
Proper facet panel Metal Metal Metal Metal
Case dimensions (LxWxH) 503x240x509mm (36% improve) 447x215x469mm 503x240x509mm (36% improve) 447x215x469mm
Case dimensions w/o toes/protrusions/screws 490x240x490mm 433.5x215x450mm 490x240x490mm 433.5x215x450mm
Web weight 9.7kg 7.6kg 9.5kg 7.7kg
Bundle dimensions (LxWxH) 604x355x608mm 565x326x553mm 604x355x608mm 565x326x553mm
Gross weight 11.9kg 9.55kg 11.7kg 9.3kg
*In the event you’re utilizing a rear radiator the fan bracket can solely be slotted into the underside place
**Most cable routing depth

Specs copied from producer supplies, please learn evaluation for our personal measurements and opinions

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