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well what do you know and you fractal design case oh man we finally get something with tempered glass so I've been looking around for a compact ATX enclosure that has tempered glass and it was air flow focused and I think the mesh if I see is the perfect sort of candidate especially since I'm trying to go with the all my storage on the exterior so be using this thing along with that for my main workstation rising PC let's get started invest in storage that makes a difference choose toshiba rd 400 and vm e SSDs that are incredibly fast and reliable backed by advanced warranty programs so you can focus on what matters Rd 400 check it out from the description below all right so the metruff is a slightly modded defined see nothing on the interior has changed only some stuff on the exterior but I'm extremely happy with the price markup for that tempered glass Edition which is not enormous you're paying only $89 for the massif IC which is only a 5 euro premium over the windowed version of the defined C so this is fractals response to many current case trends including edge to edge tinted tempered glass panels with the standard 4 thumb screw mount and not your typical front panel that is no longer brushed plastic that's fractal is known for but instead it's pretty much fully open for airflow purposes and I like the subtle design choices that they've added like a tasteful aluminum fractal logo without which the front will appear to blend and I do like the angular protrusions on the front mesh that are not extreme and there are only visible at an angle what I don't like though are the glossy plastic bits surrounding the new front mesh and I initially thought the only way to remove the front dusters to pop it out from the frame that has the i/o attached to it so it's not exactly user friendly but the removal of this front mesh is actually pretty unique there is enough space for your fingers to get underneath the front panel and push onto the dust filter and it simply pops out like that so you can clean it nice I do like the blackout USB 3 ports at the top still waiting for that type C port from Prattville toe and now they have a reposition the power LED that's hidden on the front panel the magnetic top dust filter is good to eliminate percolating dust and properly offset mounting points are here for dual 140 or 120mm fans now one of the main reasons I like this range so much is the size it looks kind of like a micro ATX enclosure next to my evolve ATX but since I'm on the air cooling my CPU this reduced length of the chassis is actually more beneficial especially since you can populate 3 120mm fans in the front or dual 140 millimeter on the interior two fans are included the power supply shroud is fully enclosed the motherboard area is depressed inside with these angular rubber grommets that allow clean your cable exit and for water cooling you can do a 360 rad at the front as long as you move back the drive cage and a short power supply and you can also do a 280 or a 214 on the radiator in the front without removing the drive cage at all and for the top you can fit up to a 2 a team in Radiator and I had to move the rear fan down a little bit for it to fit for additional storage 3 as these can be installed on this bracket at the back and I really love this channel for cables on the front and I appreciate the captive thumb screws for the solid side panel so now the basics are out of the way let's put my rising system out of here and dig here alright so the assembly went flawless I opportun love the minimal style of the case it's much smaller than my previous one and therefore allows me to actually house that external drive enclosure right beside it without interfering with much of my setup but I am having some issues with the drive enclosure so I'll have to troubleshoot that on why this is happening some drivers are disconnecting and some drivers not being recognized so yeah and that's for the case in total I get five fans two for intake two for the CPU tower and one for exhaust to keep air flow in the scores on ttle direction I have five PCI slots occupied and cable management for the interior is really fantastic and behind the motherboard the double loop velcro straps really save the day to clean up cables fast you don't have to spend hours on it really ten minutes and that's all you need and everything is flat for the case so the side panel closes without any force I do love the tinted tempered glass that has no color cast which is awesome it's pure black with good reflections and lighting shining through and overall I'm very happy with the system transition and the case down sized happy to report fractal design is back in the game with this damn good case say goodbye to cables it's time to enjoy wireless audio well the course they avoid RGB gaming headset with the light and comfortable frame low profile mic on headset volume control and mic mute plus dual size illumination check out the void RGB by Corsair the perfect way to hear your game and we always gotta finish it with the and we going to fish they would spread because the mesh if I see is Fredd worthy make sure to subscribe and check out these other viral videos thanks so much for watching let me know what you think of this enclosure in this whole transition stay tuned for my concluding thoughts on this drive enclosure and soon as I finish troubleshooting it and we'll see you next video