New Fractal Design Case - North - With Walnut or Oak Front

[FreeKnight]

North

North reimagines the gaming PC, introducing natural materials and bespoke details to make gaming a stylish addition to your living space. Leveraging design to give you a better experience, its airflow functionality and intuitive layout make building and gaming both smooth and enjoyable.

www.fractal-design.com

I actually quite like the look of the wood bars on the front. Will probably just build my own case out of wood at some point, but this is pretty sharp looking.

 

[Marzipan]

the Ridge is a nice looking case, but this has horrible 70's vibes. blech!

 

[SugarJ]

I like it. This is meant for a living/media room use case I think. White mesh side with walnut trim would be my preference.

 

[crazyea]

Hardware Canucks just posted a review this morning.

 

[moocow]

Hmm I wonder if the mesh side panel would mean a lost of air pressure inside and then impact cooling.

 

[FreeKnight]

the Ridge is a nice looking case, but this has horrible 70's vibes. blech!

I feel you're misremembering what 70s appliances looked like haha;


I really like the brass accents on the black model. A nice change from typical steel/chrome ports.

 

[Marzipan]

I feel you're misremembering what 70s appliances looked like haha;

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I really like the brass accents on the black model. A nice change from typical steel/chrome ports.

perhaps it was the 60's then...but I didn't say euro-styling. I get big IKEA vibes off that chassis.

 

[FreeKnight]

perhaps it was the 60's then...but I didn't say euro-styling. I get big IKEA vibes off that chassis.

It's definitely going for the 'Scandinavian' aesthetic. That being said Fractal is a Scandinavian company so it's not shock they'd go for one with a minimalist design like this.

 

[Cannon Fodder]

Maybe you just need to read the fine print on the Fractal site - there's GOTTA be somethin' there about a collaboration with Ikea!

 

[FreeKnight]

Maybe you just need to read the fine print on the Fractal site - there's GOTTA be somethin' there about a collaboration with Ikea!

I'll believe it when they start shipping cases in flatpack boxes to be assembled by the customer