The Fractal Terra Is A GAME CHANGER! 😍

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[SaminUP]

The way this guy handles computer parts and they still work gives me faith that I won’t break anything when building my own PCs 😂

[darrenhutchings]

Wow! I did not expect those results. Just showed the wife this build and for this first time ever, she has given her approval, it matches the plants!!! 😂

[terryd]

Finally a case that the missus might allow in the house

[ZubinSaxena]

The exhaust fan below the PSU is an easy install, the trick is to pull the cables b/w the psu and mb. I have a ziptie pulling up and have a 15mm noctua installed wiithout a grill. Works just fine. It's a must if you have a 4090 like I do. Also, read the manual man! The whole gpu bracket comes out of the case, you don't have to faff around with the screws at an angle. My 4090 runs at low 70s in 4k, and mid to high 60s in 1440.

[Dboyle]

While itx has been becoming more popular over the last few years, I really think that this case will single handedly be the reason tons of people go itx.

[sevaeron]

Also, Fractal includes standoffs for mounting the PSU so you have some space for the flowthrough fan, without dumping all that heat into the PSU.

[dmienn]

Fractal always gives us the best looking case

[kevinhelton]

Switched my gaming pc into this case last month. Ryzen 9 5900x and a 3070 run like a dream in it. Was worried about temps but all good

[richardfarmer]

With a reference 7900 XT you have 70mm of space for CPU cooler, either Scythe Big Shuriken 3, Noctua NH-L12S or the Thermalright AXP120-X67 would be much better. Also the side panels lift up from the bottom and you have a lever you slide to remove the side panel, you don't need to push the front and rear panels apart. Custom cables are basically a must if you want a bottom mounted fan. If you actually read the manual they tell you to remove the GPU mount and mount the graphics card to the mount and reinstall in the case.

[vinegarolive]

Could you make more videos on ITX cases? I found out about them 3 days ago and wanna get more information, a budget gaming build would be perfect 💖

[paucc]

At 13:50 did you mean protrude instead of extrude?

[MaxskiSynths]

I'm building in the same case. The best thing to do for the fan under the PSU is get a 15mm thick one, pre bend the cable before the PSU is in, and hope you have PSU cables that aren't so stiff.

[Zombie]

got it on my desk rn, absolute joy of a case

[smygulf]

What a cool little case! 👍Im such a nutrider for Fractal Design 😀 used their cases forever! Such build quality and epic designs imo!
Also cool that they are a local company from my town here in Sweden ❤

[tacocheif]

That housing looks like it came straight out of a saved autobuild from tears of the kingdom

[Neonagi]

Running a 7900x3D and 4070 Super in this case and it is very quiet and stays pretty cool (I keep everything in silent mode), it actually caught me off guard how well everything runs in such a small case.

[AxleLotl]

Great vid Centric! (Some advice for those new to ITX building)
The Terra is certainly a beautiful design, unfortunately I feel as though form has overtaken function a bit too much, the restriction on cooling options is a bit disappointing considering you can get a 240mm radiator in a FormD T1 (Which is the same volume).
Having said that though, you don't need (I repeat, DON'T need) the highest end components these days to have an awesome gaming experience on PC, the more budget builds with this current gen (Plus great future upgradeability) are still very capable 1440p machines and with that, thermals shouldn't be an issue provided everything has been installed correctly.
PS, cable management is CRUCIAL for ITX builds, if you can afford to pay for either shorter and more flexible power cables, please do so as this will reduce the internal air restrictions within your ITX chassis and allow air to move more freely which will both reduce thermals and noise levels, plus you may not need as powerful CPU cooler or even potentially run a more powerful CPU with the same cooler.
There's a lot more to it, but I feel like I've said enough.. x'D

[Ezekialify]

It's so sick looking, but if I was going above mid range in any way I would go with the Torrent Nano for sure... But man this case looks amazing. I love the green. LOVE

[loganmapes]

I’ve never been a fan of itx but this case actually looks pretty 🔥

[Swatmat]

Just going to add my two pennies on the power supply, I have a fan C4 sfx v1 case with a 4090fe and 7950x3d running off a Corsair sf750 platinum and it’s absolutely fine, never once tripped OCP even with both cpu and gpu overclocked on benchmarking (so worse case) scenarios.

And 850w psu for a 4090 is not required