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Air purifier? Speaker? Apple homepod XL? Nope - it's the new Fractal Mood.

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[optimumtech]

Also comes in a light grey colour btw, and max card length is 325mm.

[techgroveusa]

The clean aesthetic is really unique and fresh, making it perfect for a living room setup. I admire the clever airflow management despite a slightly large size for small form factor PCs.

[sojirou]

Easiest purchase decision. Just tell the wife it's just the new air purifier.

[Knaeckebrotsaege]

Inno3D is currently the only manufacturer making actual 2-slot (no overhang above the slot bracket) 4070Ti Supers and 4080 Supers, in case anyone's wondering about the beefiest GPUs that will definitely fit. Thermals aren't bad on them either, which just proves all those stupid gigantic 3.5 and 4-slot cards are quite pointless

[Remembrs]

Optimum is the only youtuber that squeezes every second of a 6 minute video and fills it with knowledge and doesnt make it feel rushed nor boring.

[justcause]

My biggest issue with these vertical ITX cases is all the manufacturers are putting I/O up or down. With a riser cable, there is no reason not to put the I/O to the back like a normal PC.
Corsair got this right with the original Corsair One. Flat GPU cables ran to the back of the case putting all the I/O in the easiest to access area.

[chairs-dimension]

A movable spine would make this case an absolutely no brainer, but limiting to 2 slot GPUs in order to fit in an AIO feels a bit of a letdown.

[DanielEhlmann]

The size limit for the GPU being only 2 slots in a 20L case is a hard pass. Such a shame. :(

[Vuxchen]

To me the actual benefit of fancontrol is that i can make my casefans spin based on BOTH Cpu and Gpu by using the "mixed" curve tool with the setting "max". You can add multiple fan curves to that "mixed" curve and the output curve equals the value of the highest input.

[stuntvist]

Blocking off unnecessary ventilation areas is a good thing in any case. If there's an open area next to a fan it's going to pull air from there, and if it's an exhaust fan next to a mesh panel, it's just going to recirculate outside air most of the time. It's actually amazing how good PC cooling is in general with how half assed the cooling solutions in anything other than ITX cases are.

[StogieSmokinFool]

Thanks for showing this next to the Ridge. Makes my decision to pass on this one easier.

[officialnippzfn]

optimum might just be him. Bros built, good at games, rich, and got crazy pc knowledge

[ajkipps]

If you do a follow up video, would really appreciate seeing how well the fabric holds up in a "cat test". I'm really tempted to do my next PC build in this case, but my two cats clawing at the fabric is my biggest concern here.

[lucas]

Considering my last case stayed with me for about 10 years and this fabric stuff does not seem to usually age really well, I think I'll wait for at least a year with this thing on the market to take the jump. Though it does look great.

[jesseruhland]

Not being able to put a 3 slot card in there is a very strange choice for modern GPUs.

[PokeyDoggo]

You home is like the cinebench R23 render

[costafilh]

I love their designs! Very mature and high-end looking.

[rustler]

That's a BlueAir air purifier.
"No honey, that's our new HEPA filter. You can hear the fans running and everything."

[pisachasrinuan]

I really love this design.
I saw it in some Computex videos but didn't expect it to drop a review this soon.

As you said,
20L is quite big for a sandwich layout, even though the footprint is not that big, but it still pretty tall. We also cannot adjust the center spine for the big GPU. So like, we have too much room on CPU (but not enough for a big GPU). I think it's good for Air-cool build.

I wish it has a smaller version,
12-15L that can fit 240mm AIO cooler on the side.

[mustafagurci]

Even dust grains flying through the air look incredible 6:02