SilverStone’s similarly quieted Seta Q1 sits opposite the Pop XL Silent in today’s charts, with the four quietest of recently reviewed “non-silent” cases separating them at least in the legend. There's an extent to which PCS is only going to offer a certain number of configuration options: they can't offer everything that a PC user might want. inch drives on rubber grommets, nine rubber grommets (eight plus a spare), four cable ties, and four offset radiator brackets. As implied, the Pop XL Silent is a bit larger than the company’s previously tested Pop Air, and that’s easily seen on a back panel that has eight expansion slots and a few inches of space above the I/O panel. Up here, installing 120mm fans leaves 45mm horizontal clearance from the motherboard’s surface, so that anyone who wants to stack a radiator between fans need only concern themselves with things like DIMM height to determine whether their solution might work.

During testing, there were multiple occasions where I forgot that the system was powered on because it’s that silent. com is a leading authority on technology, delivering lab-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. I guess they make the Torrent as well, so can afford to make cases that appeal to other end of scale. I really like the look of them, and the idea of them in general, but they just don't work for higher end components. The entire series offers a solid foundation and excellentbuild quality, giving all users plenty of options and room to maneuver.

Also seen from this angle is a pull tag on the removable section of the front panel, and a side panel made of painted steel sheet. Lacking so much as a Type-C port to get our attention, this mainstream design’s standout feature is one that hardly anyone mentions any longer: a pair of hidden 5. COMES WITH 3X ASPECT 12 RGB FANS PRE-INSTALLED – Your PC will stay cool with Fractal’s Pop Mini case designs, as it features a unique hexagonally patterned mesh front, which creates a striking visual effect. Inside, we find three front fans mounted as intakes (plus one rear exhaust), enough distance between the expansion slots and fans to hold cards up to 430mm long, and an inset portion toward the front of the motherboard tray that limits motherboard depth to a measured 11.

Acoustic performance is where the competing Seta Q1 stands out, at up to 25% less noise than the Pop XL Silent (remember, decibel scale is logarithmic). Cable access holes above and in front of the motherboard feature rolled edges, as does the cooler plate access hole behind the CPU area. The honeycomb patterned front mesh creates a striking visual effect that gives the Pop series a premium feel. Comes with three 120 mm Aspect 12 RGB (Pop Air RGB TG version only) fans (and supports two more for a total of five). Their main product areas are Computer Cases, Power Supplies and Water Cooling units amongst other related accessories.

Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's pageview limit. In a move that appears a nod toward the reintroduction of bay-panel devices, the Pop Air RGB hides dual 5.

In addition to fan cables, the Pop Air RGB includes a SATA-style power input, and header cables for a motherboard power button, HD Audio, and first-gen USB 3. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report.Fractal has proven to be an innovative case company over the years, whether we’re talking about the simple, yet effective design of the Meshify or the epic 160mm fans and aggressive design of the Torrent. Credit is provided by Novuna Personal Finance, a trading style of Mitsubishi HC Capital (UK) PLC, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Fractal Design still rates the Pop Air RGB as supporting a mere 170mm power-supply depth, which seems conservative given our far-more-generous measurement of 240mm. While a look back at past components reveals that manufacturers have placed everything from fan controllers to multi-drive backplanes into spots like these, Fractal Design adds a screw tray to one of its 5. Fractal Design says that the mesh is the filter, which means that users will more easily be able to see when their filters need to be cleaned.