Computex 2024: FRACTAL - Era, Mood, North and Scape

The KitGuru team spent some time today with FRACTAL and they got hands on with their new cases, new charging headphones and other new bits of tech.
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[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Wow Fractal have gone for a really fancy showcase way nicer than just sticking a load of products on a table. Those chairs look cool.

[@_GntlStone_]

Mood case would look sweet as a Home Theatre PC in a living room or studio apartment.

[@canarychrome7012]

yeah the white/cream one is nice

[@BGraves]

Htpc doesn't make sense anymore with the advent of smart tv OS's. Just run a server.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@BGraves I will die before anyone puts a smart TV in my home. Maybe an open source one, someday.

[@BGraves]

@@auturgicflosculator2183 there's no need for anyone to die when you can just block it from accessing the Internet from your router 🤡

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Yean the beer advert apartment with no furniture except a fridge, chair and a massive TV.

[@jamesjessenden7838]

That curved desk really looks like it should be Leo's control centre.

[@KitGuruTech]

It is.

[@festerleech4952]

Those mood cases are really neat. Look kind of like speakers could have them on a bookshelf somewhere.

[@KitGuruTech]

yes they seem popular with the audience for sure !

[@philipjfry628]

Love the rotating chair bit from Dom.

[@KitGuruTech]

Me too!

[@inlovewithmycar7085]

Hey Kitguru. Always love your show content. It’s always the best on line from CES and computex. Leo is a legend.

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks !

[@UnitedAlgorit-el4hy]

Leo is great. Only found this channel recently.

[@gilbertofallaci179]

That looks like a very comfy headset.

[@amdforlife5591]

Really good cases. Love the mood stuff. Nice shapes and looks. Hope the cooling is decent but with a big fan at tip exhausting should be.

[@KitGuruTech]

We might find out soon if we review one.

[@KnightRider-lq5yb]

Loving the videos Kitguru. Thanks ❤

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad you like them!

[@georgejones5019]

I'm considering getting a the Mood Case and doing a living room Xbox replacement build in it. Get 5700X3D and 7900GRE to put in it.

[@KitGuruTech]

Sounds like an interesting idea. If you do. Send us some pics and details.

[@user-vm3pl8lk9t]

Going to be good to see Mats review of those chairs and headsets.

[@Praireboy-hg8ip]

Thanks Dominic and Leo. Good video !!

[@KitGuruTech]

Thanks !

[@geofftatesmate7748]

I want that mini north 😂

[@festerleech4952]

I saw it first!

[@canarychrome7012]

the mood cases are cool, nicely designed, very scandanvian

[@napoficial7123]

Leo has lots and lots of goodies to test and try these following months! Let's go ❤

[@arnaudesalmons886]

Some really nice design in that room.

[@irinaloik2566]

Thanks Leo for coverage

[@KitGuruTech]

Any time!

[@Everychillitsjustlife-cz8zz]

I love their cases. Had 3 or 4 now.

[@KitGuruTech]

At the same time ? That’s dedication 😀

[@VanessaJoey-ri9ty]

Hey Dominic appreciate your videos as well

[@KitGuruTech]

Glad you like them!

[@UnitedAlgorit-el4hy]

Love the mood case concept. It’s fresh. ❤

[@KitGuruTech]

its really nice , review coming soon !

[@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz]

I want that white mood case for my next build. Will wait for it

[@KitGuruTech]

white looks great

[@connor040606]

I need that Mini North!

[@philipjfry628]

Wonder what hardware you can put in it?

[@KitGuruTech]

Leo won’t be sharing 🫢

[@stevewatson6839]

@@philipjfry628 It turns up in someone else's coverage with Raspberry Pi innards.

[@connor040606]

@@KitGuruTech I’m jealous!

[@makson894]

Leo and Dominic great team

[@stennan]

Question, can the top fan float ping pong balls? Could be a cool art project if you add a similar shape glass funnel to the top😁

[@portwest400]

I was hoping they would update their PSU's to go with the new cases

[@veronicarobert1370]

Thank goodness they managed to include RGB on those gaming headphones.

[@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox]

😂

[@JamesYoung24]

Dom looks so happy to be sitting down in that chair.

[@KitGuruTech]

😅

[@nancyn.harrington5039]

The Era 2 looks the part hope it doesnt overheat!

[@SammyBae-un9ni]

That beige chair looks really cool but that colour is going to look dirty really quick.

[@KitGuruTech]

Maybe. Hopefully not !

[@thetechdevil-jn1vo]

Mood cases is a Really smart idea

[@KitGuruTech]

It is an interesting concept yes

[@Matori-fc7gf]

Very nice compact case that. Only thing its not showing the bunch of wires that its going to require.

[@rebertfried3533]

Wow that is a really cool stand! Want that headset.

[@Necromancerbob-zp7us]

It’s not bad I guess. Why not a Corsair one ?

[@zanashiakallis7307]

Leo doing a professor X impression behind that desk.

[@KitGuruTech]

Funny. A few people said that 😂

[@user-pq2kq4iq9w]

Leo did a good job, but only a few of these videos really excited me

[@QuentinStephens]

That chair: it looks like the mesh chair is slightly taller - or is that just a different seat adjustment? And what is the maximum weight the seat can take? Is that North Mini going to be for STX / NUC boards? I still think the Era 2 looks cheap and nasty. But please keep showing us more cool new stuff.

[@KitGuruTech]

We will thanks Quentin 👍🏻

[@honoremorneau434]

I like that Moody chassis but without actual hardware inside it’s very difficult to work out how you can spec them.

[@KitGuruTech]

Likely will get some to review in the coming months.

[@inlovewithmycar7085]

Reminds me of the Corsair one a little just bigger.

[@manukhanuk9345]

Alphacool must be loving the lack of EKWB gear in videos

[@tomsigitura7824]

Only thing that worries me when hardware manufacturers start doing software is are they going to keep supporting it.

[@Quast]

All interesting cases, I especially like the front I/O selection, though I will have to look what current mITX boards can provide in internal connectors, the 2xUSB3 5Gbps connections I'm not too thrilled about... but it's probably realistic

[@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox]

Not many boards sadly

[@Quast]

@@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox I mean an internal 3.2 20Gbps USB connector would be ideal with a internal USB-Hub that can split the bandwidth on the chassis side - but that's probably still wishful thinking for now.

[@Anton-xd5zd]

Ya no saben que inventar, cómo evoluciona la tecnología. A este paso, harán móviles voladores que también te graben a ti mismo. Muy bueno

[@stevewatson6839]

I like that Mood a lot. Can we have it in M-ATX as well please? I need both an FT-03 and an FT-03 MINI successor, Several of each, tah! I love them both and they were the business back in the day, but they are now a tad long in the tooth. 😢

[@eleonora7490]

Do you know, if the headset will have surround sound?

[@stennan]

What... You got a baby PiNorth? God damn it! I expect you to do a review/teardown when you get back home from Taiwan 😉

[@festerleech4952]

There's a raspberry Pi in that thing? That may be one of the best Pi cases ever

[@stennan]

@@festerleech4952 seriously Fractal, extrude the aluminium, chop the wood. Sell that PiNorth kit! You even have a box for it😂

[@thefluxlife]

aww man, was really hoping for another revision of the torrent.

[@wereoctopus]

The Mood reminds me of 2013's trashcan Mac Pro. Execution is obviously very different-no big unified heat sink, but it supports off-the-shelf hardware. edit: also the Xbox Series X, though that only has a 130mm fan

[@KitGuruTech]

Are you referring to the 2013 mac pro ?

[@dentallab6172]

wish we could see some of the new asian tv's in videos too

[@NoahLife97]

I love your videos!!

[@KitGuruTech]

We love your comments more !

[@user-gc9fr9bf3v]

No EKWB coverage I see !

[@Bodeolabanji]

Wondering if I should move to an AMD system soon, been shopping for a new case and parts

[@BGraves]

Modern Office chairs are disposable.

[@dreschaffhausen5693]

Only the cheap ones. You can still easily go out and spend a grand plus if you want to.

[@Gamer4Eire]

How will most hardware go in the Mood when its only 2.5 slot GPU case?

[@godnamedtay]

Hey thanks for keeping the headset on for more than 0.2 seconds and telling us about sound quality. Not important obv. Great review!

[@theonlyredspecial]

It’s not a review. This is an event with loads of background noise. Hardly likely to test products at a show. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626]

I love the MOOD idea- its a bit corny, but it suits me. They could expand it and make pink ones for 'love'. red ones for 'horny'. green ones for 'jealousy' and blue ones for your cold as ice ex.

[@georgejones5019]

Have you tried therapy?

[@stennan]

Add LEDs to the top light and you can perhaps get a ambilight effect

[@KitGuruTech]

Oh dear. 😀

[@Marvin19256]

PC hardware is great, but that show has a lot we didn't see

[@yuriy697]

Did we not get ASUS video this year?

[@precioustoronga]

Wish we could see some of the new chinese phones

[@user-pj4dv7rf5w]

No ASUS coverage at all?

[@OkOk-uw3db]

Everyone blacklisted EKWB?

[@xBINARYGODx]

I would REALLY love a North XXL. No, really.

[@KitGuruTech]

And why not ! 👌🏻

[@user-ridaAlg]

❤❤❤

[@KitGuruTech]

❤️

[@darkmann12]

the dark mood looks like an xbox haha

[@Kipkemei32]

Can anyone help me with a new motherboard? Gigabyte or MSI?

[@Buffinator1988]

Easily my favourite cases from computex, I'm so glad they weren't showing aquarium/exhibition glass cases with 10 x rgb fans installed like almost everyone else... The trend chasing really homogenizes everything (my word for the day lol) it's just boring after a while.

[@jamesjessenden7838]

There's a fair amount of those cases. Some are really cool but its nice to have a different type of design and these guys aren't disappointing in that regard.

[@KitGuruTech]

Good to hear you found something you liked

[@matthewrezuke8130]

2 slot gpu for the mood? Very disappointed

[@jamesjessenden7838]

Not enough room to play with...

[@chrisbullock6477]

Sorry FRACTAL I love your products but those chairs are overly expensive for no reason....especially when actual working people who probably make good money will be the ones purchasing are looking at the Seating Rating of a chair. For this amount of money for a chair the Rating of how many hours you can sit in it comfortably should be advertised as well. I have a proper ergonomic chair from my job that does everything mentioned and was about $200. Rated for 9 hours of sit time.

[@Noodlepunk]

They are about the same as a good office chair.

[@nicholaswicks3077]

Most office chairs are expensive

[@chrisbullock6477]

@nicholaswicks3077 everything is "expensive " but this excessive a d no real world advantages No excuses or way around it.