Fractal Design Focus G - Case Review

[@zeng58]

Thank you so much you have the style of game nexus thank you for showing temperature of the case

[@HardwareForGamers]

Glad I could help.

[@shannonrhoads7099]

I am using the Focus G in Petrol Blue because it was on sale for $35 US. I also appreciate that it has optical bays. Temps are good. The front fans are disappointingly weak. I used a front 280mm radiator, as well as top and rear 120mm fans. I replaced the stock fans with Fractal's Prisma series fans, which are considerably better at moving air and have addressable RGB. Cable management was only possible because the Corsair PSU I bought locally had flat black cables I could tape down with electrical tape - and even then, there was barely any clearance to get the back on. Temps overall are really good, and it looks good. The back, white and gray cases probably go with more build themes than the blue or red ones, but overall, I am satisfied.

[@HardwareForGamers]

Cool, thanks for sharing 👍

[@WASD-MVME]

I really like this case for budget builds excellent review

[@Layarion]

thumbs up for actually showing/saying what the price was at time of review.

[@blakedmc1989RaveHD]

tha 5 1/4" bay was tha selling point for me just just for a Blu Ray but also a dedicated Card Reader/USB Hub can be installed in it too

[@jamesmc5314]

thanks for the help i was looking at this case for my first build and this is swaying me towards it

[@HardwareForGamers]

Glad I could help

[@mr.koivisto6975]

If it had a psu cover/basement it would be the perfect case IMO.

[@MultiWarrior63]

Yeah I just bought a Fractal Design Focus G Psu Shroud for mine.

[@zuzoscorner]

At first was going to get the mx330 but this case seems to suit me better. SSd mount on the back looks tricky. Also I wonder if 140 up front would help cool it better

[@HardwareForGamers]

The build quality on the Focus G is also much better than the MX330. The Focus G seems to work best with an equal pressure fan setup, however you might get that to work.

[@kyo-nil9310]

i love this detail review im teetering on buying it still appreciated

[@HardwareForGamers]

Glad you liked it.

[@Lukiel666]

I bought this case specifically for the 5 1/4" drive bays. Bought an aftermarket sliding drawer made for these bays. Keep my USB drives, charging cables, tube of Arctic MX-4, extra screws etc. in it. Never misplace my USB drives any more. Always know where my extra phone charging cable is. Keep receipts and guarantee registration there too. I bought one in Mystic Red full size and the MATX case which only comes in black. Red case seemed fitting for an AMD build ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/4KVdyk

[@HardwareForGamers]

That's a pretty cool idea

[@LuisDiaz-qg3eg]

5.25 drive bays are understimated. This case biggest flaw can be fixed with them, the lack of drive bay locations.

[@LuisDiaz-qg3eg]

You can have a 140mm in the bottom as well, I have a P14 in there. Nobody buys a cheap case to mod it heavily but me, and I find that the 5.25" can be used for the hard drive bays (there are cages fitting 1x3.5" + 1x2.5" and they throw in USB as well), so I have the hard drives removed and I would guess the bottom fan would be better at airflow than the front ones with such a heavy foam filter (as I modded it heavily, my front fans are overpowered with 2x Toughfan 140mm)

[@SuperNapolitanka]

The bottom filter is my biggest nag. Cleaning it means wrestling with the case. Installing power supply with fan facing up would help i guess.. Good video, thanks.

[@HardwareForGamers]

What thinking of that, but for case testing variables I didn't.

[@dapper7264]

really helpful video! think im going to build a budget upgrade for my girlfriend in this case soon

[@HardwareForGamers]

I did the same thing for my wife.

[@utilityaccount8514]

The 120mm bottom fan fits with the drive cage fine if you mount the front 140mm fans outside the frame, which there is plenty of room for. Also there is no need to mount an SSD in the provided space, just velcro it on top of the drive cage.

[@hazzmati]

What do you mean with fan normalised testing?

[@HardwareForGamers]

That I use the same fans in the same location. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJe2hoqnqKp3frc

[@EclipsedEquinox]

If possible could you let me know the size of the screws for the glass panel? I lost one of them and all the extra screws so I just put a random screw i found in it for the past year and a half. Its rattles like none other and finally is starting to get on my nerves. Ive found online that its a 6-32 1/4" thumb-screws. Could you let me know if that is correct so i can pick some up.

[@HardwareForGamers]

6-32 is the typical screw size for a case panel

[@Showga]

Hello! Can the acrylic window be removed? I don't see anything saying it can or cannot

[@HardwareForGamers]

not sure why you want to, but yes you can, there are metal tabs holding the acrylic in bend them back and the acrylic should come out... not sure if there's any glue holding it is as well, so It might not be so easy.

[@kenkoh1724]

Thank you. Straight tot the point you got a new sub. What's your recommendation for the best $50 case?

[@HardwareForGamers]

I would recommend spending a little bit more than $50 if you can cases get better at around $55-70. Thermaltake H18 - amzn.to/386xyY2 Cooler Master MB311L - amzn.to/363AYbt Phanteks P300A - amzn.to/34XNJFe

[@kenkoh1724]

@@HardwareForGamers I'll take the Phanteks Eclipse THANK!!! You edit your videos well and quick to the point, watching your other videos now.

[@gelato1808]

Im considering buyinv this for a 3080 and 12600k. Was thinking would the temps be alright?

[@HardwareForGamers]

As long as you add the exhaust fans you should be alright.

[@kevjapan]

Think it would be possible to remove the front black honeycomb panel? I would love to paint it grey to match my surface keyboard and mouse

[@HardwareForGamers]

The metal mesh can come out, but the plastic honeycomb shape is part of the front panel. So it doesn't all come out as one piece like on the meshify C. you will need to very carefully Bend back all the tabs, on the inside of the front panel, to remove the metal mesh. Then you can paint it.

[@NGreedia]

not a fan of the filter on the front. I prefer just the mesh of the case for better air flow, even if I have to blow out the dust from time to time.

[@HardwareForGamers]

I get that.

[@riffdex]

I’m new to building PCs but I have this case and I built one with an ASRock AB350 Pro4 motherboard. But I’d like to add 5 HDDs to the PC, not just 2 that fit in the HDD cage included. Can I just take the cage out and put one that holds 5 in it’s place? It looks like if the current HDD cage (2 slots) was replaced with a larger (5 slots) cage it would interfere with the motherboard due to the increased height. Can I get a tray with 5 slots and move it closer to the front of the case to avoid interfering with the motherboard? Is there any additional considerations such as cooling if I add 5 HDDs? I have an extra fan that I can place in the case but I’m not sure the optimal location to account for 5 HDDs

[@HardwareForGamers]

it's very unlikely that you would be able to buy a "stock" 5 bay cage that would just fit in this case. what ever you buy or what ever you do it would likely need to be customized / modified. which means you would or could do what ever you want.

[@riffdex]

@@HardwareForGamers so I should just get a 5 bay cage and then maybe I we’ll have to drill some new holes in the bottom of the case closer to the front to hold the new cage basically?

[@HardwareForGamers]

@@riffdex for the most part yes.

[@riffdex]

@@HardwareForGamers ok thanks. One more question, if I have 5 storage drives stacked on the right side of the PC case (the front of the PC) where would you recommend adding a fan to keep this stack cool? I’m going to space them out for the most efficient heat distribution it’ll be 4TB 3.5” HDD 7200 1 TB 2.5” SSD SATA 1 TB 3.5” HDD 7200 4 TB 2.5” HDD 5400 3 TB 3.5” HDD 7200 I designated this layout because I thought keeping the 3.5” HDDs spaced apart would be better

[@HardwareForGamers]

@@riffdex HDD's don't really get hot. it's more so they block airflow. Now depending on your GPU, I would be more concerned about making sure it gets enough fresh air.

[@surviver5738]

All other reviews I've seen on this case always show that the side panels just fall off when screws are removed. Has this not been the case for you?

[@HardwareForGamers]

Never really thought about it, but I'm typically pretty careful when taking off the panels so maybe but... Not really sure.

[@Nigeria_slime]

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[@HardwareForGamers]

Ok yeah I'll give that a try. Thanks

[@HardwareForGamers]

Damn! that makes a big difference, Thanks a lot for that suggestion.

[@Nigeria_slime]

@@HardwareForGamers awww cool I'm happy you where able to figure it out. It'll make a huge impact in tye videos and will bring more people in, again you have potential and I really hope you can make this a Chanelle that lots of people know about and come come to for good tech videos :)

[@loganherskovitz2848]

can you use a keyboard and mouse, i only see 1 usb port

[@HardwareForGamers]

There are 2 USB ports on the front I/O, but for mouse and keyboard you would normally use the motherboard rear I/O.

[@loganherskovitz2848]

Hardware For Gamers ok thank you, as you can probably tell this is my first pc

[@HardwareForGamers]

@@loganherskovitz2848 okay, if you do have any questions just ask.

[@orestesdd]

I need measurements in inches as I live in the US!

[@pixellino5009]

Just learn the real measurement system