Fractal's ITX Masterpieces - ERA 2 & MOOD

[@BaseRealityVR]

Whoever designed these cases , Give them a raise.

[@dageta7742]

like making everything round like every company is doing

[@alawrence5130]

I was excited for the Mood until I heard him say it only takes a 2 slot graphics card.

[@NahBNah]

That would be me, thanks. I already own the company but appreciate the feedback. Enjoy.

[@NahBNah]

@@dageta7742like i agree like with what you said because like it is round but like square. Like.

[@barnzee1]

for real though

[@benjames6502]

I feel like Fractal have perfected their design language, neutral, high quality, aesthetically pleasing. Especially their ITX offerings in the last year or so, the ridge, terra, era 2 (good sequel) and the mood are just great

[@scofind1139]

Fractal by IKEA

[@BarstucksCoffee]

​@@scofind1139 Nah, much closer to Sverre Fehn's design language

[@NainGeantMiniature]

I use to call them Fractal all the time, but I guess they are really insisting upon the "Design" in Fractal Design. Good. I love adult cases.

[@alexanderbruns6574]

I just started planning an ITX build a few months ago, and Fractal was going to be one of my choices but now look what we got!

[@gebthabeb]

Just built my first PC in a Terra. It's so nice

[@Ruiso7]

​@@gebthabeb I think the Era 2 uses the Terra interior but with more fan supports, the Terra is a really good case.

[@gebthabeb]

@@Ruiso7 if Era 2 looked a little bit better, I'd consider changing out my Terra so I could mount my radiator inside

[@NahBNah]

So….what youre saying is fractal is still going to be one of your choices lol. So nothing has changed.

[@_Thundrix]

​@@NahBNah I think he's implying fractal are now his only choice haha

[@anastasy2]

The Raspberry Pi case is so cute! 😍

[@fyxzepiealot5519]

I already bought 3 Fractal Cases, stop it now with these awesome cases. I need to eat.

[@MarceloTezza]

Same here, i want one of each color OMG

[@rare6499]

Same, I’ve bought so many. I have owned 10 odd cases from fractal alone. It’s a disease I tell you!!

[@zerocal76]

@@rare6499 tell me about it. I have 3 PC cases boxed up. took a long time just to decide which build to actually start. Ppl love their expensive coffee makers so *uck it, we love nice PC cases!

[@WhiteBoyGamer]

cats are gonna love the mood. wont need a scratching post anymore

[@raisedbyaspaceinvader]

I know right? I wanted one until I looked at it again from my cats point of view! It would get trashed! Lovely warm scratching post that "purrs" at you :)

[@peterfconley]

Just got a cat a week ago. This was my first thought 😂

[@fabs3159]

LOL forgot about that. I guess It's a pass for me 😂

[@MotoCat91]

Oh noes, I bet we're gonna get reports of cats destroying them within a week of release.. Personally I've always recommended people with cats to get cases with a solid top where they can safely sit without blocking airflow or getting dust/fur inside, like Fractal's Torrent series and I believe some of their Define series has interchangeable solid top panels.. Or Inwin's A1 (personal bias because I have one and it's cute), and for mATX their 301/327 series too

[@richardbixler]

I love that the IO is on the bottom. It’s so nice when you plug in a peripheral. I hate having a cord dangling down.

[@am_9944]

fractal is killing it period. unlike other companies who do god knows what..also the room is clean AF

[@M3M3M32]

Wow that blue color looks amazing. Can not wait for tests of thermal and noice levels. My main concern with a smaller case is thermal and noice levels.

[@mt423]

Thermal is generally pretty good for sandwich layout cases like FormD T1 or Dan A4 H2O as the GPU getting fresh air from its own side. CPU temp can suffer a little bit if you use an AIO due to pulling hot air from the GPU side though.

[@Dawelio]

Highly recommend watching Optimum/Optimum Tech and Devyn Johnston channels, there you'll see some of the most high quality videos of the SFF space. Also seeing that thermals and noise levels aren't really that much different than larger cases these days. Components have become very efficient today that cooling isn't that much required as it used to be.

[@mt423]

@@Dawelio I am big fan of Optimum Tech and his SFF builds. My concern with Fractal is did they learn their lessons regarding ERA 1 thermal levels when designing the ERA 2.

[@kristian21]

These guys at Fractal are pioneers in the PC cases design, no doubt about it.

[@wali8253]

The Era 2 would go soooo hard if it was 2-4 Liters less. 19L is just too big in my opinion. But wow that blue was magnificent. Thanks for showcasing it.

[@wayslow]

Love the direction and the eye for aesthetics on those cases. Unfortunately, I am perfectly happy with my Define 5 😃

[@fluffywarhampster]

these are some really cool cases, the ERA will likely be the case i use for my next ITX build and the Mood will probably be a really good fit for a HTPC/living room console PC

[@khosrow]

Your watch went great with your pants and your shirt!

[@lysergicaciddiethylamide6127]

Not gonna lie I might get that Mood for my kids first PC build. Would be perfect for their setup.

[@tkain61]

The Era 2 looks really gorgeous. I hope its thermals are competitive with other ITX cases. And the Raspberry Pi version of the North is so cute!

[@pivorsc]

Wait with era2 for airflow tests, era 1 also looked great before actual reviews

[@HardwareCanucks]

For sure, but looks promising especially with the two included fans at the bottom and great potential for 240/280 AIOs. Excited to get them in. -D.

[@GabrielRM]

Honestly I don't even care, and I'm sure many people don't either. A couple degrees C doesn't mean anything to the big majority. I can count with my fingers the amount of times I turn on my PC a year, seriously. I just want something that looks clean and professional in my office whilst making the nerdy within me happy.

[@triliner254]

@@GabrielRM The OG era was overheating pretty bad regardless of what you put in it. Sorry, i'd rather not have my components overheat and thermal throttle. Hopefully the new one rectifies the thermal issues.

[@waffle911]

​@@GabrielRM The Era 1 was a thermal throttling hot box; they completely forgot to incorporate any thermal management at all into the design. It was aesthetics first and only.

[@GabrielRM]

@@waffle911 Understandable, I'm not criticising preferring a more functional case. I also used to be like that when I was younger. Priorities change as you get older and that's fine. I honestly don't know how bad the original one was, I just can't imagine it'd ever be bad enough to justify someone like myself not buying it. Do you know how many more °C it would generate over a comparable ITX case? And how realistic is that significance in everyday use? I imagine the only scenario where it's noticeable is playing high-end games maxing out your hardware - and that's something that never happens to me or my wife and likely the majority of people.

[@zajlord2930]

really glad they fixed the era but i feel like it kinda lost its magic but no idea why (like what element gave it the magic. but the first era was GORGEOUS) BUT its still beatiful case and if it was released few months sooner i would have went with it (but i just bought different itx case)

[@NeoDon1]

Fractal's Doing It Right! For productivity and regular builds no other maker seems to get it like they do. Go Fractal!

[@AndersaurusR3X]

I'm getting this for a living room PC. It's gorgeous!

[@marklamutt]

PLEASE sell the PiNorth mini case. Literally best thing I've seen at Computex this year. So much so that I am leaving this comment on every YT video I see made from Fractal! The other cases are cool as well, but I must have one or two PiNorth cases.

[@thesecondtonone3010]

I'm all for this minimal design. Super clean and sleek!

[@Corummo]

Era2 in blue color looks like the Silicon Graphics I could never afford as a kid. I love it! 😍

[@rickystafford7433]

Definitely nice looking cases...I'm a sucker for white/silver cases but those are are still pretty large to be ITX.

[@GoFeri]

I think the jade green would actually look terrific on the Era 2.

[@MotoCat91]

I would ask they keep the bottom rear of the case open so that you can slide it up with cables still attached I know it's not always best practice to dig through a PC without unplugging first but sometimes you just wanna do something super quick and that would be an added level of convenience

[@zaidm9182]

Been searching for an ITX case with 240mm rad support + sandwich layout + 2.5 slot GPU with 325mm length. Would snatch the ERA 2 once it's available in my country. Thank you fractal also the design is super cool!

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Fractal has definitely found a niche to excel in. I dont want to necessarily call it minimalist, maybe just professional? They fit into a room instead of standing out like a sore thumb. Also the build quality is great. I went with a fractal north for my build and its the best case Ive ever worked in.

[@CapN-Savvy]

Fractal just has a knack for making incredibly esthetically pleasing cases. All of these look great! Wth the constant delays on the streacom freeflow, that Era 2 looks tempting. And that headset! Minimal w/ an incredibly ckean design. Currently running some PC38x, but if the audio quality is decent, I could go for a set of wireless headphones.

[@JoshuaGarcia-cy8de]

The New Era is so clean! Ive been looking at new itx cases and in my opinion most are ugly but the New Era is so aesthetically pleasing

[@Hiwired96]

Sick case design! I was looking for a nice, slightly thinner formfactor for next to my monitor and this seems perfect. That Midnight blue is truly gorgeous..

[@OlavAlexanderMjelde]

I think its good that pc case makers finally have figured out that a lot of prosumers dont want "angry plastic design".

[@Jay_bit]

The Scape headsets were a pleasent surprise, I really like the aesthetic. Would love to see them put in a charger port for a scondary battery like Steel Series has done with theirs which is a great *optional* version for Bluetooth headsets.

[@DannysCustoms]

Fractal Design comes in with the win right here, not once but twice. For a long time PC cases have been super showy and all about the RGB. Even I got drawn into it with a white Lian Li 011 case and spent more on RGB fans than I did on my GPU. But for the longest time I've hated that the cases are very heavily designed around being placed on the right where my current setup the placement would fit better on the left. Also as times gone on I've wanted to go with a more subtle but stylish case (pref) chimney style so I have more placement options and while a few cases have come out that do fit the bill they don't quite hit the mark like these do. Namely the nzxt h1 and corsair 2000d. They both look great but one's very expensive and the other is too plasticky. The era wouldn't look out of place sitting on everyone's desk at say an engineering or architectural firm and the mood is perfect for either hiding in plain site in a meeting room or at home in your loungeroom.

[@notabot-bk9hd]

I have an older case and its very well designed. Majority of parts are tool less combined with good built in cable management and exteriors

[@G3N3515DM]

i love the bottoms of the era 2, those angles and airflow are kicka$$

[@anonimuso]

I would love to see a full high quality peripheral line that uses the single base (mice, keyboard, headset).

[@DarkPhoenix1515]

they are all great designs. can't wait for the era 2. and I hope that raspberry case becomes a real product.

[@MaiamiPaw]

Well... Not gonna lie, but this little gorgeous thingy that holds Rasberry catched my attention to eventually buying it without having the motherboard XD

[@dmytromalevskyi400]

Wow... That headset is sexy... I love them stepping away from needing an app for everything like most companies now do. It looks like what I expected Apple to come up with instead of their headset.

[@Palpouille]

I was planning to build an ITX pc and was looking for what kind of case I "wood" chose. Definetily It'll be the Era 2. I'm excited with the headset, I'll wait the tests.

[@kennymorelandiii9406]

Really loving the Mood case. The wife would let me put that in the main TV set up as she wouldn't find it to be an eye-sore in her opinion as that case will easily blend in with the other entertainment stuff. Big fan of both cases

[@ZadesLegacy]

AMAZING cases. Lots of thoughtful design. But how do you clean the fabric on the chimney case? The front is pulling air through the fabric and the fabric is gonna collect dust and dirt like a filter. I hope it doesn't stain. Same for the fabric on the headphones and charger. Are they all washable?

[@michaelw2263]

I can't wait to see the reviews on this case as it's pretty high on my watch list!

[@chevy03racing]

I've always love fractal with their awesome intuitive designs to their customer service :D. I'm Still rocking their fractal design R5 my next case will be a fractal case

[@michaelbouchard659]

Build my first ever computer in the Jade Terra case… man this Era 2 in Blue looks sooo good.

[@esaedvik]

I wish they had the wood theme for the Mood, I'd love a chimney with the wood panels from the North.

[@fumblerooskie]

Hmm. A brown box with a brown top. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At least it doesn't have any flashing lights. The Mood is definitely a step up aesthetically.

[@userskorea]

mood is such a fresh look in current computer case scenary

[@soucaco]

fantastic design. best balance between size and function. I'm copping one of these when the time to update cpu+mobo comes

[@Weepsy_]

I really love the rpi case, since there isn't much of a market for rpi cases that look good or are from big brands right now.

[@vishesh_n]

The blue ERA 2 looks so nice. 😊💙

[@neooneeightytwo]

Liking everything ive seen from fractal lately. Looking forward to trying those Bluetooth headsets.

[@plasmamuffinsgaming]

These two, the Terra, and the North are probably the best looking cases ever

[@CurtMudgeon]

I wonder if a machine shop would drill a bunch more holes in either case for me, then I'm in!

[@RockaByeYT]

I like how the MOOD similarly appears like a Series X

[@blarghmcblarghson1903]

Maybe I'm just not the target demographic, but whenever I look at PC cases I look for functionality first, appearance second. The ERA 2 very much feels like a form-over-function case, considering it has a full-length filter that comes out the back (from Fractal, who has plenty of cases with hidden full-length filters that come out the front) and having the cutout for the IO as a hole instead of a notch might be good for rigidity, but it also means you'd have to unplug everything every time you want to open the case. It looks great, but I'd go for the MOOD over the ERA 2 every time.

[@quickset]

I’m definitely buying the Era 2 on launch to replace my Meshlicious!

[@richardajoy79]

I do like the case, I just wish there were more wall-mountable ones.

[@eekos]

Fractal is absolutely on a roll right now, wow

[@jond7691]

3:15 So to access the interior in any way, you have to unplug all IO? I’d prefer just removable side panels

[@austin.paquette]

I'm really tempted by the headset. All those features with a handsome design is what I've been dying for a gaming headset. I currently use the Logitech G433 (the all fabric one) and I love it, but I'm tempted to move on to wireless. We'll see how the reviews go.

[@DesuVR]

I really like the Mood, it's nice to see more chimney-style cases because they use the least space on a desk. However, me personally I'd still rather have a Fractal Ridge to mount underneath my desk so I don't see the PC at all.

[@arilwibisono9]

If they manage to solve the cooling on this case, I'm getting it for my next pc

[@RideShagbark]

They should definitely make more of those Pi cases with leftover north wood scraps.

[@2muchjpop]

I really want that homepod series x just need to get a wireless power thing for the PC

[@dweblinveltz5035]

I do like the Mood, but I'm waiting to see the deepcool CH160 digital. I would prefer a taller form factor sitting on my desk.

[@Dudi4PoLFr]

Now we only need a good X870(E) ITX board and I'm ready to go on the AM5!

[@LetsG0Champ]

same

[@Juststormer]

Kinda curious if people can put speakers in the mood get 2 of those cases build a pc in one for next to the TV and build a speaker into both

[@ColeJT]

Fractal legitimately makes me want an ITX build.

[@Kevin-vg5uw]

That Era2 in the blue, if that takes a 280rad and a zotac 4080 I'm buying it no questions its stunning

[@kalon2414]

I like the Era 2 but I feel like the size is getting close to microatx territory, like with the AP201.

[@laggmonstret]

Awesome cases, wonderful design. But I also need to know what chairs are there in the backgroun? :D

[@TomasRamoska]

That raspberry pi5 case ❤ take my money. I will put on top of my Fractal Design North white mesh.

[@tristandu1776]

Shout out to the design of recent Fractal products!

[@ameliabuns4058]

that mood is cool but I love wood/glass and hate motherboards coming out of the bottom D:

[@tascodes]

Era 2 looks so clean and minimal.

[@PatonCavaney]

the mood is my mood. getting it.

[@ParkerTyler]

I am so sad that Raspberry Pi case is not a thing! Also hope the headphones come with a travel case! That sounds like a perfect addition to my Steamdeck mobile gaming setup for when I travel!

[@LL2theB]

I want the raspberry case!

[@Samarium62Sm]

Alright, now I just need to figure out how to cram a 5090 and a 9800x3d in there when they come out

[@waffle911]

Now if only the North and Torrent were available in mATX. Considering the ITX Torrent is only a centimeter away in every dimension from fitting mATX components, it's baffling they decided to make an ITX version at all.

[@rcarter1690]

Cases both look great but please, where did you get that shirt? 😊

[@jmal]

Some people call Fractal Design the IKEA of PC cases mostly because they're from the same country, which is kind of a shallow comparison. But, based on how they designed their Computex booth like an IKEA showroom and their continued devotion to Scandinavian minimalism in terms of case design, I'm starting to agree.

[@GerritTjaardAMarinus]

Just added my e-mail to the Era 2 notify list, Awesome !! - or will the price be a deal breaker ??

[@LCJammer]

love all the new sff cases. now if they could lower prices on mini itx boards and psu's.

[@mrfawkes9110]

I must have that RaspberryPi case.

[@LaLiLuLeLoX]

Okay okay move over LianLi, ThermalTake. Node 202 was my first build case anyways. Man, these Fractal designs are just beautiful. Damn!! I want both those cases

[@RoyalKiwi]

Think i have now just found my new case for my next build cant wait for the Era2 Also, I am very tempted with the new headset, but I will have to wait for the review, so I am looking forward to the video

[@yensteel]

The bottom fans blow up? Hardwarecanucks, you should test the reverse later on, its usually better to have them blow downwards and have negative airflow. It defeats the purpose of the dust fans though.

[@assafweiss8078]

What about the PSU? which PSU form factor will the mood support?

[@buldezir]

fractal cases are expected to be good ) i'm betting on new headset! it seems almost perfect replacement to my old corsair hs80 (which is still good, but)

[@vpr5555]

Wish Fractal would do a truly sff case, something like 7L or less.

[@pdureska7814]

that blue case is a real looker!

[@prophetof56]

the mood is the best for me 😍

[@LordWaterBottle]

I will maintain that the NorthPi case is the best thing they did this year.

[@mt423]

ERA 2 is definitely upgrade from ERA 1, looks like it will have better air flow which was one of the main criticism of ERA 1. Hopefully the review will be great for the ERA 2. The Mood looks great.

[@justeddm]

Wish the era 2 didn't have a spine plus matx board compatibility would have made it lit

[@villigoo]

era 2 is very nice design

[@killedbyacat]

I need an Arduino case from Fractal!