Honey, I Shrunk The Case! Fractal Meshify 2 Mini and Nano Review

[@CokefishR]

Really appreciate this video because it zooms in on the case and shows all the mounting options and features in detail. A lot better than other tech channels.

[@sobangcha3042]

This is what I want to see from other case manufacturers, making the same successful case models for different form factors. Wish Lian Li would do this. They have pretty good ATX/Mid tower cases but barely any on the smaller side. Kudos to Fractal Design for thinking this up.

[@nicochristianhilderink3015]

The Meshify 2 mini does not come with a light tint TG panel? I am not finding it anywhere at least.

[@fintancolaco7398]

Is the case in this vid light or dark tint?

[@paulpiatt5610]

Nice!! That nano case looks slick!

[@mickimockymo]

Why is the Nano performing better than the Mini in the benchmarks temperature wise? That vent cant make such a difference surely? Anyway, Im running a big GPU so I can't maximise the use of it with an extra fan there sadly.. 😢

[@werksaal]

Is it possible to remove to fractal logo. It destroys a bit the clean front view. And the Logo is position so huge :/

[@tegkgiof]

Thank you for the video. They couldn't have made the front panel with magnets? How could such an inconvenient removal mechanism be made?)

[@ICmikeyP]

Black case sadly only come in the dark tint for whatever reason.

[@RickiBobbi69]

do you think you could fit an arctic freezer aio 240mm on the top?

[@A2KMedia]

Hey. In which case

[@RickiBobbi69]

@@A2KMedia the meshify 2 mini

[@Jedermann98]

Yes should fit. I'm planning on having that aio in the mini. BUT you'll have to have low profile RAM as you'll only have a clearance of about 38mm for RAM height.

[@RickiBobbi69]

@@Jedermann98 there goes my beautiful rgb ram

[@timmbucktu62]

From what I've seen so far in the Meshify 2 Nano one drawback of cases with bottom mounted PSU's tends to become a problem, and that is airflow to the GPU. I would be interested in a comparison between the Nanos of the Meshify and Torrent line up, with the same hardware installed.

[@triliner254]

The Torrent itx would be better simply because of more GPU thickness clearance and breathing room.

[@sebastianreyes8025]

Idk why I just really don't like these types of ITX cases, the one with the full size ATX PSU right underneath the motherboard. The Cooler Master NR200 or similar is probably the biggest mini ITX cases I'd accept.

[@rolandm9750]

Yep the Nano makes nearly no sense. Too big for ITX yet not big enough in design to fit an mATX board. The Mini is the real case here, the Nano is basically them just shortening it and saying, "okay here you go hurr durr, it's the ITX version everyone asked for". Speaking of CM, their Q300L is mATX and basically the same size as the "Nano". The problem with large ITX cases is it's better to just get a small mATX case since ITX boards work fine in those cases.

[@ronniekregar3482]

Yeah, but there’s a ton of compromises you have to make just to have a case that’s a little bit smaller. The Nr200p doesn’t even have a front USB-C which for a brand new build in 2023 is a deal breaker. These new smaller 4070 cards are absolutely perfect for Nano. Just because of that alone this might be the best full feature ItX case on the market

[@triliner254]

The smaller space optimised SFF cases like the NR200 and A4-H2O has better hardware compatibility and thermals anyway. When designing an itx case, you can't just shrink an ATX case, it's gonna suck.

[@LonestarROB]

Can that little airflow "ramp" in the Nano fit in the Mini? Considering both cases are the same length and width.

[@rare6499]

Probably, but I doubt Fractal will sell you one. Their customer support is amazing but they won’t sell spare parts - it’s frustrating.

[@LonestarROB]

@@rare6499 They sent me one and I put it in my Meshify 2 Compact. Not an exact fit but it works.

[@rare6499]

@@LonestarROB oh wow! They sent you one out for free? They usually ask for a chassis serial number first. You fitted it to a Compact not a Mini?

[@LonestarROB]

@@rare6499 Yup, for free. They never said it had to be MY serial number 😉😉. And yea the Mini ended up being too small so went with the Compact instead.

[@rare6499]

@@LonestarROB I better go hunting for a number then LOL

[@rolandm9750]

The Nano seems pretty pointless to me. It's big for an ITX case and only 1.5" (40mm) shorter than the mATX version (Mini). Only a little less tall and you give up a lot in motherboard compatibility and space between the GPU and the PSU/bottom shroud. Also at 360mm tall, there's actually a lot of mATX cases that are around that kind of size! Glad I looked at this review before buying a Nano. Mini costs virtually the same, is very similar in size, and gives you a lot more options for building or changes in the future. Seems a better idea to buy the Mini, or another mATX case; or of course an *actually-small* ITX case if that's what you're after. They basically just made the Nano to say "there we made an ITX version, happy now?" 🤨

[@A2KMedia]

it is kind of like that! I think in some ways it may be just made for people who have no space at all or want the challenge.

[@ronniekregar3482]

1.5” is a pretty big difference. There’s wayyyyyy more ITX than mATX boards to choose from. And now will the dual fan and smaller 4070’s this just became one of the best full feature ITX cases on the market. The nano is about as small as you can go before you start having to sacrifice things just for space

[@Dj-sf7or]

I went with the fractal pop mini air instead

[@A2KMedia]

What was the main reason?

[@Dj-sf7or]

@@A2KMedia it came with 3 rgb fans, it was $10 cheaper and it comes included with spacer so you can mount a top 240 AIO.

[@A2KMedia]

Fair enough

[@Chaserbl]

That's wrong way to install CPU fan

[@andrewteo8071]

I see you like level1techs

[@A2KMedia]

How so?

[@tuxpowerpc]

For a single fan you are loosing benefit by mounting it the way you have in a pull / pull configuration. It would be more efficient pushing air through the cooler in ta push / pull configuration. Also, with only running a single fan in the front rather than two is even more airflow deficient and in my opinion not a fair test of the systems.

[@A2KMedia]

If the test is repeated in exactly the same set up, how is it not fair?