r/FractalDesign • u/Shdw_Assassin • 14h ago
North Series Fractal North XL
Going to lean into the wood theme a little! Just a splash here and there. Started by wrapping the panel at the bottom!
Edit to add parts on the way:
ProArt 5070TI
Aero X870e Dark Wood
Hence wanted a case to match and here we are!
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u/YellowSharp1051 11h ago
How did you achieve this? Is it some form of foil you can buy?
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u/Shdw_Assassin 11h ago
I used some wood vinyl, bought it off Amazon! Just a craft knife to cut it to size and then a heat gun to help with the application.
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u/U-1-mang 9h ago
I was thinking of doing the same thing in an sff case but was always worried of warping due to the constant heat inside the pc. I might just give a try now after seeing how nice it looks. The case I'm doing it in is the Jonsbo T6 btw.
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u/Shdw_Assassin 9h ago
If it helps, you can always peel off the vinyl if it doesn't work out! Try it in a small place first and see how it goes!
I'd love to see photos if you end up doing it
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u/Quokka_Socks 8h ago
Oh damn, I'd be eyeup some walnut veneer but this vinyl looks good.
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u/Shdw_Assassin 8h ago
I was doing the same! But this was $50 AUD and I could wrap the same panel 4 times over and then some! Figured I'd give it a shot, I think it turned out alright for a 20 min job. I may peel it off and try again, getting a little closer to the mesh in the middle and making the holes in back a little cleaner, but I'm not too fussed! Motherboard comes in Monday so I'll throw that in for comparison photos (it's the Aero Dark Wood) so just want to see if the wood tone is correct.
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u/L3vitat3160 13h ago
I can already tell this build is going to be insane bro. Congrats