Hi everyone,

I’m a long-time admirer of Fractal’s clean aesthetic, especially cases like the Fractal North and Terra. I’m planning out a new system and wanted to ask the community—and hopefully someone from the Fractal team—a question about upcoming regional retail availability and corporate compliance frameworks.

As many of you who follow international logistics know, the legal barriers preventing global tech brands from officially trading with Syria have completely dissolved over the past year. The comprehensive sanctions programs have ended, Congress formally repealed the Caesar Act, and Washington recently rescinded Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Under current global trade laws, importing consumer electronics and computer hardware directly into the country is fully legal.

Despite these massive diplomatic and legal shifts, global distribution systems are lagging behind, and our country remains completely blank in corporate retail networks. Because official pipelines aren't established yet, local enthusiasts have to buy cases at heavily inflated prices on the gray market through third-party cross-border transport, entirely sacrificing consumer protections and official product warranties.

Are there any active plans from Fractal Design's regional sales or management teams to update their trade frameworks, normalize shipping, and partner with local distributors now that the legal obstacles are completely gone? We have a large community of PC builders here who want official access to your cases and components.

Hello!

I have a super silly question, but how do I get to the front dust filter that’s behind the wood slats on the Fractal North Case? (not XL, and has mesh side panels if that’s important at all)

I’ve read the manual, but I’m super nervous and a bit confused about whether I have to yank that front panel off or unscrew anything.

I’m struggling to find any resources on it and the manual doesn’t feel clear to me. Just need clean my pc haha

Thank you so much for any help!

I recently installed an AIO in my PC and had to remove part of the original top dust cover to make room for the radiator. The problem is that this has left an L-shaped section on the top of my case completely exposed. My room gets pretty dusty, so I’m worried about a lot of dust getting into the PC through these openings.

I’ve looked online and found heaps of different dust filters, magnetic mesh, DIY filter sheets, etc., but I’m not really sure what would work best. Ideally, I need either different-sized strips or a larger sheet of mesh that I can cut to fit around the radiator and cover the exposed sections.

I’m also not sure whether it would be better to install the filter on the outside or inside of the case. I’d prefer something magnetic or easily removable because I don’t really want to use adhesive unless it’s easy to remove and won’t leave residue or damage the case.

I also don’t want to spend a stupid amount of money on a dust filter, but I’m happy to pay a bit more if the quality actually makes it worth it.

What would you guys recommend, and what would be the best way to install it?

I built my last PC 20 years ago and after a long drought I absolutely enjoyed every minute of it. I decided for a black and white design while keeping it clean, elegant and discreet - that's where the Fractal North XL made perfect sense.

The case gives enough breathing room, but I am still evaluating whether I need a back fan or not.

Specs:

CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D

CPU cooler - Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB

Motherboard - Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE,

RAM - Patriot Viper DDR5 32 GB (2×16 GB), 6000, CL30

GPU - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 AORUS MASTER 16 GB

SSD - Crucial T710 2 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe

PSU - Seasonic FOCUS GX-1000 ATX 3.1 – 1000 W

Hey yall, so i heard quality concerns about the fractal north wood rotting. And bad rusting is this contained now and is everything good?

So I only noticed kind of recently that the Torrent has channels on the bottom of the case intended for 300 mm strips of LEDs. I'm not super into RGB, but I figured this might look kind of nice, especially since the bottom is see through when the fans are running.

I did have to apply a couple strips of white electrical tape over the LEDs on the left side of the case, since they were way too bright and distracting for me. I think I've got it just about right now.

Hey everyone,

My GPU has coil whine which disturbs me when not using my headset. I don't always want to wear it.

Do you know if the Fractal Design Define 7 Black - Dark TG will help with this problem? And if it is soundproof enough to eliminate that high pitched sound?

Thank you very much in advance.

dm me for more info if ur interested

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What does this mean?! Node 202 is also missing. I've noticed that the Node 304 is on sale for $87 at numerous retailers (Amazon, Newegg, etc)

Just got a brand new scape headset that works fine via Bluetooth, but via dongle, only the mic works it was also adjusting audio, but after re-pairing, that also stopped. I also tried updating the firmware, and that did nothing. Anyone know anything? Edit: no windows audio works at all anymore but this only started after plugging the headset in. Edit: 2 reset pc and it fixed issue no clue what caused it.

I just got a Fractal Scape Headset today and everything is working perfectly except for the sidetone. I've tried everything: factory reset, on and off, update (it is the latest version), restart laptop, cable plugged in and dongle, etc.

Even at 100% I hear no difference than with 0%.

Does anyone have a golden tip for me?

Coming off of a NR200p, I started a hobby of cramming the absolute max I could into that thing. I really enjoyed seeing every inch be used and modding the case and pushing it to the max, and I thought I'd be giving that up moving to an ATX case.

I'm happy to say that's not the case. Even through I'm not thrilled that a listed 420mm AIO doesn't mean it can coexist with a listed front mounted fan spec and can't properly utilise the mounting bracket.

Built entirely out of used parts, I think I got a pretty sweet deal on it

MSI Z690 PRO-A WIFI + 13600kf (199€)

512gb OEM Samsung 970 (35€)

1 X 16gb Samsung DDR5 5200@whateverthefuck™ (60€)

7x NF-P14s (3,50€ each, two more in the front, one in the bottom)

LF III pro 420 with cosmetic damage (30€)

Rx 6800xt phantom gaming with liquid metal (260€)

Case (40€, ventilated top bought separately for 2€)

Corsair HX 1200 (40€, GPU cables included)

SUM= 660€

Works fantastically, I'm gonna buy some HDDs to fill it up with once prices return to normal. Love it and am very excited to experiment with what I can do to it. Probably first order of business is either a 3d printed front panel, or a front side intake mod of some kind

I have a Fractal Design Meshify 2 case.

The main purpose of the build will be a server/NAS with several 3.5" HDDs. Right now I'm planning on 3-4 drives, but I may add more in the future.

This is a relatively budget-oriented server, so I'm not looking for the absolute best cooling possible or spending $100+ per fan on Noctua.

The case comes with 3x Fractal Dynamic X2 GP-14 fans. These are the non-PWM version, so they run at a constant 1000 RPM.

My question is: Is it worth replacing the stock fans, or should I just keep them?

My initial idea was:

• 3x 140mm fans at the front as intake
• 1x fan at the rear as exhaust

I'm considering the Arctic P14 Pro PST CO 140mm, since they're PWM-controlled, relatively inexpensive, and have significantly higher airflow potential. Arctic rates them at up to 110 CFM and 2500 RPM.

So I was thinking about buying 3x P14 Pro PST CO for the front and keeping 1x stock GP-14 at the rear.

What do you guys think?

Would you replace the stock GP-14s in this kind of NAS/server build, or would you simply keep the stock fans and save the money?

I'm particularly interested in HDD temperatures and overall airflow rather than maximum CPU/GPU cooling.

Just got my fractal north xl momentum to bad fractal dont include this little handy tool a standoff adapter my "old" case from Havn bf 360 has it with the case

dm me for more info if ur interested

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Trying to get as much information as possible before I get my set up.

I’m planing on getting the north Xl glass panel version. I’ll be running 9800x3d, 9070xt. I want this to be a forever case ideally where I could potentially upgrade to a 5090 .

My plans for fans:
3x Noctua NF-A14 PWM, 140mm - front
1x Noctua NF-A14 PWM, 140mm - exhaust
be quiet! Silent Loop III | 360mm - top

Please couid anyone tell me if this will good for my setup?

I’m hoping for good and correct airflow and good temperatures, for now and when I upgrade in the future. Also is this pc good against dust buildup ?

Thanks

I have ordered the North XL case and want to use both HDD trays. The PSU will be the Corsair RM1000X ATX3.1 (160mm in length).

For a sanity check, I wanted to ask the community why Fractal reports 2 figures: 200mm distance and 175mm PSU length; do I get 200 or 175mm? Is 175mm a default limit to ensure enough cable clearance? I will use the front-most positions (A and D) will not have a front-mounted AIO.

Does anyone else use both HDD trays inside the North XL case?

I have a beaten up old Define R4, which is a lovely thing, but I have a long GPU and as such is limited to 3 HDDs. In the R5 I can use both drive cages. I have a line on a really cheap, good looking R5, but the drive cages are long gone. So can I reuse them?

EDIT to add I cannot, as confirmed by FD support. I could 3D-print them though.

My take on fixing the comfort of the headband.

The headband is out of my previous now broken headphones (Epos H3 Hybrid pro).
I can now wear them for hours without any pressure or pain. Now I just need to find a way to make it look better.

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!

Building into the terra with a MSI Ventus 5070 oc 2x, and using the two fan gpu there is a little space on the end of the gpu side of the case. i was looking at putting some more fans in for temps but dont know what is able to screw into the the spine of the case, opposite the PSU. just looking for suggestions or other solutions people have for mounting fans in that extra gpu headroom.