The Fractal Design North would possibly simply be the most desirable PC case around, a minimum of in case you’re not enamored with a Vegas Strip’s price of RGB lighting. The understated geometry and lovely wooden accent makes it a preferred alternative for anybody who needs their setup to look a bit of extra grown-up. The firm simply launched an XL model, and we’re enjoying with it within the newest PCWorld YouTube video.

Unsurprisingly, the North XL is a super-sized model of the North, its additional area in all dimensions permitting for much more cooling configurations and extra-long graphics playing cards at as much as 413mm. That provides it room for E-ATX motherboards and super-deluxe cooling setups, together with 420mm-long radiators within the entrance or 360mm radiators on high. You may even have huge 180mm followers up there, as seen on the Torrent, in case you like. Air CPU coolers stand up to 185mm of clearance.

You additionally get an additional 140mm fan within the field, three versus simply two in the usual North case. Otherwise the defining options, just like the detachable wooden entrance panel, pull-tab high, and the top-mounted I/O ports and brushed metallic energy button stay the identical. It is available in the identical coloration choices because the North, each black and white with both a mesh facet panel or tempered glass.

In phrases of precise constructing, the additional grommets on high of the motherboard are a good way to make use of the additional area, making connections to difficult components just like the CPU energy provide rail and fan headers a lot simpler. The facet grommets now are available two rows, although an E-ATX motherboard will cowl up half of them. The rear panel now has two separate cable channels and the additional area does provide you with a bit of extra room behind the again panel for cable routing.

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That additional GPU room might be going to be the largest promoting level for discerning avid gamers, An RTX 4090 suits no drawback, one thing you couldn’t say for the usual North. Like the unique, the XL wants a sold-separately adapter package if you wish to mount your GPU vertically, which incorporates the required alternative bracket and a PCIe 4.0 riser cable.

The Fractal Design North XL will value $180 for both mesh or tempered glass editions, a $40 premium over the North. For extra appears on the newest and biggest in PC {hardware}, remember to subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube.