Fractal Arc Midi side panel...

Monkeyspaz5000 · 7 Sep 2012 at 00:59

http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&category=5&prod=109

Anyone know if this is available yet and where from?

thenewoc · 7 Sep 2012 at 07:35

Just built my new rig in one of these, so nice to see them bringing new stuff out for it. Wish they'd do a filter for the original side panel though.

Swinbag · 7 Sep 2012 at 15:16

Really good news seeing as this is going to be my next case!

thenewoc said:
Just built my new rig in one of these, so nice to see them bringing new stuff out for it. Wish they'd do a filter for the original side panel though.

You could always get a demciflex magnetic filter for the side panel:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-015-DF&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=795

Monkeyspaz5000 · 7 Sep 2012 at 16:43

Rezolve said:
Really good news seeing as this is going to be my next case

Same I think! Defo want the window!

thenewoc · 7 Sep 2012 at 22:13

Rezolve said:
You could always get a demciflex magnetic filter for the side panel:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-015-DF&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=795

Thanks for the suggestion, I considered one of these but not convinced it would look right with the rest of the minimalist style. Seen some others make something from mosquito
screening which I think I could fit to the inside, maybe held in place by a fan.

Jay85 · 7 Sep 2012 at 22:38

Ah this case is growing on me so much... really quite tempted to get one and put my watercooling build into it.

Does anyone know what 240 rads will fit into this?

Monkeyspaz5000 · 7 Sep 2012 at 22:54

Jay85 said:
Ah this case is growing on me so much... really quite tempted to get one and put my watercooling build into it.

Does anyone know what 240 rads will fit into this?

60mm thick rads will fit.

That's what I'm thinking of doing. Changing to this case so I can go SLI

Jay85 · 7 Sep 2012 at 23:07

Can you fit the same rads into the Arc Mini?

Monkeyspaz5000 · 7 Sep 2012 at 23:43

Should be able to fit 2x 240 rads in the mini from what I've seen. May be wrong!!

thenewoc · 7 Sep 2012 at 23:55

This shows it off well..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vaB_QnENLc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Apem · 8 Sep 2012 at 13:04

I keep looking at this case as I could do with a smaller case but I keep returning to look at the FT01.

Monkeyspaz5000 · 8 Sep 2012 at 13:57

Yeah, I have a prodigy but now I'm thinking I could do with something a little bigger.

I've had the switch 810 in the past - I don't want something that big!

The midi looks ideal for my watercooling needs also.

scwba06 · 8 Sep 2012 at 20:29

thenewoc said:
This shows it off well..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vaB_QnENLc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Looks very impressive in that vid

Jay85 · 8 Sep 2012 at 21:03

I'm torn between the Midi and the Mini now... they look exactly the same and can both fit 2x240mm rads, it's just the form factors.

Which one should i go for

thenewoc · 8 Sep 2012 at 21:26

It's a decent case for the money with the options it provides. What attracted me was it was one of the cheapest that had 140mm fan positions everywhere and front usb3. If I had to be critical of it, it would be that they could have put a better paint finish on the sides. I'm just air cooling mine, got three 140 fans, front, bottom and rear. Not fitted any fans in the top, just allowing heat to rise naturally. 3 fans plus the 2 on the cpu cooler keeps things pretty quiet until load temps take it over whatever I set SpeedFan up to kick the fans up. I chose to swap the supplied fans out and replaced with the Zaward Golf Mk2 PWM ones as it meant I could automate the cooling with SpeedFan.

RogerMesenseless · 9 Sep 2012 at 10:20

Good! Now make a window for the Mini

doyll · 9 Sep 2012 at 12:31

Jay85 said:
I'm torn between the Midi and the Mini now... they look exactly the same and can both fit 2x240mm rads, it's just the form factors.

Which one should i go for

Don't think it makes much difference unless you what to use full size ATX board.

Jay85 · 9 Sep 2012 at 16:00

I really do love the case for its watercooling potential, there aren't many out there that can acommodate 2 x 240mm radiators in this kind of configuration.

Just to check though, can both hard drive cages be removed or does one have to be drilled out?

sands2038 · 9 Sep 2012 at 18:48

From what i can tell, you need to drill the bottom cage out. But i'm not a modding expert. The top cage is secured with thumb screws

Monkeyspaz5000 · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:25

Yeah, the bottom will need to be drilled out. A quick and easy job.