Fractal Design Torrent Compact Black - Dark tint tempered glass side panels - Open grille for maximum air intake - Two 180mm PWM fans included - Type C - ATX Airflow Mid Tower PC Gaming Case

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On the other hand, if you love the look of the Torrent family you have to think that things are looking pretty darned great. The big question was whether or not Fractal would succeed in retaining the unmistakeably handsome aesthetic of its 2021 original. The Torrent is a perfect fit for anyone serious about high-end cooling – with or without a custom water loop.

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Two fans are bundled as standard – a pair of 180mm Dynamic X2 GP-18 PWM front intakes – and as before, Fractal includes bundled brackets should you prefer to swap-out the 180s in favour of two 140s or three 120s. I won’t quite say that I have grown tired of companies taking the safe route by slapping a fine mesh front panel on cases. When we cranked the fan speeds up, it's obvious that the larger surface area of the fans is going to make more noise than smaller 120 or 140 mm fans. Our Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card tends to take no notice of an uptick in chassis fan speed.Overall, it’s the same Torrent I know and love, and despite the fact that almost every little detail of the case has been moved or tweaked to fit the new form factor, at the same time, it looks and feels very much the same. It is worth noting the bottom and front fans were all set to intake and there may be scope for improvement with the addition of a rear exhaust fan. Instead of the Celsius AIO liquid cooler used in the original review (as below), we swapped in a Noctua NH-U12A chromax.

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You can instead put a couple of 180s down here, albeit with the proviso that you’ll have to use a micro-ATX board. KitGuru says: If you fancy the looks of the quirky Torrent Compact you will need to accept its slightly unusual layout. Another odd complication involving cables: Because of the power supply’s location up top, I was unable to route my PCIe cables from underneath the graphics card.Inside this accessory box, you’ll find two brackets for mounting 120 and 140mm fans after removing the 180mm fans from the front of the case. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. We’d normally scoff at marketing jargon describing a chassis as a “creative fusion of brutalist elements and streamlined curvature,” but credit where it’s due, Torrent Compact is a stunner. Because the graphics card we’re using is long, a clean, swooping air path is interrupted due to the slim distance between the front fan and GPU. Fan mounts: 3x 120mm, 2x 140mm or 2x 180mm front, 3x 120mm, 2x 140mm or 2x 180mm front, 1x 120mm rear.