Fractal Design Pop Air RGB Black - Tempered Glass Clear Tint - Honeycomb Mesh Front – TG side panel - Three 120 mm Aspect 12 RGB fans included – ATX High Airflow Mid Tower PC Gaming Case

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Connecting front-panel cables is very simple on a case that has no reset button or hard drive activity LED.

It does, though, tell us that you shouldn’t consider this case for a workstation where you’ll be maxing out your CPU for hours on end. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The Pop XL Silent’s bottom features a power-supply dust filter that pulls out from the rear, via a grab tab that protrudes about half an inch from the rear panel. A quick look around the box shows that it’s designed to please the mainstream segment of the gaming PC case market.Designed in a stunning Black finish and clear tinted tempered glass side panel, means you can easily look inside. While they were more popular in the past, there aren’t many silent cases on the market–particularly recent ones designed for modern hardware.

We’re very happy to see the Pop Air RGB reach mid-pack voltage-regulator temperatures, but realize that the only case to hit significantly worse temperatures was designed to prevent fans from being installed directly above the voltage regulator. com and PC Magazine are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission.Acoustic performance is where the competing Seta Q1 stands out, at up to 25% less noise than the Pop XL Silent (remember, decibel scale is logarithmic). inch drives on rubber grommets, nine rubber grommets (eight plus a spare), four cable ties, and four offset radiator brackets. And with persistent rumors of next-gen hardware leaning hard on power consumption, quiet cases may be something many of us will be looking for in our next build.

Fractal fuse flair with function in the new Pop series of cases that doesn’t skimp on aesthetics or flexibility.A stepped-in area in the front access hole allows easier cable passage, but limits motherboard depth to around 11 inches. CLEAR TINTED TEMPERED GLASS SIDE PANEL – This Fractal Gaming PC case boasts an iconic design, which provides a bold, modern-inspired aesthetic.

The thermal results for the Fractal Pop Silent made me appreciate the smaller things in a PC case, like the PCIe slot covers. We are confident that Fractal Design is directly targeting Phanteks Eclipse with the Pop series and we are very keen to see how this welcome competition helps the enthusiast that is working on a tight budget. Pop Air RGB, is an old-school big tower with a nice bit of color in its back pocket, though it was a merely average performer on our thermal and acoustic tests.In addition to fan cables, the Pop Air RGB includes a SATA-style power input, and header cables for a motherboard power button, HD Audio, and first-gen USB 3. This likely means that the case is collecting heat in our tested configuration, but a quick test with a piece of paper showed that all of the fans were flowing correctly. At its core, a computer case is little more than a box to hold your desktop's components, but that "little more" can add up to great cost. Because this chassis is all about silence, there isn’t any fan or radiator support at the top due to the sound-dampening foam lining.