This article is about the Swedish computer hardware company. For the American software company, see Fractal Design Corporation.
Fractal Design is a computer hardware manufacturer from Sweden. Founded in 2007, the company manufactures computer cases, water coolers, case fans, and power supplies. All products are designed and engineered in Sweden.[1]
Old logo of Fractal Design, used until August 2019
In recent years the company's products have won several awards in computer hardware industry such as the Case Manufacturer of the Year (2013–2015), European Hardware Awards (2015)[2] and Brand of the year IXBT.com (2015), Russia.[3]
The company headquarters of Fractal Design is located in Gothenburg, Sweden, where the products are designed. Fractal Design manufactures all their products in China. To support its international operations, Fractal Design has offices in Europe, North America and Asia.
Fractal Design was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2007. In 2009, international recognition for the company grew after the first computer case within the Define series was introduced. In the same year, the company opened a North America office in Dallas, Texas.[4] A few months later, an Asia office was established to handle increased Product Development and Sales.
By the end of 2016, the company continued to develop the concepts of Scandinavian design, silent computing and support of powerful computer configurations by launching new computer cases under the Define series.[5]
In 2020, Fractal products are available in more than 50 countries. Fractal remains one of the world's premier brands when it comes to designing and manufacturing cases, fans, power supplies and accessories for gaming- and hardware enthusiasts with high expectations.
Define-derivatives featuring mesh front panels to minimize airflow restrictions.
Ideally, this allows for adequate cooling performance to be achieved with less fan noise.
Focus
2017
Focus G Mini
Focus G
Focus 2
"Budget" cases that offer features from other Fractal cases but with a lower price, and slightly cheaper build quality.
The newest Focus 2 has a fully mesh front, similar to other Fractal cases, allowing for more airflow compared to its predecessor, the Focus G.
Vector
2019
Vector RS
Mid-range case that features an ARGB strip that wraps around from the front to the top, and an angled design, with a similar interior to the DefineR6.
Era
2020
Era ITX
High-end SFF case that comes in 5 different finishes. The Era ITX received poor reviews due to poor airflow on glass/wood top models, and tight form-factor making it hard to install larger pieces of hardware.
Torrent
2021
Torrent Nano
Torrent Compact
Torrent
Enthusiast cases with a minimally restricted front-to-back airflow layout, featuring 18 cm intake fans.
Pop
2022
Pop Mini Air
Pop Mini Silent
Pop Air
Pop Silent
Pop XL Air
Pop XL Silent
Stylish, "budget" cases with a full mesh front that focuses on airflow (Air models) and solid panels that offer quiet performance with a sleek and minimal design (Silent models).
Ridge
2022
Ridge Black/White
An uncluttered, small form factor case designed to integrate seamlessly into your living space and daily rituals that evolved from the slimline format.
North
2022
North Mesh
North Tempered Glass
Incoporating natural materials like walnut/oak panels and bespoke details into open mesh front for airflow functionality and natural addition to your living space, with intuitive interior layout for generous compatibility.
^Airflow-optimized fans are typically used for exhausting hot air from the computer case, or for drawing air into the case through relatively unrestricted paths (such as an unfiltered vent in a PC case side panel.)
^Pressure-optimized fans are typically used for pushing or pulling air through intake filters, radiators, heatsinks, or densely packed HDDs and SSDs.
^"Venturi Series by Fractal Design". Fractal Design. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
^"Power Supplies by Fractal Design". Fractal Design. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
^"Water-cooling radiators by Fractal Design". Fractal Design. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
External links
Official website
February 13, 2023
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This article is about the Swedish computer hardware company For the American software company see Fractal Design Corporation Fractal Design is a computer hardware manufacturer from Sweden Founded in 2007 the company manufactures computer cases water coolers case fans and power supplies All products are designed and engineered in Sweden 1 Fractal DesignTypePublicIndustryComputer hardwareFounded2007 16 years ago 2007 FounderHannes WallinHeadquartersGothenburg SwedenProductsComputer cases power suppliesNumber of employees80Websitewww fractal design comOld logo of Fractal Design used until August 2019 In recent years the company s products have won several awards in computer hardware industry such as the Case Manufacturer of the Year 2013 2015 European Hardware Awards 2015 2 and Brand of the year IXBT com 2015 Russia 3 The company headquarters of Fractal Design is located in Gothenburg Sweden where the products are designed Fractal Design manufactures all their products in China To support its international operations Fractal Design has offices in Europe North America and Asia Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFractal Design was founded in Gothenburg Sweden in 2007 In 2009 international recognition for the company grew after the first computer case within the Define series was introduced In the same year the company opened a North America office in Dallas Texas 4 A few months later an Asia office was established to handle increased Product Development and Sales By the end of 2016 the company continued to develop the concepts of Scandinavian design silent computing and support of powerful computer configurations by launching new computer cases under the Define series 5 In 2020 Fractal products are available in more than 50 countries Fractal remains one of the world s premier brands when it comes to designing and manufacturing cases fans power supplies and accessories for gaming and hardware enthusiasts with high expectations Products EditThe company s products include 6 7 Computer case families Model Original release year mini ITX micro ATX ATX EATX XL ATX Basic descriptionDefine 2007 Nano versions Mini versions Revision 2 Revision 3Revision 4Revision 5Revision 6Revision 7 XL versions Quiet PC cases featuring sound dampening material on the inside of the front and side panels In other respects revisions 2 through 5 are similar to the Arc series apart from lacking top filters Revision 6 features a full length PSU shroud top filters and a new HDD SSD cradle design Revision 7 features a new ventilation grate pattern and a third intake fan mount in the 5 25 bay Revision 7 is marketed as the Define 7 whereas previous revisions would be called R5 R6 etc Arc 2011 Arc Mini Arc Mini R2 Arc Midi Arc Midi R2 Arc XL Mid to high end cases with filtered air vents on the front top and base modular HDD mounting cages and radiator support for various liquid cooling solutions Core 2011 Core 500 Core 1000 Core 1100Core 1300Core 1500 Core 2300 Core 2500Core 3300Core 3500 Budget cases of rudimentary construction that maintain some HDD SSD mounting flexibility and support for all in one liquid cooling solutions x000 x100 and x300 designs use a vertical HDD SSD mounting plate for improved airflow x500 models use traditional horizontal HDD SSD mounts inside moveable cages With exception of the 500 and 1000 models the series suffers from poor intake airflow a problem common amongst cases with solid front panels Node 2012 Node 202 Node 304 Node 804 SFF and HTPC cases Meshify 2016 Meshify 2 Nano Mini versions Meshify Meshify CMeshify SMeshify 2Meshify 2 Compact XL versions Define derivatives featuring mesh front panels to minimize airflow restrictions Ideally this allows for adequate cooling performance to be achieved with less fan noise Focus 2017 Focus G Mini Focus G Focus 2 Budget cases that offer features from other Fractal cases but with a lower price and slightly cheaper build quality The newest Focus 2 has a fully mesh front similar to other Fractal cases allowing for more airflow compared to its predecessor the Focus G Vector 2019 Vector RS Mid range case that features an ARGB strip that wraps around from the front to the top and an angled design with a similar interior to the Define R6 Era 2020 Era ITX High end SFF case that comes in 5 different finishes The Era ITX received poor reviews due to poor airflow on glass wood top models and tight form factor making it hard to install larger pieces of hardware Torrent 2021 Torrent Nano Torrent Compact Torrent Enthusiast cases with a minimally restricted front to back airflow layout featuring 18 cm intake fans Pop 2022 Pop Mini Air Pop Mini Silent Pop Air Pop Silent Pop XL Air Pop XL Silent Stylish budget cases with a full mesh front that focuses on airflow Air models and solid panels that offer quiet performance with a sleek and minimal design Silent models Ridge 2022 Ridge Black White An uncluttered small form factor case designed to integrate seamlessly into your living space and daily rituals that evolved from the slimline format North 2022 North Mesh North Tempered Glass Incoporating natural materials like walnut oak panels and bespoke details into open mesh front for airflow functionality and natural addition to your living space with intuitive interior layout for generous compatibility Case fans Series Size 4 cm 5 cm 6 cm 8 cm 9 2 cm 12 cm 14 cm 18 cm 20 cm Basic description NotesSilent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Low noise fans 3 pin onlyDynamic Yes Yes Yes General purpose case fans 3 pin amp 4 pinPrisma Yes Yes Yes Illuminated case fans SL variants glow in a single colour AL variants can change colour if using appropriate RGB fan control software Aspect Yes Yes Develeoped from the Dynamic and Prisma series Fitted with rubber pads around the mounting points 3 pin amp 4 pinVenturi Yes Yes High end fans optimized for specific use cases Extensively rubber rampened HF Airflow optimized 8 HP Pressure optimized 9 As of 2022 04 11 only HP versions are provided with 4 pin connectors 10 Power supplies 11 Model Type Power wattages Certificates Size typesIon Full modular 500W 550W560W650W660W750W760W860W 80 Plus Gold 80 Plus Platinum ATX SFX L some models Anode Non modular or Semi modular 450W 550W650W750W 80 Plus Bronze ATXWater cooling 12 Model Radiator size Particular models Bundled fansLumen 240mm 280mm360mm Normal RGB Aspect for Normal model Aspect RGB for RGB model Celsius 240mm 280mm For Dynamic and Prisma models 360mm Normal no 280mm model DynamicPrisma RGB Dynamic for Normal model Dynamic 2x for Dynamic model Prisma for Prisma model See also EditList of computer hardware manufacturersReferences Edit Fractal Design FrozenCPU com www frozencpu com European Hardware Awards 2015 EHA Archived from the original on April 9 2016 iXBT Brand 2015 Vybor chitatelej iXBT com Scandinavian sensibilities define Fractal Design cases June 6 2011 Lilly Paul November 2 2016 Fractal Design launches space efficient Define C cases PC Gamer Hardware Info hardware reviews en vergelijken Products Archive Fractal Design Retrieved 2022 11 17 Airflow optimized fans are typically used for exhausting hot air from the computer case or for drawing air into the case through relatively unrestricted paths such as an unfiltered vent in a PC case side panel Pressure optimized fans are typically used for pushing or pulling air through intake filters radiators heatsinks or densely packed HDDs and SSDs Venturi Series by Fractal Design Fractal Design Retrieved 2022 04 10 Power Supplies by Fractal Design Fractal Design Retrieved 2022 08 05 Water cooling radiators by Fractal Design Fractal Design Retrieved 2022 08 05 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fractal Design amp oldid 1126368027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
