Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Fan Controller

[RGB] Great RGB Fan. Awesome modular design for multiple fans connecting together. With the controller, customizing the light is really easy with the Lian Li L3 Connect software

[1] holds my midi controller perfectly, real nice.

[7.7 x 5 x 0.95"] Top quality cables. Work perfectly with my midi controller.

[10x] I purchased the Fractal Terra in Jade. The build quality is excellent, panel gaps are minimal and uniform, and it’s very sturdy. Building was a relative breeze with the included step by step instructions. Be sure to get your dimensions in order and make sure everything will fit with at least a few mm of clearance on each side so your fans don’t hiss/whistle from being right up against the panels. SFX-L power supply went in mine fine, but it’s a very tight fit. I went with an ID-Cooling 47mm all black CPU fan, but coupled with my relatively small RTX 3070, I could have gone way more aggressive with the CPU cooling. Thermals for an RTX 3070 peak around 75° under torture test (Furmark2) and CPU peaks around 78° under torture test (CPU Burner). Under gaming load (Red Dead Redemption 2, 1080p, max everything, DLSS on Auto) GPU 73° / CPU 71° after 2 hours, both well within thermal capacity. This was without a 120mm fan mounted below the PSU for airflow since SFX-L power supply blocks the mounting point. I have this setup as an HTPC/living room gaming PC and it looks great on the media console with some other earthy brown and green accent pieces / live plants nearby. If you’re planning a midrange build like this, just get a regular SFX power supply, I just wasn’t able to find a reasonably priced one above 750W, so I opted for the 850W SFX-L to upgrade the CPU, cooler, and GPU later on. Overall a relatively painless install, instructions are very clear and give lots of helpful tips for cable management and other minor details useful for your specific build. Can’t wait to see what Fractal comes up with next!

[Bottom, Front] As a long-time fan of Fractal cases (all the way to Define/Refine, and most recently Torrent), this case combines all the best bits of Fractal in one beautiful package. It has the looks, the air flow, the build quality, ease-of-use features, and more. Can not think of anything I'd change in this case.

[Solid-State] I use this microphone for DJing, plugs directly into my midi controller and sounds crystal clear.

I purchased this fan and card holder to help keeps GPU temps down in a Z4G4 with a Arc A770 down and it performs well at that task. The GPU isnt long enough for this to act as a card holder but my GPU temps dropped 10*c to 15*c depending on the load which is not an insignificant amount. It also helps cool the dual turbo Z NVME drives on the edge of the motherboard and a 10G network card as well which is a nice bonus

[1 lb] I purchased this fan and card holder to help keeps GPU temps down in a Z4G4 with a Arc A770 down and it performs well at that task. The GPU isnt long enough for this to act as a card holder but my GPU temps dropped 10*c to 15*c depending on the load which is not an insignificant amount. It also helps cool the dual turbo Z NVME drives on the edge of the motherboard and a 10G network card as well which is a nice bonus

[Metal] this controller controls EVERYTHING would need it to, and is a cobination of a GREAT midi controller for beats, and an EVEN BETTER control surface...the key for me is the LARGE FONT LCD....no more squinting with reason, i dont even have much need to look anywhere else, it almost feels like a stand alone device....AWESOME NEKTAR

[8x Full Height] I am thoroughly impressed with the fractal pop silent case. A lot of thought went into the design of this thing. Minimalist on the outside and many different options for hard drive mounting in various places and in various ways. Cable management is also great. I can also say that mine is extremely quiet although I did immediately replace the fans with Noctua fans, so I can’t say anything about the stock fans that came with the case because I didn’t try them. It also comes with a couple slots for optical drives which isn’t very common anymore but was something I needed. The only thing I ran into was something that I already knew from reading another review and that is that the case has a spot for a USB-C jack on the top, but does not come with the connecting cable. You have to order it separately for about $15 which is well worth it and it’s easy to install.