Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB

Gmr_Chick · Aug 24, 2022

Assimilator said:
The Montech Sky One Lite that TPU just reviewed costs $10 less than this case and comes with a USB-C port and 3 fans (granted, only 120mm fans versus 140mm here, but still).

That case was actually one of the top contenders for my next case. It was between the Sky One Lite, the G360A from Phanteks and the Pure Base 500 DX/FX from be quiet! I had serious doubts about the G360A being able to top mount my Liquid Freezer II 240 comfortably, so it was largely a fight between the Pure Base and the Sky One Lite.

I ended up going with the Pure Base 500FX, and while I don't regret it, a large part of my decision to go with it stemmed from the fact that save for a few sparse video reviews of the Montech case (which weren't nearly as in depth as TPU case reviews btw) I had next to nothing to go on when it came to an actual in-depth review of the Sky One Lite, whereas there were quite a few good reviews for the be quiet! case.

Mussels · Aug 24, 2022

omerfak said:
Website says

Top radiator
Up to 240 mm (max 46 mm RAM height)

What does that mean actually?

Edit: Got it now, dumb question. So the memory used in review are shorter than 46 mm? @Darksaber

Not sure why three sets of RAM are listed as being used in the review, but they are:

43mm for the lancer
43mm for caster
33mm for the hunter

Assimilator · Aug 24, 2022

Gmr_Chick said:
I ended up going with the Pure Base 500FX, and while I don't regret it, a large part of my decision to go with it stemmed from the fact that save for a few sparse video reviews of the Montech case (which weren't nearly as in depth as TPU case reviews btw) I had next to nothing to go on when it came to an actual in-depth review of the Sky One Lite, whereas there were quite a few good reviews for the be quiet! case.

I think that a large part of that is due to Montech being a relatively new player in the market, and few people have picked up on them; whereas be quiet! is an established name. Thankfully reviews like TPU's should go a long way to increasing brand awareness for Montech, especially when their products are so good.

System Name	The Captain (2.0)
Processor	Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E-A
Cooling	280mm Arctic Liquid Freezer II, 4x Be Quiet! 140mm Silent Wings 4 (1x exhaust 3x intake)
Memory	32GB (2x16) Kingston Fury Beast CL30 6000MT/s
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 SUPRIM X
Storage	1x Crucial MX500 500GB SSD; 1x Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 SSD; 1x WD Blue HDD, 1x Crucial P5 Plus
Display(s)	Aorus CV27F 27" 1080p 165Hz
Case	Phanteks Evolv X (Anthracite Gray)
Power Supply	Corsair RMx (2021) 1000W 80-Plus Gold
Mouse	Varies based on mood/task; is currently Razer Basilisk V3 Pro or Razer Cobra Pro
Keyboard	Varies based on mood; currently Razer Blackwidow V4 75% and Hyper X Alloy 65

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Firelance.
Processor	Threadripper 3960X
Motherboard	ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming
Cooling	IceGem 360 + 6x Arctic Cooling P12
Memory	8x 16GB Patriot Viper DDR4-3200 CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Ventus 2X OC
Storage	2TB WD SN850X (boot), 4TB Crucial P3 (data)
Display(s)	3x AOC Q32E2N (32" 2560x1440 75Hz)
Case	Enthoo Pro II Server Edition (Closed Panel) + 6 fans
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 2 Platinum 760W
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Razer Pro Type Ultra
Software	Windows 10 Professional x64

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