A Closer Look - Inside

To access the interior, simply pull each glass panel off using the tabs. If you require more peace of mind, you may secure each with a single screw underneath the top cover of the chassis. Looking at the interior, the biggest differentiator is the top-mounted PSU where we would usually find an air vent and possible fan mountings. The freed up space on the floor is now utilized by three fans instead. On the back, all major cable-routing holes are covered by grommets, and there is a large opening for easy access to the mounting plate for the CPU cooler. Fractal Design mentions 32 mm of width behind the motherboard tray for cable management, and more.


There are two 3.5" trays underneath the large opening for your CPU cooler. Each of these comes with rubber rings for your hard drives and is held in place by a single thumb screw. Towards the front, on the bottom edge of the chassis, is the new Nexus 9P fan hub, which allows for up to nine PWM-based fans to be controlled by a single motherboard signal. It is powered via SATA, and the PCB can handle up to 3 A and 36 W, which should be plenty for most scenarios.


Along the front are four individual 2.5" hard-drive mounting plates which are also held in place by a single thumb screw each. Fractal Design has placed a main cable trench with a Velcro strip down the center of the chassis, with several additional Velcro strips as well as mounting hooks for zip ties in the vicinity.


In the front, you can see the two 180 mm intake fans. These come with hub-mounted ARGB. On the floor, three more 140 mm units of the same design and embedded lighting are set to push air up from the floor of the Fractal Design Torrent.


Looking at the rear, the seven expansion slots each come with thumb screws. This is nice, but they are flat-ended, which makes re-applying them a bit more difficult compared to those with a pointy tip. The fan-placement possibility is basic but functional with two sets of classic mounting holes for 120 or 140 mm cooling units respectively. Many brands instead add elongated mounting holes for users to adjust the placement of their exhaust fans or radiators to suite their needs.


Looking at the ceiling, you can see the space taken up by the PSU and its large vent, which has the power supply fan act as an additional exhaust fan above the CPU area. Fractal design also embedded an ARGB strip into the PSU cover for added measure. This view also shows the three round openings meant to be used as fill holes for custom liquid-cooling setups. In addition to that, the large cutout in the front will come in handy when installing larger AIOs or radiators into the front.


All the cables within the Fractal Design Torrent are of the default variety and sleeved black. All fans within the chassis come with two individual cables—one for PWM and another for the ARGB with a pass-through connector so that you may daisy chain your lighting and connect it all to a single motherboard header.