For those of you who have been around for a while, you will most likely know that I have had a thing for small form factor builds going back before small form factor builds were a thing. We did our Lunchbox build series starting 14 years ago when we were building in a Shuttle. The options for compact builds with video cards have improved significantly over the years and a few companies have played big roles in that including Fractal with their Node 202 which helped bring the “console” form factor into the mainstream with a reasonably priced case option. Well, the Fractal Ridge is the first time that Fractal has been back to that form factor and while I am late to the party, I’m excited to see what they have changed. Especially now with PCIe 4.0 risers being available which address compatibility issues that some people ran into. So let's dive into the Ridge and see what it is all about and build a system in it to get the full experience.
Product Name: Fractal Ridge
Review Sample Provided by: Fractal
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Color Options |
White and Black |
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Dedicated 2.5" drive mounts |
4x included, 4x positions total |
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Expansion slots |
3-slot |
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Front interface |
1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.0, 1x Combo jack – Audio/Microphone, power button, power LED |
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Total fan mounts |
2x 120/140 mm and 3x 80 mm |
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Side fan |
2x 120/140 mm (2x PWM Aspect fan 140 mm included) |
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Top fan |
3x 80 mm (not included) |
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Cable routing space |
13,8 mm (behind PSU) |
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Tool-less slide with thumbscrew lock |
Side panels |
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Captive thumbscrews |
Side panels |
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Left side panel |
Steel |
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Right side panel |
Steel |
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Compatibility |
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Motherboard compatibility |
Mini ITX |
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Power supply type |
SFX, SFX-L |
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Side radiator |
120 mm when ≤175mm long GPUs are installed (280 mm without GPU) |
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PSU max length |
SFX-L |
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GPU max length |
325 mm with SSD installed. 335 mm without SSD installed. |
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GPU max height |
125 mm with top fan(s) installed, 137 mm without top fans |
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GPU max thickness |
57 mm with 2x 140 mm fans installed, 82 mm without side fans |
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CPU cooler max height |
70 mm |
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Dimensions |
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Case dimensions |
Vertical: 374 x 110 x 395 mm Horizontal: 360 x 375 x 115 mm |
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Case dimensions w/o feet/protrusions/screws |
355 x 95 x 375 mm |
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Net weight |
4.3 kg |
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Gross weight |
5.5 kg |
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Volume |
12.6 liter |
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Other |
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Package contents |
Case, Accessory box, Manual |
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Warranty |
2 Years |
