Fractal Design North in-depth build guide with Lumen S24 AIO and RGB fans
45Prawn here with an in-depth look at the Fractal Design North PC case. In this video I'm showing you the full setup guide for this case as I build it in two different ways to show not only the features of the case and the points of interest, but also the things to be aware of if you're building in it or planning on buying it.
This is an interesting ATX case with two 140 mm fans included as standard as well as a mesh side panel and an additional fan bracket that lets you mount two more fans blowing directly onto the GPU and your components. In this video I'm showing you the setup with a 360mm front mounted radiator and, alternatively, a 240mm Fractal Lumen S24 RGB.
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Specs of this build: (note this includes affiliate links that earn me a commission at no extra cost to you)
Motherboard - MSI Z790 Gaming Pro Wi-Fi https://amzn.to/3Q4d87H
CPU - Intel Core i9-12900K https://amzn.to/46rFKNC
Case - Fractal Design North https://youtu.be/QTVlt1wQG7U
Fans - Fractal Design Prisma AL-14 (140mm) fans https://amzn.to/3xmNdNV
Other fans - Lian Li AL120 V2 https://youtu.be/ko2Z3-w8-is
CPU cooler - Fractal Lumen S24 RGB https://amzn.to/3LHlXBt
Other Cooler - NZXT Kraken Z73 RGB https://youtu.be/3bzSBKgUghs
RAM - 64GB Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 6000Mhz RAM https://amzn.to/46dTXOo
NVMEs - WD Black SN850 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBu4_L44lAE
Crucial P3 NVMe https://youtu.be/SQQb0-myHVY
PSU - NZXT C1200 Gold https://youtu.be/vNUmD8GQxSQ
GPU - Gigabyte RTX 3090 OC Vision https://amzn.to/3PEBJhL
SSDs - Kingston A400 SSD https://amzn.to/3PET1eU
WD Green - https://amzn.to/45bbh5e
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Specs of the Fractal Design North Mesh:
Dedicated 2.5" drive mounts 2
Combined 3.5/2.5” drive mounts 2 (included)
Expansion slots 7
Front interface 1xUSB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 2xUSB 3.0, Audio & Mic
Total fan mounts 8 x 120 mm or 6 x 140 mm
Front fan 3 x 120, 2 x 140 mm (2 x Aspect 140 mm PWM Included)
Top Fan 2 x 120/140 mm
Rear fan 1 x 120 mm
Dust filters Front, PSU
Fixed cable straps Yes
Cable routing grommets Yes
Captive thumbscrews HDD brackets, SSD bracket, Side Panels, Fan Bracket, PSU Bracket
Left side panel Mesh or tempered glass
Right side panel Steel
Motherboard compatibility ATX / mATX / Mini-ITX
Power supply type ATX
PSU max length 1 HDD Tray: 255 mm max, 2 HDD Tray: 155 mm max
GPU max length 355 mm with and without front fan mounted
CPU cooler max height 145 mm with Fan Bracket (Mesh version only)/ 170 mm w.o
Front radiator Up to 360 mm
Top radiator Up to 240 mm (See manual for details on ram clearance)
Rear radiator 1 x 120 mm (If using a rear radiator the mesh version fan bracket can only be slotted into the bottom position)
Cable routing space 30 mm
Dimensions Case dimensions (LxWxH) 447 x 215 x 469 mm
Case dimensions w/o feet/protrusions/screws 433,5 x 215 x 450 mm
Net weight 7.6 kg (Mesh) / 7.7kg (TG)
Package dimensions (LxWxH) 565 x 326 x 553 mm
Gross weight 9.55 kg (Mesh) / 9.3kg (TG)
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Timestamps:
0:00 Hello
01:12 Case feature overview
04:37 Front mounted radiator option
05:01 Top mounted radiator option
05:41 Motherboard setup
09:39 Push pull radiator test
13:00 GPU Length issues
15:11 Lian Liu fans
15:47 Standard build guide
15:53 SSD/HDD install
22:28 Fractal Lumen S24 setup
26:04 RGB wiring logic
31:07 Motherboard install
31:35 PSU wiring and install
37:58 Front panel and SATA wiring
41:48 Standard fan wiring
42:10 Prisma AL-14 Install and wiring
46:22 GPU install
48:11 Side mounted fan tray
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