Fractal Torrent or Meshify 2?

[BloopBucket]

I have a case. It's garbage. Building my PC the first time was a nightmare, but I thought my troubles might be done then. Unfortunately I've had to repeatedly replace/ relocate a number of components that are always a pain to reach, just recently I got a new motherboard which turned out to be broken and have to return that in 1 week but the replacement's coming in 2. The thought of replacing the motherboard in this case twice in as many weeks filled me with dread, so I'm just buying a new case now. I've narrowed it down to the Fractal Torrent and the Fractal Meshify 2, I'm curious about your opinions on each. I'm a fan of the look of the Torrent, how it's spacious enough to fit any cooling solution I might want (though I'm fairly certain I'll stick with my NH-D15) and that it already comes with some decent fans in a good config, no need to upgrade or mess with them. With the Meshify 2 there's no worries about running out of room for storage. Not that that's a major issue, I've got the one HDD and I have no plans to get more, but the real draw is honestly that removable top panel. After all the pain I've been through building that sounds like a godsend. I'm not overly concerned about the price as the difference will probably be bridged by the amount I'd have to spend on fans to get the Meshify to perform on par with the Torrent. I'm undecided at the moment so I was hoping to hear other's thoughts on the matter.

 

I'm willing to hear alternative suggestions but before you make any note: 1. this is a somewhat time sensitive matter and both of these are available locally 2. I've never been a fan of glass side panels honestly and the fact these are high performers with an opaque side panel option was a big draw.

[thrasher_565]

23 minutes ago, BloopBucket said:

I have a case. It's garbage. Building my PC the first time was a nightmare, but I thought my troubles might be done then. Unfortunately I've had to repeatedly replace/ relocate a number of components that are always a pain to reach, just recently I got a new motherboard which turned out to be broken and have to return that in 1 week but the replacement's coming in 2. The thought of replacing the motherboard in this case twice in as many weeks filled me with dread, so I'm just buying a new case now. I've narrowed it down to the Fractal Torrent and the Fractal Meshify 2, I'm curious about your opinions on each. I'm a fan of the look of the Torrent, how it's spacious enough to fit any cooling solution I might want (though I'm fairly certain I'll stick with my NH-D15) and that it already comes with some decent fans in a good config, no need to upgrade or mess with them. With the Meshify 2 there's no worries about running out of room for storage. Not that that's a major issue, I've got the one HDD and I have no plans to get more, but the real draw is honestly that removable top panel. After all the pain I've been through building that sounds like a godsend. I'm not overly concerned about the price as the difference will probably be bridged by the amount I'd have to spend on fans to get the Meshify to perform on par with the Torrent. I'm undecided at the moment so I was hoping to hear other's thoughts on the matter.

 

I'm willing to hear alternative suggestions but before you make any note: 1. this is a somewhat time sensitive matter and both of these are available locally 2. I've never been a fan of glass side panels honestly and the fact these are high performers with an opaque side panel option was a big draw.

form what i heard there both good case. i have yet to see about how quit the torrent fans are. if you dont want to chance it then probly the Makeshify and other fans. but the torrent should be cooler temps.

 

both good case from what i can tell.

[GhostRoadieBL]

between the two, torrent looks better imo, both will have no issues with the NH-D15 fitting, both have great fans, really comes down to looks between the two. Removable top panel is nice for 30sec when cable managing but then it makes no difference as both cases have lots of build room.

[fonzz1e]

if yer planning AIO soon, meshify 2 would be a better choice

 

pure air cooling torrent wins hands down, u don't even need a rear fan with it

[BloopBucket]

Thanks for the input guys, I decided to go with the torrent in the end. I can confirm it was a much better building experience than the old one.

[suedseefrucht]

On 1/22/2022 at 3:11 AM, BloopBucket said:

I've narrowed it down to the Fractal Torrent and the Fractal Meshify 2

I'm an air cooling guy and in my opinion, the torrent is better for air cooling and the meshify 2 is better for watercooling.

Hot air rises naturally so you can use a nice radiator exhaust at the top and all the air goes through the radiator before it's exhausted.

For air cooling you want as much air as possible to go through the cooler too.

With an open top panel, some of the fresh air from the front intake will escape through the top before going through the CPU cooler or to the graphics card.

So I think a closed top is better for air cooling.

[DD08]

Hi Bloop
I reckon you made the right choice.
It's a good case to build in, but NOT as convenient and "premium"(quality) as a Phanteks(P500/P600) or Lian Li (Mini Air).

Cheers, DD