Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Review

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 PC chassis Review

The technical data …

Form factor: The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Mid Tower is designed for ATX, Micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboards.

Dimensions: The overall height is 475 mm, the width is 233 mm and the depth is 525 mm.

Weight and material: The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case is made of black coated steel with a removable plastic front with mesh. Its basic weight is approximately 10.7 kg and its shipping weight including the cardboard box is approx. 12 kg.

Drive bays: Overall there are 2x 5.25-inch front drive bays. There are 8x 3.5″ internal drive bays for hard disks available inside of the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2, which are mounted with sliding rails. 2x 2.5″ SSDs can be mounted additionally behind the motherboard tray.

Slots: It is possible to mount up to 7 expansion cards and there is one additional vertical slot.

Cooling: The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case is equipped with one 140mm Fractal Design Silent Series R2 fan at the rear, one Fractal Design Silent Series R2 140mm fan at the case top and one Fractal Design Silent Series R2 140mm fan at the case front. Optional it is possible to mount another 120 mm or 140 mm fan at the case bottom, 1x 120 mm (or 1x 140 mm) fan in the front and 1x 120 mm or 140 mm fan at the case top.

Miscellaneous: On the top front of the case are 2x USB 3.0 connectors for internal connection which can be contected optionally to an USB 2.0 port instead, an easy fan control with three selections: 5V, 7.5V and 12V, 2x 3.5mm jacks for a headset, a power button, reset button, HDD LED and a Power LED.

Here is a first view inside of the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 case:

Layout, Design and Features – The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Case Exterior …