Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Case Review

Inside the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2

Both panels are attached to the chassis using black, metallic thumbscrews. The motherboard tray has a huge cutout for you to access the backplate of the CPU coolers without having to remove the motherboard from the case, several holes with rubber covers for you to route cables behind it, and several clips for you to fasten cables using cable ties. Another highlight of this case is the clearance of 1” (26 mm) between the motherboard tray and the right panel, allowing you to easily route and store thick cables behind the motherboard tray.

Figure 10: Overall look

Figure 11: A view behind the motherboard tray

In Figure 12, we get another overall look inside the case. Expansion cards are fastened using black, metallic thumbscrews. The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 supports video cards up to 11.4” (290 mm) long on its default configuration or up to 16.9” (430 mm) if the top hard drive cage is removed. The case supports CPU coolers up to 7.1” (180 mm) tall.

Figure 12: Overall look

The power supply is installed at the bottom of the case. It can be installed with either its bottom fan facing up or facing down, so you can decide if you want the fan of your power supply pulling air from inside the case or from outside of it. As shown before, there is an air filter for the power supply fan.

The case supports the installation of a 120 mm or 140 mm fan on its bottom panel. As previously shown, the bottom air filter also covers the mesh for this optional fan.

On the case’s default configuration, you can install power supplies up to 10.6” (270 mm) deep. If you install a bottom 120 mm fan, this clearance is reduced to 7.1” (180 mm), whereas if you install a bottom 140 mm fan, you can only fit power supplies up to 6.7” (170 mm) deep.

Figure 13: Power supply compartment