Fractal Pop Air RGB Case Review | Thermals, Build Quality, & Cable Management

Sponsor: Linode Hosting - get $100 credit with GN (https://geni.us/UaKrUmF) Fractal's new Pop Air & Pop Silent cases just launched, adding a unique splash of color to ATX, E-ATX (XL), and mini PC builds. We're reviewing the Fractal Pop Air RGB in this one, but we also have the Silent on-hand for benchmarks. When Fractal sent these for review, we opted for one of the cyan + black colorways. This is the main selling point; of course, other than the 5.25" optical drive support in a 2022 gaming PC case. Benchmarks include thermal comparisons vs. competitors like the Montech X3, Corsair 4000D Airflow, Lian Li Lancool 215, Phanteks P400A, and more. The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us:   / gamersnexus   RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Fractal Pop Air on Amazon (eventually): https://geni.us/Z8J0JB Montech X3 on Amazon: https://geni.us/CmmZkO Lian Li Lancool 215 on Amazon: https://geni.us/BJIsU TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Fractal Went Insane 02:06 - Silent vs. Air Comparisons 05:05 - OPTICAL DRIVES RETURN 07:36 - Radiator Limitations 10:25 - Shortcomings & After Thoughts 14:52 - Lab LED Commentary 18:25 - A Few More Small Complaints 19:20 - CPU Thermal Benchmarks 20:42 - GPU Thermal Benchmarks in Fractal Pop Air 22:00 - 3DMark Gaming Thermals 22:16 - Blender CPU-Only & GPU-Only Thermals 22:49 - Standardized Fan Benchmarks in Fractal Pop 23:36 - Noise Levels in Pop Air 24:14 - Noise-Normalized Thermals 24:43 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t:   / gamersnexus   f:   / gamersnexus   w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host, Test Lead, Video Editing: Steve Burke Writing, Testing, Host: Patrick Lathan Camera, Video Editing: Andrew Coleman