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I see people saying the top panel gets stuck, missing screws, missaligned feet, can insert videocard cut the holes dont align, etc.

Did they improve the quality controll?

Fractal Meshify 2 owner here and looking for a case that doesnt block the fan.

I have 6 Noctua A14x25 G2 fans, so I want to use them and I need solid side panels, no glass or mesh.

Torrent. Front fan rails are behind the fans so thats good, but bottom rails block it. Closed top=cat friendly, but my psu makes buzzing noise not sure how much i will hear that since pc in on the desk.

Meshify 3 XL. No front rails in the way. But no fan filter, holes is the side for side fans. Build quality seems a bit poor.

Since the Torrent has open bottom, does it mask coil whine and fan bearing noises less than Meshify 3?

Is the Torrent going out of prodiction soon?

I recently got my parts for a build and I bought a Fractal Meshify 2 Solid case. https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/ngxn7w

Overall the case would be good, but there are a few design quirks that honestly making me want to sell it or return it.

The first issue seems to be caused by the fans trying to pull air through the fan rails, which creates turbulence. I’ve seen people say spacers fixes it, I already tried using the Noctua spacer which do not help, the I seen people say thicker spacers help, I tried 140mm fans hollowed out as spacers and I can still hear the issue loud and clear, they help a bit but they act like a pipe which adds more turbulence noise.

My second issue is that the front lower fan makes weird noise due to the PSU shroud.

My third issue is the front filter, while its nice, but cleaning it is not nice, I need to rip off the front panel. The Meshify logo handle is super flimsy and the plastic hinges doesn't seem all that Robust.

I’ve tested the fans across a range from ~500 RPM up to around 1300 RPM, and the noise just gets worse the higher you go. If I take the fans out of the case and test them, they’re basically silent, so it’s definitely something with the case setup.

It’s not even the front mesh either. Taking the front panel off doesn’t change anything. This feels seems ridiculous.

At this point, I’m kind of fed up. Does anyone have any case recommendations with solid panels(no TG and no Mesh side) that don’t have this kind of issue? Maybe Meshify 3 XL?

I really thought this was going to be my endgame case.