Find your build’s ideal balance with 30 mm of internal flexibility provided by a stepless, movable central wall. Slide to strike the best ratio for your build, adapting the space for CPU cooling on one side and graphics card width on the other. DDR4 RAM, ideal for editing in 4k for lengthily and complex content that can be processed without issue. We have chosen the RTX 3070 graphics card for this system with 8GB of ultra fast GDDR6 memory, to tear through effects and make your editing process run optimally. Add natural materials to your setup with a front-facing panel cut from sustainably sourced solid walnut This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen.

To simulate thermal demand we run the Cinebench R23 multi-thread benchmark and 3DMark Time Spy stress test simultaneously in a loop for 60 minutes to fully load the system. This gives the CPU and GPU enough time to reach constant steady-state temperature. With this data, we can compare how the system handles the thermal demand and measure peak noise levels.Even though the Fractal Terra may not offer great support for AIOs or water-cooling radiators and huge graphics cards… it’s no detriment to the case. I would never expect this case to be used as a base for a main gaming PC or high-end editing rig, it's more ideally suited to a media PC or casual living room gaming rig that sits under a TV unit, so its compact size and hardware support is ideal for this type of scenario. Front panel I/O connectivity consists of a single USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port and a USB 3.0 Type-A port, as well as an LED-illuminated power button.

Taken as a whole the Fractal Terra is a very good mini-ITX case. Its compact design means it will likely fit in any space while the stylish looks should appeal to anyone looking for a new small media PC case that can sit in the living room and not look out of place. The modest hardware support should be enough for most users, but if you want a mini-ITX and an RTX 4090 you need to look elsewhere – for everyone else, it's more than enough. KitGuru says: The Fractal Terra might not suit every PC spec but it's a very good-looking, compact mini-ITX case that will support high-end hardware and looks like the ideal option for a living room media PC, or any other use you can think of. Dual storage design taking advantage of the high performance 2TB NVME SSD helping to boost performance and response time and a huge amount of HDD storage to the amount of 4TB.

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The case is primarily designed with CPU air cooling in mind but it is possible to install a 120mm radiator or AIO inside the Terra.

Compact dimensions of 343mm x 153mm x 218mm (LxWxH) and a tiny 10.4L capacity make the Terra one of the smaller Mini-ITX cases on the market. Experience powerful, uncluttered gaming, with the ability to install a GPU up to 322 mm long in a space-saving 10.4 L case Since removing side panels makes little to no difference in thermal performance, fan speeds are neither increased nor decreased so noise levels also remain stable when changing the case configuration. Again this is a good sign that the ventilated panels are doing their job efficiently and the case is able to cool the hardware sufficiently. Closing Thoughts This system uses the new AMD 5000 Series CPU - the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X which out performs the i9 10900K in most if not all video editing situations due to tthe larger processor cache and superior architecture.

Experience powerful, uncluttered gaming, with the ability to install a GPU up to 322 mm long in a space-saving 10.4 L case (excluding feet) GPU temperature on the other hand is excellent. Even when case side panels are removed the temperature remains consistent so the heavily ventilated panels are doing their intended job, which is good news for cooling. It has been a while since my last proper case review, and even longer since I last looked at a new SFF chassis, so when Fractal Design got in touch to say they had a new highly compact mini-ITX case ready to launch… I was very eager to take a look. The Fractal Terra combines a tiny 10.4L small form factor with Scandinavian design elements and the ability to cram in high-end hardware. But can this new compact ITX case from Fractal deal with the current hardware demands and is it an improvement on what came before it? Let’s find out. All temperature measurements are presented as Deltas – meaning the ambient temperature has been deducted from the CPU temperature giving us a Delta. Data shown in the charts represent the average component temperature over the length of the test as measured by HWiNFO and then the last 15 minutes of the data are calculated to get the average. The ambient temperature during thermal tests is between 20-22⁰C. Exterior styling features anodised aluminium in a choice of three different colours combined with a small Walnut trim panel that houses the power button and front I/O, giving the case a unique and sophisticated appearance.