Summarized
The Torrent is a completely different case than what we are used to from Fractal Design, with a complete focus on airflow rather than silence. The build quality of the case is good, although from a distance you can expect an aluminum front instead of the plastic. The cooling performance is beyond excellent and the Torrent has excellent sound characteristics as long as it doesn't allow the five (!) Supplied fans to fully work. If you include the supplied fans, the price is not that bad. After all, there are few cabinets in this segment that perform this well and are supplied with five large fans.
Actually, the intention was already this spring to create a new flagship, but Fractal Design was forced to postpone the introduction of the new Torrent for a few months. And yes, you read that right: Fractal comes with Torrent and not with Define 8, as you would expect. Therefore, the Torrent is based on a different design philosophy than the well-known quiet and modest Define series.
El Torrent is a completely different type of home; This is a housing that is optimized for airflow and has a fairly open front. Contrary to what we are used to with almost all other cabinets, Fractal Design has opted for a power supply at the top of the case, rather than at the bottom. That's to make room for the fans at the bottom, so that air can flow not only from front to back, but also from bottom to top. This makes the case a bit reminiscent of Silverstone cases like the Ravens, but unlike that series, FD places the motherboard in the usual way.
In addition to the Torrent, Fractal Design introduces two new fans: the Prisma ARGB PWM and the Dynamic X2 PWM, both in 140mm and 180mm versions. They are equipped with two 180mm pieces on the front of the case, in the RGB version of the Torrent and the version without RGB lighting, respectively. At the bottom there are three 140mm fans.
The Torrent is not only available in standard and RGB versions, but also in black, gray or white, and with a closed, clear or tinted glass side panel. The starting price for a case with a closed side panel and without RGB fans is 180 euros; Glass side panels have to pay an additional 10 euros and RGB lighting (and glass on both sides) costs an additional 40 euros. This means that the black version with tinted windows and RGB lighting that we receive costs 230 euros. We also received the dynamic fans and used them for benchmarks. The Dynamic X2 GP fans cost 15 euros in the 140mm version and 31 euros in the 180mm version, while the ARGB Prisma fans cost 29 and 37 euros respectively.
Before we watch the torrent, let's take a look at the feedback they've received about the new home testing method. Of course, we can make it an appendix in that review or an ad, but for greater visibility we dedicate a page to it in this review.
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