Fractal Design Focus G White Case Review

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Testing Results

Noise Level

The noise level testing is straight forward and consists of three readings. The three readings are a baseline with nothing running, 10 minutes after the system has fully booted into Windows and finally peg the system at 100% on the CPU and GPU and record those readings after 10 minutes.

Fractal Design Focus G Sound Level Testing

Here we can conclude that idle adds 4.8 dB of noise. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but I can definitely tell the computer is on without having to look at the power LED. If you plan on watching media without noise cancelling headphones, you’ll need to value having some background noise accompany the show.

Once we load the rig up, decibels jump by 10.9 dB over the off position. While 10.9 does not seem like a huge difference when between 30.1 dB and 41 dB, the logarithmic nature of the decibel scale means that it is twice as loud under load compared to being placed in the off position. If you’re gaming with speakers instead of headphones, just turn that volume on up to 11 and you’ll have no issues here.

Thermal Dissipation Testing

This will be a 4-part test. I will test the system at idle, CPU only, GPU only, and CPU + GPU loads. There are 4 probes I place inside the case. top/rear, top/front, bottom/rear and bottom/front. The top/rear is located directly behind the CPU tower cooler. The bottom/rear is located just below the GPU. The two front probes are at the same level as the rear but located towards the front of the case.

Fractal Design Focus G Temperature Testing

This case holds a good bit of heat when both the CPU and GPU are loaded up. We’re seeing temps over 37C in all corners of the case under full load. I suspect having just a couple of intake fans installed isn’t helping the situation.

The GPU only load doesn’t seem too bad as all the heat seems to be in the back part of the case and the front of the case is decently cool. So the fans are doing a good job here of pushing air to the rear.

The CPU only load doesn’t look bad at all. Only a degree or two above idle temperatures is a good sign. So this case can easily sustain a heavy CPU load. It’s the GPU that generates tons of heat where the case has trouble expelling it.

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