Fractal Design Pop Mini Air RGB Black Tempered Glass Clear Tint

Solid Case! Sleek and very accessible. I enjoyed the many places I could put my drives. Its spacious inside, and was the exact look I wanted outside. Good for an out-of-the-way tower. I bought the solid side panel. Both side panels are identical.Great on a budget. Comes with screws. +3 fans.It seems they scratch easy, though it may have been shipped that way. But it's not that big a deal to me because my towers are footrests that happen to run cyberpunk (I cannot remember when the scratch appeared).

This case is sleek, clean, and very much the right size for my tastes. I like having more room to work with, and I like using AIO coolers, in midtower cases, the AIO installed at the front makes newer GPUs impossible to fit, this full tower allows me the extra room, while still keeping my AIO in the optimal front intake position to keep cooler outside air entering the case and passing over the radiator.I love the RGB fans in this case, they are very nice looking, and they came with the case, which is a plus. The physical button RGB controller is AMAZING, much nicer than having software in my opintion. I just wish I could use it to control my motherboard and RAM rgb as well, but still, its a great feature.With the great price, it does come with a tradeoff, the usb C shown on the case is not actually active natively, its an optional attachment. Just be aware of that before you buy, and make sure you pick up the optional usb-c cable accessory when you purchase. I didn't need it, and I knew about this limitation going into the purchase, so I wasn't blindsided or upset.My last peice of advice for when you purchase. If you have extra fans that include RGB, or are installing an AIO that comes with its own fans, I would HIGHLY recommend you purchase a relatively inexpensive aRGB (make sure its a 3pin as 4 pin won't work) 1 to 3 or 1 to 5 splitter. They are only about 8-15 dollars and can save you hours of trying to figure out why you can't get all your fans lit up and wondering why there's always one odd fan out. I ended up driving 40 minutes to hit up a microcenter for a 1 to 5 splitter, which allowed me to connect the cases aRGB header to all my fans and got everything working. Even if you don't end up needing it, I think the cheap cost of the splitter is a, "better to have it and not need it, than not have it and need it," situation. This build would have taken me 1 evening if it wasn't for this RGB issue. Obviously Fractal doesn't include the splitter, since they give you all your fans in the case, and the splitter isn't needed, but for my build it was, so hopefully this will save anyone considering this case time in the long run.Overall great case, just make sure you're aware that it doesn't come with a usb-c port by default, and if you're doing anything beyond the case's base RGB or using an AIO, I highly recommend investing in an aRGB splitter for the main rgb header in the case.

I bought this case to replace another Fractal Design case, the Focus G. The main reason for swapping cases was so I could mount the ROG Strix 240 radiator in the top of the case. There wasn’t enough room in the Focus case between the radiator & fans and the mobo. With the Pop XL case, there is plenty of room for the rad & fans. I can’t be 100% certain but I believe the larger area in this case actually improved the air flow and contributed to an observed 8 degree drop in operating temperatures across the board. This is a full size case vs the Focus G being more of a mid-size but getting lower operating temperatures across the entire operating range of my system, I can live with a larger case. This Pop XL case is very well designed, offers plenty of options for routing cables and the “hidden” optical drive bay is a really nice feature. I use NVMe drives so I don’t use 2.5 or 3.5’s but the case has really nice mounting brackets for those types of drives if that’s what you have. On a scale of 1-5, I’d give this case a 10.

I bought this case through Amazon from Beach Audio as a open-box return. I received it and it was exactly as stated, not even removed from the box. Setup was extremely easy, installation my motherboard from the previous case was seamless. The use of a standoff in the center with a pin in it, is genius. For the price I paid for it, this case is by and large the best you can buy with the most features.I would pay full price even, it's that nice! But with anything, there's always at least a couple caveats to me.Pros:1. Fits EVERYTHING, even my Corsair HX1200i (Yes, really, a 200mm PSU does fit, albeit a little tightly)2. Includes 3 (!!!) fans WITH ARGB that are quiet.3. Metal front panel, metal sides, easy access.4. It's really quiet! I can barely notice the machine in operation.5. It's a very showy and chic case and feels like quality when you work inside of it.6. I really like the cable management metal loops on the back, I was able to wire up the case in very little time.7. Places to add radiators if desired.The only caveats would be:1. The USB-C accessory is EXTREMELY expensive on Amazon. Buy it on another official reseller like Newegg for half the price, but even then, $13 is far too much for something that should be included with the case or in the box.2. The fans. They lack PWM support (3-pin), and have almost no speed control through the motherboard.3. The built-in RGB controller is gimmicky at best, I only used it because I didn't want to bother with my motherboard's separate controls.4. EVEN THOUGH IT IS CLEAN, I really DON'T like the fact that there is no reset button, and no HDD indicator light. Also, the power indicator being wired to a SATA power connector with the RGB controller is disconcerting.5. The 5.25" slot placement is at the bottom, which is great if it's atop a desk, but, if it is on your floor, I hope you don't have back problems.This is just extra, but, what I think:You can't really go wrong with this case, I just nitpick.Some revisions I'd like if there was a new version of this case:Invert the layout: Put the PSU at the top with the 5.25" slots, or, widen the case and put the 5.25" slots and PSU at the side (thereby shortening the case) as the case is already quite wide. Do away with the magnetic panel and use a cleaner design with say, a sliding door.Do NOT include an RGB controller or make it more discrete.Include the other buttons on the control panel.Include the Type-C cable in the box... c'mon, really?Include all of the fans or sell the fans at a competitive price.