Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact

Darksaber · Feb 24, 2021

With the Meshify 2 Compact, Fractal Design is combining the insides of the Define 7 Compact with the exterior of the airflow-focused Meshify design. The result is, as the name implies, a smaller version of the well-performing Meshify 2 with all the benefits of the Define family.

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steve2563 · Feb 24, 2021

Found a little error on first page: according to the official specs, top rads up to 240mm only.

Turmania · Feb 24, 2021

Best case after original meshify.

Bjørgersson · Feb 24, 2021

Define C2 when?

jesdals · Feb 24, 2021

I really like this case - but next project is going to be a dual 360 rad build

ADB1979 · Feb 24, 2021

Why so few comparison cases.?

What are the fan speeds for the included front and rear fan at idle and under load.?

How did you test the 2.5" SSD and 3.5" HDD without SATA data cables.?

lemoncarbonate · Feb 25, 2021

Looks like a very good case. I'd really like to try Fractal case in the future, maybe Define series or this.
Though I still love my 4yo Evolv ATX TG.

BluesFanUK · Feb 25, 2021

My Node 304 is smaller than this and can take more HDD's. Hard pass.

metalfiber · Feb 25, 2021

Loved the first incarnation of this case but this one seems to take a step backwards in some spots . It's bigger but only holds two SSDs instead of three. I went ahead and bought the old model for a future build because i'll give my old system away.

Nephilim666 · Feb 25, 2021

One thing to note, the supalicious (sp?) on the graphs I assume the lower temp is for the mesh sides on? Both temps say glass side on.

Sunny and 75 · Feb 26, 2021

The wait is over!

AJToft · Feb 26, 2021

steve2563 said:
Found a little error on first page: according to the official specs, top rads up to 240mm only.

Yeah i found that too.

Testsubject01 · Mar 6, 2021

You may pull the top off to reveal a fully removable, nicely designed dust filter. Underneath that is a mounting bracket for up to two 120 or 140 mm fans, or a radiator of up to 240 or 280 mm.

Like others pointed out, it does sadly not fit a 280 mm radiator. In general a test fit in the case reviews would be nice.
Unfortunately in most cases (Ha!) with "280 mm top radiator support", that means 30 mm thick radiators with slim 140 mm x 15 mm fans ONLY.

System Name	Meshlicious Monster
Processor	Intel Core i5-10600T
Motherboard	MSI Z490I Unify
Cooling	NZXT Kraken Z53 with 2x Noctua Redux 1300 RPM PWM fans
Memory	ADATA 16 GB 3200 Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	TeamGroup 1TB NVMe SSD
Display(s)	Asus ProArt 27" 1440P, 75Hz
Case	ssupd Meshlicious with mesh side panels
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion 660 W Platinum ATX
Mouse	Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro Wireless
Keyboard	Microsoft Sidewinder X4 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Home

Processor	AMD Ryzen R7 5700X
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Alpenföhn Dolomit Premium
Memory	Kingston Fury Beast 16 GB
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 4070 Dual OC 12 GB
Storage	Kingston Fury Renegade 1 TB, Western Digital Red 2 TB
Display(s)	Dell G2724D
Case	Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar DSX + Microlab B-77
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-550
Mouse	Zowie ZA11
Keyboard	Genius KB-235
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	R9 5950x/Skylake 6400
Processor	R9 5950x/i5 6400
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Master X570/Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 360/Stock
Memory	4x8GB Patriot PVS416G4440 CL14/G.S Ripjaws 32 GB F4-3200C16D-32GV
Video Card(s)	7900XTX/6900XT
Storage	RIP Seagate 530 4TB (died after 7 months), WD SN850 2TB, Aorus 2TB, Corsair MP600 1TB / 960 Evo 1TB
Display(s)	3x LG 27gl850 1440p
Case	Custom builds
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	Silverstone 1000watt modular Gold/1000Watt Antec
Software	Win11pro/win10pro / Win10 Home / win7 / wista 64 bit and XPpro

Processor	Ryzen 5700X
Motherboard	Gigabyte AX-370 Gaming 5, BIOS F51h
Cooling	MSI Core Frozr L
Memory	32GB 3200MHz CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 1080 Ti Trio
Storage	Crucial MX300 525GB + Samsung 970 Evo 1TB + 3TB 7.2k + 4TB 5.4k
Display(s)	LG 34UC99 3440x1440 75Hz + LG 24MP88HM
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ATX TG Galaxy Silver
Audio Device(s)	Edifier XM6PF 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G3
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 3
Keyboard	Razer Blackwidow Lite Stormtrooper Edition

Processor	Haswell-E - i7-5820K @ 4.4GHz
Motherboard	ASUS X99S
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit Super JetStream 980Ti
Storage	SSD: 512GB [Crucial MX100] HDD: 34TB [4 x 6TB WD Blue, 2 x 5TB Seagate External]
Display(s)	Acer ProDesigner BM320 4K
Case	Fractal Design R5
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x

Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact

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Testsubject01

Processor	Intel i9 11900K
Motherboard	Z590 MSI ACE
Cooling	Corsair H80i v2
Memory	Ballistix Elite 4000 32GB 18-19-19-39
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3090 XC3 ULTRA HYBRID
Storage	2x Seagate Barracuda 120 SSD 1 TB, XPG SX8200 PRO 1 TB
Display(s)	Acer Predator Z321QU
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C
Power Supply	Asus ROG Strix 1000W

System Name	Old friend
Processor	3550 Ivy Bridge x 39.0 Multiplier
Memory	2x8GB 2400 RipjawsX
Video Card(s)	970 Maxwell STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5

Processor	i5 3570K @ 5GHz (1.32V) - de-lid
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Extrem 4
Cooling	Prolimatech Genesis (3x Thermalright TY-141 PWM) - direct die
Memory	2x 4GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3 1600 MHz CL 9
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G (Alpenföhn Peter + 2x Noctua NF-A12) @1547 Mhz Core / 2000 MHz Mem
Storage	500GB Crucial MX500 / 4 TB Seagate - BarraCuda
Case	IT-9001 Smasher -modified with a 140mm top exhaust
Audio Device(s)	AKG K240 Studio
Power Supply	be quiet! E9 Straight Power 600W