Final Thoughts on the Fractal Design Pop 2 Vision Case
While this isn’t the first official Noctua case, this collaboration between Noctua and Antec gives you a pretty “Noctua-fied” PC case. Antec has taken their already proven Flux Pro case and adds in six Noctua Fans, a Noctua fan controller, and some nice brown accents to really give this case that Noctua look that you either love or hate.
Starting with the Noctua fans, which are really the whole selling point behind this case. You give a total of four NF-A14x25 G2 PWM fans and two NF-A12x25 G2 PWM fans. With the suggested placement of three NF-A14x25 G2’s in the front, one in the rear, and two NF-A12x25 G2’s mounted above the power supply cover you get proper and well balanced airflow out of the box. You do however have to install these fans yourself. Antec does pre-install the fan controller, and run the extension cables for you, which does make connecting up the fans much easier.
Beyond the “Noctua” features of the case, Antec really has done a good job with the Flux Pro in itself. Both side panels are quite easy to remove, of course the tempered glass panel allows you to see into, and show off your system. Once inside you actually have E-ATX motherboard support and this is a full-tower case with eight expansion slot covers. I actually like that we have this support in a case that is not what I would consider massive. There is also support for six hard drives out of the box, long graphics cards up to 455 mm, tall CPU coolers up to 190mm, and a cable channel with multiple Velcro straps to keep things nice and tidy om the backside of the case.
Where this case becomes a hard sell is going to be the price. Currently selling for $399 at our favorite online retailer, it is essentially more than double of the current price of the Flux Pro which is $149 right now. This is of course because of the added cost of the six Noctua fans and Noctua fan hub, which alone would run you over $200. And with the normal Flux Pro coming with six fans at that price it just makes this a really niche product for those die-hard Noctua fans.
It was also a bit disappointing to not have a built-in GPU support bracket or back-connect motherboard support. Also the digital display on the side of the case just seems dated at this point.
Now if you are doing a Noctua-themed build or are looking for that super-silent operation this could be the perfect case for you as it has all of the Noctua aesthetic you want and of course the performance of the Noctua fans. Overall ThinkComputers gives the Antec Flux Pro Noctua Edition Case an 8 out of 10 score.
Pros:
– Six premium Noctua G2 fans included, worth over $200 on their own
– Great airflow out of the box
– Really gives you that Noctua aesthetic
– Roomy interior: supports EATX motherboards, GPUs up to 455mm, and 190mm-tall air coolers
– Fan hub pre-installed
Cons:
– Price compared to the original Flux Pro
– No GPU support bracket or back-connect motherboard support
– Digital display seems dated
– Not everyone is going to love the Noctua colors