Fractal Torrent Recall Teaches NZXT & Gigabyte What to Do (Short-Circuit Fan Hub)

Fractal’s Torrent launched to extremely positive reviews, but unfortunately, the company has discovered a potential short-circuit from its fan hub PCB design. It’s doing the right thing. Sponsor: Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (Amazon) and Arctic MX-5 Thermal Paste (Amazon) - The short of the matter is that Fractal’s included fan hub (the Nexus 9P Slim) in the Fractal Torrent has a design flaw which, Fractal claims due to manufacturing issues, can potentially become “hazardous.“ The company is advising immediate removal of the hub, caught the issue before us, and also publicized it before media got to it. These are good things. Fractal ripped the bandaid off and immediately laid-out a path to resolving the issue and has actively pulled all Torrent products from shelves, including shipment of those products back to Fractal for replacement of the defective part. This is the right way to handle a problem. We’re disappointed to see this