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Sunday, February 6, 2011

Fractal Design launches Core 1000 & 3000



Personally i haven't heard too much about Fractal Design in the past but in recent years they are growing more popular. At this years CES Fractal Design announced the launch of 2 new PC enclosure models, The Core 1000 & Core 3000 and both are in the ATX form factor. Specs for each below.



Core 1000


  • Mini Tower
  • Form Factor : Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
  • Dimensions: 175 x 455 x 420 mm
  • Weight : 4.10kg ( 9.03lbs )
  • 5.25'' Slots: 2
  • 3.5 '' / 2.5'' Slots:  Two 3.5'' Slots, Three 3.5'' Slots
  • Fan Mounts: Two 120mm , One 92mm
  • Included Fans: One 120mm
  • Maximum,Graphics: 210/350 mm
  • Height, Cooler: 135mm
  • Connections:  Two USB 2.0, microphone , headphones


  • Core 3000


  • Type: Mid Tower
  • Form Factor: ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX
  • Dimensions: 200 x 430 x 480 mm
  • Weight: 7.10kg ( 15.65 lbs ) 
  • Upper HDD cage is removable and rotatable
  • Easily removable front panel with clip on fan slots 
  • Removable Filter below PSU (PSU Not included)
  • 2x 5,25 inch bays, with 1x 5,25>3,5 inch converter included
  • 6x 3,5 inch HDD trays, SSD Compatible
  • Fan Mounts: 7 fan slots (1x 120mm + 1x 140mm in front, 2x 120/140mm in top, 1x 120mm in bottom,     1x 120mm in rear, 1x 120/140mm in side panel)
  • Included Fans: 3  (1x 140mm in front, 1x 120mm in rear and 1x 140mm in top)
  • Connections: 4x USB 2.0 and Audio I/O – mounted on top of front panel
  • Supports graphic card lengths up to 270mm when removable HDD-Bay is in place
  • Supports graphic card lengths up to 420mm without removable HDD-Bay
  • Supports CPU coolers with height of 160mm
  • Supports PSU’s with a depth of maximum circa 160mm, when using bottom 120mm fan location.
  • When not using the bottom 120mm fan location, the case supports also longer PSU’s, typically 250mm 




  • While the Core 1000 is likely aimed to be light , compact ,  and also more LAN party friendly, the Core 3000 offers lots of space and plenty of cooling options with support up to 7 fans. Keep a lookout for these cases sometime 2011, there is no pricing as of yet.

    Via Sweclockers(Swedish > English translation)

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