Fractal Design Core 2300 - Kabinett - Miditower - Svart

The Core 2300 is the compact ATX Mid Tower of the x3 Series that combines a clean, modern exterior design with great cooling and component compatibility. It comes with two pre-installed fans, and great radiator support for its size The case is equipped with two pre-installed 120mm fans and can support both 280mm and 240mm water cooling radiators. An innovative vertical hard drive bracket can fit a total of six drives - three 3.5" drives and three 2.5" drives. An additional 2.5" SSD mounting is available behind the power supply position. A beautiful build is easy to achieve with the black/white contrasted interior and well-designed cable routing capabilities

Key features

• A compact full-ATX case with bottom-mounted PSU, designed for exceptional airflow and cooling
• Brushed aluminum-look front panel with a sleek, three-dimensional textured finish
• Superior water cooling support for its size, supporting one 240/280mm radiator in the front and a 240mm radiator in the top
• Featuring a 120mm rear exhaust fan for great cooling
• Total 7 fan slots with two 120mm fans included
• Extruded motherboard plate allowing space for additional cable routing; 18.5mm around the motherboard and 13.5mm directly behind it
• Supports tall CPU cooler towers, up to 162mm in height
• Multiple easy-to-clean dust filters designed into the case to help maintain a dust free interior
• Innovative vertical HDD bracket, which simultaneously holds three 3.5" drives and three 2.5" drives
• One additional SSD position behind the PSU area with easy installation and access

Specifications

• Mini ITX, Micro ATX ATX motherboard compatibility
• 2 - 5.25" bays (maximum 185mm in length) 
• 3 - 3.5" HDD positions 
• 4 - 2.5" dedicated SSD unit position
• 7 expansion slots
• Graphics cards up to 380mm in length may be instaled. One or more 3.5" hard drives may interfere with side-mounted power connectors on graphics cards longer than 200 mm
• Support cooling system: 7 Fan positions (2 fans included)
• Filtered fan slots in front and bottom
• CPU coolers up to 162 mm in height
• Supports ATX PSUs up to 205/185 mm with a bottom 120/140mm fan. When not using any bottom fan location longer PSUs can be used
•  13.5-18.5 mm of space for cable routing behind the motherboard plate
•  Extra cable routing holes for usage with mATX motherboards
• Available in Black
• Case dimensions (WxHxD):195 x 431 x 450mm 
• Net weight: 5.2 kg
• Package dimensions (WxHxD): 270 x 547 x 492mm
• Package weight: 6.4 kg

Cooling system

• Front: 2 - 120/140mm fans (included is 1 Fractal Design silent 120mm fan, 1200 RPM speed)
• Rear: 1 - 120mm fan (included is 1 Fractal Design silent 120mm fan, 1200 RPM speed)
• Top: 2 - 120/140mm fan (not included)
• Bottom: 1 - 120mm fan (not included) or 1 - 140mm fan (not included, bottom HDD position must be empty)
• Side: 1 -140mm fan (not included)

Water Cooling compatibility

• Front - 240mm radiator, up to 30mm thickness
• Front - 240mm radiator, any thickness, push/pull supported (secondary mounting position, three fastening screws per fan only)
• Front –Slim 280mm radiator: 15mm fan spacing required for full fastening, radiators with 20mm fan spacing can be used with only the top half fastened to the case (lower ODD slot may need to be unused depending on tube end chamber size)
• Top – Slim 240mm radiator (with upper ODD slot occupied by a device no longer than 150mm and with no components on the upper 23 mm on the motherboard that are taller than 34mm)
• Rear – 120 mm radiator

Front interface

• 1 USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0
• Audio in/out
• Power button with LED (white)
• HDD activity LED (white)
• Reset button

Package contents

• Core 2300 computer case
• Accessory box
• User manual