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The Core 1000 USB 3.0 brings forth many features usually only seen in more expensive and larger cases. It supports long graphics cards up to 350mm in length as a result of the innovative, vertical HDD mounting bracket. The front panel is easily removable and pre-fitted with fan filters to ensure a dust free interior. The sleek black interior is contrasted with white expansion slots while all HDD mountings are fitted with anti-vibration silicone grommets for optimal silence
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First off, I do not show up as having purchased this case as the ones I purchased from Amazon are the older variant that is USB2 only. The new version has USB 3 and was not available on Amazon when I got mine, so they were purchased at that Egg store... Anyway, I have about 12 of the older USB 2 version and 18 or so of the this version.
Anyway, I have used both versions of this case now, I built about 30 new machines for my office using this case and overall I'm very happy with this case. There are some minor issues and it is by no means perfect, but for the money I've never been so happy with a budget case. I used standard ATX motherboards, and standard CPU coolers for i5 processors. There is room for bigger CPU coolers and the like wither reason, and cooling has been great for our normal uses. Case is quiet, looks good in the office and has been easy to build when working on getting them done too.
I like the removable hard drive tray on the side, it is unusual but works very well. I used all SSD drives and they mounted just fine, the overall build went great with no issues for room in my basic builds.
Negatives - here is a short list of what I found or noticed, remember I went through 30 or so of these cases so these were found among all of them, not just a single case!
I found three cases missing the power button on the side of the front. The button itself was there and worked, the cover was missing. I found one loose in the box, the other two were totally missing.
Two of them had a bad connector for the audio, not the HD one the secondary AC97 port. One was totally gone, another had two wires loose out of the connector. Not and issue for me as I did not use AC97 jack anyway, all other case ports were fine for all connections.Read more ›
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I used this case to make a micro-atx build for my office. I have built several computers and I love to experiment with a new case I have never used when I have the opportunity to. I have a fractal design define R4 at home and was impressed with the quality of the brand so I wanted to try some of their other products. It has a nice simple look that I really liked. It was also one of the cheapest cases I could find from a reputable brand.
The case itself isn't as impressive as my define R4 (but it is a third of the price) though, the metal feels a little flimsy, and the case is not as sturdy as I expected it to be. It does feel a little cheaply made. I also had the hardest time removing the side panels. I literally sat there for 10 minutes trying to get the side panel off. Once I got it off I noticed that the steel tabs that you slide in were crooked, definitely contributing to the difficulty of getting the panel on and off. The next few times removing the side panel took me significantly less time, but it is still way more effort than it should be. Once closed, I dreaded having to open it again when I had to do troubleshooting.
The interior of the case is pretty simple. There's a removable panel on the side to mount 2 more drives. The PSU is top mounted, and since this is a smaller case it did kind of get cramped with the drive bays at the top. I had a rough time trying to do cable management but that is to be expected in a smaller form factor. There aren't any special features that aid cable management though. There's no CPU cutout, which I personally never use but I don't know why they didn't provide that extra option for those that might use it. It also has enough room to fit a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 easily.
Overall, this is a good budget case, and is a pretty good pick up when it is on sale. I wouldn't pay more than forty for it though.
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LOVE Fractal Design cases. We build a lot of computers, and have gone through 100+ of these gems. On the rare occasion that there is any sort of issue with the case, FD support has been absolutely amazing and overnighted parts, keeping our downtime to a minimum.
Out of the 100+ cases we've used we have only had an issue with 1 of them. Folks, that ain't bad!
My only complaint, and it is a minor one, is that the front panel audio/USB connectors are located on the side of the case, not the actual front. This has caused a couple of challenges in getting them setup in tight spots.
Word of caution - when having them shipped and if you are in the Dallas area do NOT use UPS to ship. UPS has destroyed 10+ of these cases in shipment. They arrived looking like someone had lined a dance-floor at a bunny hop with the boxes and groups of wild people jumped up and down on them. We have found that FedEx is the choice shipper in the area and can deliver these without damaging them.
FD has since come out with the Core 1100 case at the same price point, and it is beautiful. They moved the front panel audio/USB connections from the side to the front on the new design.
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If you need a lightweight case that doesn't cost much and isn't the size of a car, this is a great choice. I've used this for over a dozen custom-built PCs in my office, and it gets the job done.
That said, it *is* a cheap case. In several instances, tolerances have been off and I've had extreme difficulty removing side panels. Getting the front drive bay covers off is a pain (literally--I've cut myself trying). And in one case, the wires from the power switch were ever-so-slightly loose, resulting in a failure to boot the PC. I replaced every component in that PC before finally trying to jump-start the machine by shorting the power circuit with a screwdriver (do not try at home), and finally realizing that the switch was the issue.
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