Fractal Design Era ITX Cobalt – Tempered Glass Top Panel – Mini-ITX Computer Case – Small Form Factor – Water-Cooling Ready
3.9 (34 ratings)
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Key Features
- Compact aluminum exterior available in five colors
- Versatile interior supporting professional grade hardware
- Stylish top panel designed to match the color of your case
- Additional steel mesh top panel for higher airflow
- Small flexible and space efficient with volume just over 16 liters
- Supports Dual Slot graphics cards up to 295 mm in length
- Great water cooling support with 1x 240 or 2x 120 mm radiators
- Two storage brackets for 1x 3 5” HDD or 2x 2 5”SSDs each
- Chimney design optimizes airflow across all five fan positions
Specifications
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Customer Reviews
Jason
Bought two of these to use as tiny servers. Love them. No issues at all with running them as ESXi servers. Wish I had purchased another one before they sold out.
G
This case is stunning. It has to be the most elegant itx case I have ever seen. I have built computers over 15 years and the inside of this case was possibly the most complex I have ever encountered. Besides the side panels almost nothing inside is tool-less. As everyone else has mentioned before me the the video card spacing is a problem, the PSU spacing is a problem, the hdd spacing is a problem if you don't use m.2. My video card issues were similar to most reports (this requires a thin video card) but my MSI 3060ti would not even line up with the pci slot cut outs!? Even with nothing else inside the case the video ports were half blocked?? It was the strangest issue... Was the case made wrong?Do not use an ATX PSU (SFX only), do not use a non-modular PSU, do not use any video card that is thicker than 50mm (the thinner the better). I snagged this case from the Amazon wearhouse for less than $100 so I will keep it until I can use it or use a dremal to mod it. Yes it is beautiful but don't pay $200+ the inside design hassles aren't worth that much.Maybe they are out of stock because Fractal Design is releasing a v2? If they do, it has potential to be the best ITX case ever but not as it is right now. Right now it's like a gold ring in a pig's snout ;) beautiful but comes with serious baggage.
Mister G
I had to return this case. It really should never have been made. While the case itself is kind of nice to look at, the thermals are terrible. I've got a watercooled Ryzen 7 which hit 97C After 30 mins of playing Apex -- even with a voltage offset. Switched to a slightly larger ITX with some actual cable management options, and I'm not going over 60C anymore, with a single rear exhaust fan running (and the water cooler).
rxs0
Nice case