Fractal Design Core 3000 Case Review

The Top, Bottom, and Rear Panels

The top panel supports two 120 mm or 140 mm fans, and the Core 3000 comes with a 140 mm fan installed. This fan is identical to the front one, spinning at 1,000 rpm and using a three-pin connector. It also can be installed on the fan controller that comes with the product.

Figure 7: Top panel

The case comes with four USB 2.0 ports but no USB 3.0 ports. They are located on the front part of the top panel.

Figure 8: Buttons and connectors

The bottom panel allows the installation of one 120 mm fan, but the case doesn’t come with an air filter for it. The second mesh you see in Figure 9 is for the power supply fan, and at least this one comes with an air filter.

Figure 9: Bottom panel

The rear panel and the interior of the Fractal Design Core 3000 are painted black.

The power supply is installed on the bottom part of the case.

The Fractal Design Core 3000 comes with a 120 mm fan installed on its rear panel, which has a maximum speed of 1,200 rpm and can also be installed on the fan controller that comes with the product.

There are seven expansion slots, all with white, vented covers.

This case has two holes using rubber covers for hoses of liquid cooling solutions.

Figure 10: Rear panel

Let’s now take a look inside the Fractal Design Core 3000.