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Fractal Design Core 2300 Case Review

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Fractal Design Core 2300 Detailed Features

Taking off the side panel reveals an elegant and complete interior design. The interior is mostly standard by having a number of cable management and CPU cutouts on the motherboard tray. One thing that does stand out is the innovated vertical hard drive storage bracket. We will talk more about the hard drive bracket in just a moment.

Fractal Design Core 2300 Side Panel Removed

It is always good to see these computer case manufacturers provide a large CPU cutout on the motherboard tray. This cutout is actually larger than the one on the more expensive Core 3300. It is very troublesome to take apart a perfectly built system just to do anything with the CPU. Since Fractal Design has been in the business for such a long time, this does not surprise me. We also see the preinstalled 120mm fan that will exhaust warm air out of the case.

Fractal Design Core 2300 CPU Motherboard Cutout

Removing the front bezel requires no tools. Here we are presented with the two 5.25 inch expansion drive bays and a single preinstalled 120mm front intake fan. There is also room for a second 120mm fan which can be installed below the preinstalled fan. You may also toss the 120mm fan to install two 140mm fans or a 280mm water cooling radiator instead.

Fractal Design Core 2300 Front Panel Removed

Having a vertical hard drive bracket can improve the looks and functionality of a computer case. This bracket can hold three 3.5 inch hard drives and three 2.5 inch hard drives simultaneously. Because the Core 2300 uses a vertical bracket instead of a traditional hard drive storage cage, larger graphics cards may be installed without having to worry about hitting the hard drive cage. Rubber paddings are also available on the vertical bracket to prevent vibration noise.

Fractal Design Core 2300 HDD Rack Installation

Now that we have gone over the exterior and interior details of the Fractal Design Core 2300, we can take a look at more features and specifications the Core 2300 has to offer.


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