Fractal Design Announces its Core 1000 Chassis

[RedundantInk]

The Core 1000 USB 3.0 is advertised as offering "a unique combination of design, cooling performance and value".

Fractal Design Announces its Core 1000 Chassis : Read more

 

[anxiousinfusion]

The only real drawback to the original Core 1000 was it's lack of USB 3.0. Now if only they can fit a second fan behind all that mesh...

 

[afrobacon]

The only thing that worries me is price; I can't imagine paying much more than $70.

 

[anonymous_user]

The current Core 1000 sells for $39.99 on Newegg.com, so I wouldn't worry about it hitting $70. However it would be awesome if the new version sold for the same price. There are almost no cases with USB 3.0 under $50.

 

[COLGeek]

I have a desktop based on v1 of this case. Actually quite nice and easy to work with. This is a very good budget case and I highly recommend it.

 

[Devoteicon]

innovative, vertical HDD mounting system

Really? Innovative? My 7 year old Inspiron 530 had vertical mounted hard drives.

 

[RedundantInk]

[citation][nom]Devoteicon[/nom]Really? Innovative? My 7 year old Inspiron 530 had vertical mounted hard drives.[/citation]

Evidently Fractal Design considers it to be innovative enough to have used it in the press release 😛

Personally, I think the positioning of the mount to allow extra-long graphics cards is a smart design choice

 

[f-14]

looks like an antec 300

 

[RedundantInk]

[citation][nom]afrobacon[/nom]The only thing that worries me is price; I can't imagine paying much more than $70.[/citation]

The venerable Antec Three Hundred V3 currently goes for about $70 - $80 online and that case is quite a bit simpler than the Core 1000. I'm expecting it to be closer to the $100 mark

 

[maigo]

Ooooh, a black box, so cool

 

[echondo]

[citation][nom]RedundantInk[/nom]Evidently Fractal Design considers it to be innovative enough to have used it in the press release Personally, I think the positioning of the mount to allow extra-long graphics cards is a smart design choice[/citation]

Would have loved to see 90 degrees rotated cages and have the ability to remove them in two separate sections, like the Corsair 600T.

 

[ge0kas]

Certainly NOT ALUMINIUM . (4.1kg)
Certainly NOT INNOVATIVE . (Check http://www.aerocool.us/pgs/pgs-q/qs200.htm)
Certainly NOT CHEAP ."given the company's history and the case's premium build."

mATX cases coulld be much smaller if they put PSU horizontally above the motherboard

 

[ron baker]

Will be similar price to existing core1000 fercrizake they've only added a usb30 not exactly rocket science in this day and age? (uk £30-£35) Nice but not enough storage room (3 or 4 drives plz) Aerocool qs202 better

 

[basketcase87]

[citation][nom]echondo[/nom]Would have loved to see 90 degrees rotated cages and have the ability to remove them in two separate sections, like the Corsair 600T.[/citation]
You're comparing apples to oranges. The 600T is a mid-tower, not a micro-ATX. If you want a fractal case to compare to the 600T look at the r4, you'll notice the drive cages do exactly what you're asking for.