Fractal Design Core 1000

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Pros:

Great price, All black interior, White Fractal Design accents still there, Plenty of space for large PSUs, Possibility to install long graphics cards as long as the power connector leads out back, 5.25 inch to 3.5 inch adapter included, 3.5 inch hard drive rubber mounted, Thumb screws for external drives and expansion slots, One silent fan included, Well placed spot for side cooling, Adequate qua...

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Only two external drive bays, Only two or three internal drive bays, Limited CPU cooler clearance, Side mounted I/O, No hole under the mainboard tray, Most long graphics cards have side mounted power connectors hard drives will get in the way, No real cable management possibilities...

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Last revision on April 29, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Great price, All black interior, White Fractal Design accents still there, Plenty of space for large PSUs, Possibility to install long graphics cards as long as the power connector leads out back, 5.25 inch to 3.5 inch adapter included, 3.5 inch hard drive rubber mounted, Thumb screws for external drives and expansion slots, One silent fan included, Well placed spot for side cooling, Adequate qua

Reviewers Didn't Like

Only two external drive bays, Only two or three internal drive bays, Limited CPU cooler clearance, Side mounted I/O, No hole under the mainboard tray, Most long graphics cards have side mounted power connectors hard drives will get in the way, No real cable management possibilities

Expert reviews and ratings

A great budget case for smaller motherboards, but room for further expansion is limited...

By Expert Reviews on March 06, 2012

The Fractal Design CORE 1000 ventures into a territory where cases like the Elite series from Cooler Master or the Asgard chassis from Xigmatek reign supremely. When comparing the case to the Asgard line, the CORE 1000 has a few obvious shortcomings,...

By techPowerUp! on September 08, 2011

Motherboards keep getting more components, you can fit several terabytes of storage on a single 3.5-inch hard drive, and the need for an optical drive keeps diminishing. Despite these developments over the past few years, the typical desktop chassis...

By uk.hardware.info on September 21, 2012

Extreme budget enclosures are interesting creatures. While the best balancing acts usually show up around the $100 price point, and going north of $150 will generally get you the best of everything, hanging out at $60 or lower means having to make...

By AnandTech on April 13, 2012

In our previous looks at Fractal Design (the Define R3 ATX chassis, the Define Mini Micro-ATX Chassis, and just recently the Core 3000) cases they have demonstrated a favor for solid, stylish chassis that consistently deliver without the flashing...

By Missing Remote on February 07, 2012

Der Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 ist ein solider Mini Tower mit aktueller Technik aber ohne viel Krimskrams. Er beschränkt seine Funktionen auf das Wesentlichste und ist mit nur einem Lüfter ausgestattet. Daher auch der sehr günstige Preis. Er wirkt...

By Gamezoom.net on March 17, 2014

Assurément, le Core 1000 n'est pas le boitier de l'année. Il est en retard dans sa conception, et souffre de très nombreux défauts. A 29.90 €, nous ne lui trouvons pas de réel intérêt, si ce n'est qu'il propose un physique assez sympa et une platine...

By CowcotLand on July 11, 2011