Fractal Design Core 3300 review

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At the backside of the chassis we notice the big gaping hole in the motherboard tray. This actually is a CPU backplate cutout which allows you to remove and install a new CPU cooler much easier. Common these days on pretty much any chassis. Typically you'd need to take out the motherboard to install a new cooler, now you can access it from both sides without that unpleasant experience of removing a motherboard from the chassis. 

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At the inner back/side we can see the 140mm fan, it is included and installed for you already. In the upper mesh you'll notice that mounting holes for other fan and radiator solutions have already been prepped. 

Specifications

  • ATX, E-ATX (up to 295 mm wide) Micro ATX, Mini ITX motherboard compatibility
  • 2 drive bays of 5,25"
  • 3 bays 3.5"- all compatible with SSDs
  • 2 -2.5" dedicated SSD unit position
  • 7 expansion slots
  • Support Graphics cards up to 430mm. One or more 3.5" hard drives may interfere with side-mounted power connectors on graphics cards longer than 255 mm
  • Support cooling system: 7 - Fan positions (2 Silent Series R2 fans included)
  • Filtered fan slots in front and bottom
  • CPU coolers up to 185 mm in height
  • ATX PSUs up to 170 mm deep when using the bottom fan location for a 140mm fan; when not using this fan location longer PSUs can be used  
  • 22 mm of space for cable routing behind the motherboard plate
  • Available in Black
  • Case dimensions (WxHxD):233 x 451 x 517mm 
  • Net weight: 7.8 kg
  • Package dimensions (WxHxD): 322 x 625 x 540mm
  • Package weight: 9.3 kg

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You'll get 7 PCI expansion slots to play around with, so in theory you can house up-to three graphics cards in here. Tough I'd recommend two as a maximum as space wise you can very easily run into problems. Nice detail, all cabling is black and if possible, flat as well. 

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