In December Fractal introduced their new ION SFX PSUs and at that time I speculated that Fractal having a renewed interest in SFX could potentially also mean a new SFX case in the future. I probed our Fractal rep with no luck as well but not long ago they reached out about a new case called the Era ITX and guess what, it has SFX support. I was already in, but after seeing the pictures I was even more interested as they had multiple color options and a top panel that was made out of tempered glass or wood with the wood type depending on which color option you went with! The Era ITX is a 16-liter capacity case that can fit ATX or SFX PSUs, up to a 240mm radiator, and full-length video cards. Not necessarily all at once, but I will get into that here in just a minute.
Product Name: Fractal Era ITX
Review Sample Provided by: Fractal Design
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Color options |
Silver – White Oak |
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Case Material |
Aluminum panels, steel frame |
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Motherboard compatibility |
Mini-ITX |
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Power supply type |
ATX, SFX-L, SFX |
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External 5.25" drive bays |
N/A |
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3.5” drive support |
SFX PSU: 2 HDDs or 1 HDD + 2 SSDs ATX PSU: 1 HDD |
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2.5” drive support |
SFX PSU: 4 SSDs or 2 SSDs + 1 HDD ATX PSU: 2 SSDs |
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Expansion slots |
2 |
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Front ports |
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C 2 x USB 3.0 3.5 mm CTIA combined audio/mic |
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Total fan mounts |
5 |
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Front fan |
N/A |
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Rear fan |
1 x 80 mm (1 x SSR3 80mm included) |
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Top fan |
2 x 120 mm |
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Bottom fan |
2 x 140 mm (without 2-slot GPU) |
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Dust filters |
Bottom intake Side intakes Top exhaust |
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Front radiator |
N/A |
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Top radiator |
120/240 mm or 2 x 120 mm (max 125 mm width, 67 mm thickness w/ fans, dependent on PSU position/type) |
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Rear radiator |
N/A |
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Bottom radiator |
N/A |
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PSU max length |
200 mm |
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GPU max length |
295 mm (210/190 mm with low-mounted SFX/ATX PSU) |
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GPU max width |
125 mm |
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GPU max thickness |
47 mm |
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CPU cooler max height |
120 mm without side-mounted 3.5” HDD 70 mm recommended (91 mm max) with side-mounted HDD |
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Cable routing space |
N/A |
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Cable routing grommets |
N/A |
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Fixed Velcro straps |
Yes |
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Tool-less push-to-lock |
Both side panels |
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Captive thumbscrews |
None |
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Case dimensions (L x W x H) |
325 x 166 x 310 mm |
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Case dimensions w/o feet/protrusions/screws |
325 x 166 x 307 mm |
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Net weight |
BK/BU/CHP versions: 4.019 kg GY/SI version: 4.129 kg |
