Fractal Design Era Carbon Mini ITX Case, T/G Top Panel, No PSU $89 (was $259) + Shipping ($0 C&C) @ Scorptec

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Paulz on 27/12/2023 - 14:30 scorptec.com.au (994 clicks)
Last edited 27/12/2023 - 14:39 by 2 other users

Fractal Design Era Carbon Mini ITX Case, T/G Top Panel, No PSU down to $89 from $259. Its a bargain and somewhat comparable to the expensive fractual Terra thats $329

Plenty of stock from what i can see.

Just picked one up myself and did a build, great unit you can even use a normal ATX PSU

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  Merlict on 27/12/2023 - 14:48

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  Good deal

  Just keep in mind GPU sizes, this isn't great for the hot / thicc high end cards.

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    strupper2003 on 27/12/2023 - 15:32

    Thanks

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  oldyellah on 27/12/2023 - 15:11

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  good price but shes a hotbox

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  KenDiaMoi on 27/12/2023 - 15:22

  Great deal shame no white :(

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    Merlict on 27/12/2023 - 15:34

    Yeah the white one with the wood top looks great.

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  nelladream on 27/12/2023 - 16:03

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  I think the best GPU you can put into that would be a 4070. With a bit undervolting, usual gaming power consumption is around 150W. I don’t recommend AMD card in there due to power and heat issue.
  The official page mentions that max GPU thickness is 47mm, but I’m not sure if you can fit a few mm more into it, if it does then the top GPU from Nvidia would be the 4070 ti Ventus 2x and the top GPU from AMD would be 7900 XT Founder edition.

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  p1 ama on 27/12/2023 - 17:03

  +1

  I have one of these cases, using the mesh top instead of the solid top makes temperatures significantly better.

  FWIW, it's not really a case designed for high-end power hungry components. It works really well for an office PC, or a home theatre PC. It's very much a case that prioritises a sleek look over thermal performance (which is fine IMHO, but everyone should know before purchasing).

  If you're after a case for high-end components, the Torrent Nano at PLE for $119 is a good option.

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    hippo2s on 27/12/2023 - 17:38

    Torrent Nano is massive compared to this, so i'd say it's not comparable.

    Torrent Nano 417 x 374 x 222
    Era 325 x 310 x 166

    I'd highly suggest going water cooling with mesh top if you get this case.

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      p1 ama on 27/12/2023 - 17:46

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      Torrent Nano is massive compared to this, so i'd say it's not comparable.

      I never said that the Torrent Nano was comparable, rather, I said that it's a good alternative for high-end, power hungry components.

      I'd highly suggest going water cooling with mesh top if you get this case.

      CPU temperatures have never been the key issue with this case - either a 240mm AIO, or using air cooling with the top as intakes. The issue has always been the GPU because it has a solid bottom that makes it basically impossible to draw in cool air at the bottom.

      I suppose you could go with a full custom loop, but you'd have to be pretty hell-bent on using this particular case to go down that route.

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      bargainperson on 31/01/2024 - 10:29

      I don't need water cooling on the 6W TDP CPU I'm planning lol
      In fact it has passive cooling :D