WEBVTT 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:16.039 today we'll be unboxing the fractal design core 3000 case the first time I 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:21.359 had the pleasure of setting eyes on this case was actually at CES 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:24.240 2011 and uh it was there that fractal 00:00:21.359 --> 00:00:30.039 actually launched a ton of new case designs including their Core Series The 00:00:26.920 --> 00:00:32.160 Arc series and well mostly the core 00:00:30.039 --> 00:00:37.480 series and the arc series The Define XL and the Define R3 were both already on 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:44.079 the market at the time I believe yeah I think so so H here we go 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:50.960 fractal design basically they hit the market 00:00:47.000 --> 00:00:54.960 with Smart Designs good value cases 00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:57.760 aimed at a silent PC 00:00:54.960 --> 00:01:03.519 user with the Core Series as well as the arc series actually they're getting away 00:01:00.320 --> 00:01:06.000 from the pure silence image and moving 00:01:03.519 --> 00:01:11.520 towards a little bit more of the uh gaming oriented user so you want more 00:01:08.320 --> 00:01:14.280 airf flow you want a more uh aggressive 00:01:11.520 --> 00:01:19.640 looking case as opposed to just clean Sleek lines well then the Core Series or 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:23.960 the arc series might be for you comes with a user's manual which comes in a 00:01:21.240 --> 00:01:28.520 bag and then it comes with a case so that's pretty much all there is to it 00:01:26.360 --> 00:01:34.520 once again we are very used to seeing on fractal cases just a clean overall 00:01:31.119 --> 00:01:37.320 aesthetic and we are definitely our 00:01:34.520 --> 00:01:43.040 expectations are met with the core 3000 so the very front is just a plain 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:51.159 perforated Grill the whole front of the case is made up of airflow vents you can 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:54.560 ah sorry I'm undoing these thumb screws on the side panels here so I'm a little 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:58.560 bit distracted but I'm going to pull off you know what here let's pull off the side panels first we'll look at the 00:01:56.640 --> 00:02:03.039 front in a minute cameraman so the side panel 00:02:00.079 --> 00:02:07.680 comes off like that no noise dampening material on the inside this is more of a 00:02:04.880 --> 00:02:12.959 value oriented case and it is not does not have some of the premium features of 00:02:10.039 --> 00:02:18.480 the Define R3 and the Define XL uh let's have a look at the front so you can see 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:21.440 that there are mounting options for two 00:02:18.480 --> 00:02:26.040 140 mm fans here in the front Okay you can see those there and you can actually 00:02:23.959 --> 00:02:32.000 see one of the fans through the front of the case this I'm not sure how it comes 00:02:29.200 --> 00:02:37.680 out but it couldn't be that complicated to figure out probably it comes off like 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:40.879 this I think well well you have to give me a moment to figure that out the front 00:02:39.239 --> 00:02:46.720 of the case has a headphone Port microphone Port hard drive 00:02:43.239 --> 00:02:49.800 LED power LED reset button power button 00:02:46.720 --> 00:02:52.200 and four USB 2.0 ports we've got two 5 00:02:49.800 --> 00:02:57.879 and 1/4 in bays and then the rest of this is just made up of filtered airflow 00:02:55.440 --> 00:03:03.120 space and other than that is very clean very Sleek looking on the other side we 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:08.959 have mounting holes for a 120 mm or 140 mm fan positioned over the video card 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:12.319 portion of the inside of your chassis I can go ahead and take that off see the 00:03:10.480 --> 00:03:16.360 inside uses a very standard mounting system for the side 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:19.480 panel and then on the inside we will find a couple of things so first we'll 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:24.920 find some accessories actually now I'm now I'm 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:29.280 being driven Crazy by this let's go ahead and oh there it goes okay so there 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:33.640 that's how to install another fan actually it looks like the bottom one is 00:03:30.799 --> 00:03:37.319 only 120 mil so this is 140 mil and then the bottom spot holds a 120 mil fan so 00:03:36.239 --> 00:03:41.239 you can go ahead that comes with a sleeve cable fractal fans are all quite 00:03:39.720 --> 00:03:46.599 quiet so even though this is a gamer oriented case it does come with the same 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:48.319 quiet fans as their defined Series so 00:03:46.599 --> 00:03:54.560 you can see all of the hard drive mounting cages through here we are using 00:03:51.480 --> 00:03:56.319 um let's see three here and then three 00:03:54.560 --> 00:04:01.120 on the bottom these are all compatible with 3 and 1/2 in and 2 and 1/2 in 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:06.200 drives also on the inside we find our accessory box which includes motherboard 00:04:03.159 --> 00:04:08.799 screws cable ties as well as their PCI 00:04:06.200 --> 00:04:13.079 mounted fan controller we've got one 5 and 1/4 to 3 and 1/2 in Bay adapter so 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:15.840 if you still use a floppy drive or if you have a card reader or something like 00:04:14.519 --> 00:04:19.639 that you can go ahead and install that in the front these are the drive sleds I 00:04:17.840 --> 00:04:26.080 was talking about before so you can see here the mounting holes 1 2 3 4 for 2 00:04:22.880 --> 00:04:30.280 and 1/2 in drives or 1 2 3 4 with the 00:04:26.080 --> 00:04:32.000 rubber grommets for 3 and 1/2 in drives 00:04:30.280 --> 00:04:38.240 on the inside of the case you can see we have room for a standard ATX motherboard 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:41.880 so not a whole lot of extra width so I wouldn't expect to be installing like a 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:46.360 rampage 3 Extreme or anything like that in this case but any standard size ATX 00:04:44.440 --> 00:04:51.560 motherboard will fit in just fine speaking of standard size it does have 00:04:48.280 --> 00:04:53.800 seven PCI slots at the back so once 00:04:51.560 --> 00:04:59.080 again you won't be installing any xlx that is extended length boards but any 00:04:56.720 --> 00:05:03.160 normal board will be installed just fine all of your front panel connectors are 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:09.080 here they are all sheathed in black so we've got one two USB we've got our HD 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:13.560 audio for the front panel as well as our power LED reset switch power switch and 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:18.080 all that good stuff the power supply is bottom mounted we've got little rubber 00:05:15.880 --> 00:05:21.560 feet here as well as a filtered air intake below the power supply so you'll 00:05:20.080 --> 00:05:25.479 be able to install your power supply with the fan facing down which allows it 00:05:23.360 --> 00:05:29.000 to take in fresh air from under the case rather than taking in hot air from your 00:05:27.000 --> 00:05:33.120 video card or other components they've included all of the whoops we're still 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:36.560 looking here they've included all of the screw mounting holes so you can install 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:41.560 your power supply right side up or upside down whichever fan orientation 00:05:38.919 --> 00:05:45.039 you prefer we've got a cutout in the back of the motherboard tray which 00:05:42.919 --> 00:05:50.000 allows us to install or uninstall the CPU Cooler even if it has a back plate 00:05:47.479 --> 00:05:55.319 without taking the motherboard out as well as up here okay y we've got 120 or 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:58.919 140 mm fan mounts on the top so you can see it comes with a 140 here comes with 00:05:57.400 --> 00:06:05.680 the 120 in the back and then here you can put either either another 140 or a 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:07.400 120 mm fan because of the clearance 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:11.319 around this 120 mil fan I wouldn't expect to have any difficulty installing 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:17.400 one of those pre-done up water cooling kits so uh that is definitely a plus 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:22.080 because those can offer an unprecedented balance of silence and performance here 00:06:20.599 --> 00:06:25.479 on the back you can see they've actually left a fairly decent amount of space 00:06:23.880 --> 00:06:30.479 between the side panel and the motherboard tray as well as providing 00:06:27.400 --> 00:06:32.440 these little Loops to attach zip ties to 00:06:30.479 --> 00:06:36.639 and then clip down your wires to make sure that your cable management stays 00:06:33.960 --> 00:06:41.000 tidy at the back of the case they've included a couple of holes for cable 00:06:38.880 --> 00:06:44.240 routing although as I said before this is not as premium a case as the defined 00:06:42.919 --> 00:06:47.759 Series so you don't have the rubber grommets to help them make a littleit 00:06:45.960 --> 00:06:52.400 look make them look a little bit more stealthy but I think it is a pretty 00:06:50.840 --> 00:06:57.080 reasonable compromise to make considering the price of the arc 3000 or 00:06:54.960 --> 00:07:00.639 core 3000 thank you for checking out my unboxing of the core 3000 from fractal 00:06:59.039 --> 00:07:06.440 design don't forget to subscribe to Linus techtips for more unboxings 00:07:02.039 --> 00:07:06.440 reviews and other computer videos