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Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

  • Steel MicroATX Mini Tower
  • 2x USB3.0
  • Audio In/Out Front Ports

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  • Anonymous
  • 4/11/2016 4:32:14 PM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood concept, but still a few flaws.

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Good cooling with plenty of fan slots, fan controller. Modern look.

Cons: Power and reset buttons are noisy. Bottom 120mm fan cannot be installed unless you remove the lower hard drive cage. They should have made this case a few millimeters longer so you wouldn't have to remove that cage. Also, you can't install a regular 140mm or 120mm fan on the top by the 5.25'' bays if you have something installed in the top bay, you have to use a slim fan (20mm thick or thinner). I use both bays, so I managed to barely fit a 120x20mm fan in there.

Other Thoughts: No hard drive mounting screws were included with my case, but I contacted Fractal Design and they were able to ship me the screws. Good job. I gave this a three originally but now it's a four.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3/26/2016 6:29:26 PM

5 out of 5 eggsExcellent case

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Instructions were clear
Came with everything
Roomy for in ITX case
Classy look

Cons: None I can think of

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  • Patrick H.
  • 1/20/2016 8:59:56 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsGreat Tower, Small but has plenty of room!

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Good airflow.
Good for cable management

Cons: HDD tray in front of intake fan, it was hard to take off, had to take the front of the case apart to get the tray out of the way.

Other Thoughts: Other than removing the top HDD tray, this case is awesome, USB 3.0's work flawlessly, came with everything I needed!

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  • Shawn C.
  • 1/19/2016 9:50:24 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsExcellent Case!

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Plenty of space for cable management behind the motherboard.
Lightweight without the feeling of shoddy construction. No sharp edges inside the case anywhere.

Cons: I had some trouble figuring out how to remove the front panel, but not enough to justify a 4-egg review.

Other Thoughts: If you plan on using an SSD, make sure you mount it BEFORE installing the motherboard. Also, be sure you have SATA and power cables with straight connectors, not the ones that are bent at 90 degrees. The power connectors that came with my PSU were all 90 degree, so I ended up mounting the SSD elsewhere.

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  • Marcel M.
  • 1/10/2016 7:52:18 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
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4 out of 5 eggsGreat case for the price

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: - Removable bottom HDD cage
- Removable HDD trays, with SSD screw holes
- LOTS of 120mm fan configurations
- Supports liquid cooling radiator
- Excellent space for cord management
- Not huge, but lots of space to work with
- Metal is coated inside and out. Couldn't find any sharp edges or burrs
- Front USB connections not connected to front panel. My first case like this and I loved the feature
- Came with EVERY screw I needed with extras to spare

Cons: - I should have bought this case a long time ago
- Admittedly would have liked to have a better built bottom fan filter
- Feet are hard plastic instead of rubber
- Side panels only connect at front and back of case. No locking edges at top/bottom of case to hold onto. So if you don't place your cables well, you can make the panel bulge out with a seam at the top and bottom.

Other Thoughts: - My own fault... I had to shave down side of front USB connector. Graphics card was long on my motherboard. Again, probably just my problem with my selected components.
- To me, case does not seam "cheap" or "flimsy"

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  • David M.
  • 1/25/2015 1:28:30 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsThe Best!

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Beautiful beautiful Case, I was looking for a good case for my micro atx motherboard. This case gives plenty of space. LOTS of spots for fans both 120mm and 140mm. HDD cages are removable and the bottom cage can be put in 2 different spots!. inside the case also allows you to put a watercooling radiator up top or in the front next to where the HDD's will be. The case has a nice black color and everything everything is painted black. other then the white fan blades and expansion slot covers. All around the case and inside everywhere is painted. Other cases usually paint just the outside but not this one. All the screws you get Are black, with black zip ties, and also what I like a lot is all the thumb screws. I love thumb screws just makes stuff easier. I would definitely recommend this case if you are looking for a Micro atx Case. I didn't want a big bulky case and this is just perfect. 2 USB ports on the top part of the case are USB 3.0. I also like how the case has the spot for the PSU on the bottom.

Cons: I wish this EXACT case would have an option to buy one with a window.

Other Thoughts: I wanted a not so big but powerful PC.

This sexy case
i7 4771
Z87 Asus Maximus Gene VI
32 GB Gskill 1600 Mhz
2x EVGA GTX 980
EVGA 750 G2 PSU
2x 300GB WD 10,000 RPM HDD's in Raid 0

This Case makes me love my pc soooo much more now!

Now to shop for an SSD!!!

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5 out of 5 eggsGood case

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks simple, I like the brushed aluminum look at the front

MicroATX, compact, but not to the point of inconvenience

Pretty cheap

USB 3.0 connectors

Able to fit long cards

3-speed fan controller

Cons: Airflow is fairly bad (as with most MicroATX cases). Be sure to point your PSU fan down and add a few more fans if you want decent video card temperatures

Front is plastic

Other Thoughts: My rig -

Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3
Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5
G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4GB DDR3 1600
Crucial M500 480GB
Western Digital Blue 1TB
Gigabyte G1 GTX 970
Fractal Design Core 1500

Everything was able to fit in without problems

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  • Eric W.
  • 1/5/2015 11:21:13 PM
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsFlimsy, poorly made

This review is from: Fractal Design Core 1500 (FD-CA-CORE-1500-BL) Black Steel MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case

Pros: Looks OK, lightweight, small.

Cons: Motherboard standoff threads do not match the threads in the motherboard tray. Provided standoffs are coarse thread, holes are tapped for fine thread. Case is very thin and flimsy. Returned.

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