Corsair FRAME 4000X RS / Fractal Design Era 2

Corsair FRAME 4000X RS: CC-9011302-WW · black · standard RS120 fans

Fractal Design Era 2: Era 2 Mini-ITX case; Silver (FD-C-ERA2N-01), Midnight Blue and Charcoal Gray. The original Era is a separate model.

SpecificationCorsair FRAME 4000X RSFractal Design Era 2
Release year20262024
Announcement and availability7 April 2026; immediately available at announcement Corsair—
Case typeMid-tower; steel, tempered glass, plastic Corsair—
Motherboard supportMini-ITX, Micro-ATX, ATX; E-ATX up to 305 × 277 mm Corsair—
Back-connect motherboard supportSupported Corsair—
Graphics card clearance405 mm with 25 mm front fans; nominal 430 mm without front fans Corsair—
CPU cooler heightUp to 170 mm Corsair—
Power supplyATX; up to 220 mm long CorsairSFX or SFX-L

GamersNexus says SFX-L significantly reduces cable space and recommends standard SFX.

Fractal Design
Included fans4 × RS120 PWM; unlit Corsair—
Front panelRGB Flow; 64 LEDs; 5 V ARGB Corsair—
Front I/O20 Gbit/s USB-C; 2 × 5 Gbit/s USB-A; combined headphone/microphone Corsair2 × USB-A (5 Gbps); 1 × USB-C (20 Gbps); combo audio/mic jack; illuminated power button

The 20 Gbps USB-C runs at full speed only if the motherboard has a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 header.

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ControlsPower button; no reset switch or drive activity LED Corsair—
Front/top fan railsFront fans up to 200 mm; top fans up to 140 mm Corsair—
Radiator mountsFront/top/side: 240, 280 or 360 mm; rear: 120 or 140 mm Corsair—
SATA drive bracket2 × 2.5-inch SSDs or 1 × 3.5-inch HDD Corsair—
Cable clearance37 mm behind the motherboard Corsair—
Dust filtersFront, side and bottom Corsair—
Vertical GPU mountingRotatable PCIe bracket; riser cable separate Corsair—
iCUE LINK lightingSeparate RGB adapter, compatible LINK hub and iCUE 5 required

Motherboard ARGB software is a separate control option.

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Motherboard and form factor—Mini-ITX; 18.97 L volume

A small-form-factor case that accepts only Mini-ITX motherboards.

Fractal Design
Graphics card—Up to 326 mm long, 137 mm tall, 48 mm thick; 3 expansion slots; pre-installed PCIe 4.0 riser cable

Fractal says the slidable central wall gives 15 mm of internal flexibility. GamersNexus notes that in wall position 3 GPU thickness rises to 63 mm (3.1 slots) while the CPU cooler limit drops to 55 mm.

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CPU cooler and radiator—Air cooler up to 70 mm; 120, 140, 240 or 280 mm radiator on top

The 70 mm limit means low-profile coolers; for more powerful CPUs a 240/280 mm liquid cooler on top is more suitable.

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Fans—2 × Aspect 12 PWM installed at the bottom; mounts for 2 × 120/140 mm on top and 2 × 120 mm at the bottom Fractal Design
Storage—4 × 2.5-inch drive mounts

There is no 3.5-inch hard drive support.

Fractal Design
Materials—Anodised aluminium exterior and side panels; FSC-certified walnut top panel; bottom dust filter Fractal Design
Size and weight—366 × 165 × 314 mm; 4.6 kg net Fractal Design
Colours and warranty—Silver, Midnight Blue and Charcoal Gray; 2-year warranty Fractal Design