Fractal Design Era 2 / Lian Li LANCOOL 207

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.

Lian Li LANCOOL 207: LAN207RX black and LAN207RW white; four-fan ATX mid tower. The LANCOOL 207 Digital with a screen and the LANCOOL 216/217 are separate models.

SpecificationFractal Design Era 2Lian Li LANCOOL 207
Release year20242024
Motherboard and form factorMini-ITX; 18.97 L volume

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

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Graphics cardUp 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 radiatorAir 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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Fans2 × Aspect 12 PWM installed at the bottom; mounts for 2 × 120/140 mm on top and 2 × 120 mm at the bottom Fractal Design—
Power supplySFX or SFX-L

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

Fractal Design		ATX, shorter than 160 mm; front-mounted with connectors facing out

Rear power input is provided by an extension cable. Fan-up mounting needs specific screw holes; it is incompatible with RS-type rear-connector PSUs. A downward-facing PSU typically needs a CPU cable of about 600 mm.

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Storage4 × 2.5-inch drive mounts

There is no 3.5-inch hard drive support.

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Front I/O2 × 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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MaterialsAnodised aluminium exterior and side panels; FSC-certified walnut top panel; bottom dust filter Fractal Design—
Size and weight366 × 165 × 314 mm; 4.6 kg net Fractal Design—
Colours and warrantySilver, Midnight Blue and Charcoal Gray; 2-year warranty Fractal Design—
Type and motherboard—ATX mid tower; ATX (up to 244 mm wide), Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX; 7 expansion slots

E-ATX is not supported.

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Size and materials—455.6 × 219 × 456 mm (D × W × H); 45.5 litres; steel body, 4 mm tempered glass Lian Li
Included fans—Front 2 × 140 mm ARGB (450–1900 RPM); above the PSU shroud 2 × 120 mm PWM (500–1950 RPM)

The bottom 120 mm fans blow air straight at the graphics card. Sixteen 28 mm long screws for 25 mm thick fans are included; fans wider than 140 mm are not supported at the front.

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Fan and radiator support—Front 2 × 140 mm; top 3 × 120 mm or 2 × 140 mm; above PSU shroud 2 × 120 mm; rear 1 × 120 mm; top 360/280/240 mm radiator

Radiators are supported only at the top; push-pull is possible at 360 mm.

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Clearances—GPU up to 375 mm; CPU cooler up to 180 mm

The adjustable anti-sag bracket covers 285–315, 316–345 and 346–375 mm card lengths.

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Top I/O—2 × USB 3.0; 1 × USB 3.2 Type-C; audio jack; power button

There is no reset button.

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Filters and accessories—Bottom dust filter; optional front filter (LAN207-1X/1W) and vertical GPU kit (VG4-4-V2X/V2W) Lian Li
Warranty—1 year Lian Li