Fractal Design Era 2 / Lian Li O11 Vision Compact

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 O11 Vision Compact: O11VPX black / O11VPW white

SpecificationFractal Design Era 2Lian Li O11 Vision Compact
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.

Fractal Design		Up to 408 mm long; removable anti-sag bracket for 278–408 mm cards Lian Li
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, up to 220 mm Lian Li
Storage4 × 2.5-inch drive mounts

There is no 3.5-inch hard drive support.

Fractal Design		2 × 2.5" behind the motherboard tray; 2 × 3.5"/2.5" in the drive cage; up to 2 × 2.5" on the cable bar Lian Li
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.

Fractal Design		Power button (white backlight), 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 × audio

The I/O sits in the case foot.

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MaterialsAnodised aluminium exterior and side panels; FSC-certified walnut top panel; bottom dust filter Fractal DesignSteel, aluminium; 3.0 mm (top) and 4.0 mm (side and front) tempered glass Lian Li
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—
Models—O11VPX (black, tinted glass); O11VPW (white, clear glass)

The white version has white grommets, thumbscrews and brackets.

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Case type—Dual-chamber tower; front and side glass, swappable glass or mesh top

In the dual-chamber layout the PSU and cables sit in a separate compartment behind the motherboard, leaving only components visible in the main chamber.

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Dimensions—447.5 (D) × 287.5 (W) × 446.4 (H) mm; 57.4 L Lian Li
Motherboard support—E-ATX (under 280 mm), ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX; back-connect ATX and E-ATX

Back-connect boards move power and fan headers to the rear of the board for a cleaner front view.

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Expansion slots—6 + 1 Lian Li
Fan support—Top 3 × 120 or 2 × 140 mm; side 3 × 120; bottom 3 × 120; rear 2 × 120 mm

With the mesh top up to 11 × 120 mm in total; in glass (Vision) mode up to 8 × 120 mm. The page lists no included fans.

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Radiator support—Top 240/280/360 mm; side 240/360 mm; bottom 240/360 mm

One radiator per position.

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CPU cooler—Up to 167 mm tall Lian Li