Fractal Design Era 2 / Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO RGB

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 Dynamic EVO RGB: O11D EVO RGB; Black (O11DERGBX) and White (O11DERGBW). The O11 Dynamic EVO (without RGB strips), O11 Dynamic EVO XL and O11 Vision are separate cases.

SpecificationFractal Design Era 2Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO RGB
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.

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Storage4 × 2.5-inch drive mounts

There is no 3.5-inch hard drive support.

Fractal Design		Side fan bracket: 2 × 3.5-inch or 4 × 2.5-inch; behind motherboard tray: 2 × 2.5-inch; drive cage: 2 × 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch 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		2 × USB 3.0; 1 × USB 3.1 Type-C; audio; colour, mode, brightness, reset and power buttons Lian Li
MaterialsAnodised aluminium exterior and side panels; FSC-certified walnut top panel; bottom dust filter Fractal Design4.0 mm tempered glass, aluminium, steel

The front and side glass panels and removable pillar give an uninterrupted view of the components.

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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—
Size and type—Tower chassis; 478 × 290 × 471 mm (D × W × H) Lian Li
Motherboard—E-ATX (under 280 mm), ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX; 7 expansion slots

The motherboard can be mounted at two heights, and the case can be flipped for a left or right view.

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Cooling—Radiator: top 240/360/420 mm, side 240/280/360 mm, bottom 240/280/360 mm. Fans: top, side and bottom 3 × 120 or 3 × 140 mm; rear 1 × 120 mm

A 420 mm top radiator needs a separate bracket. There are no screw points for 3 × 140 mm fans at the top and bottom; Lian Li supports only UNI FAN models there, which hold without screws.

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Clearances—Graphics card up to 455.7 mm; CPU cooler up to 167 mm; ATX power supply up to 220 mm

The included GB-003 GPU anti-sag bracket only works with a card in the second expansion slot.

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Lighting—1.5 mm L-shaped ARGB strips at the top and bottom; 14 effects; motherboard sync

Holding the mode button for 3 seconds syncs the lighting with motherboard software; holding again cancels it.

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Dust filter and warranty—1 bottom dust filter; 1-year warranty Lian Li