Fractal Design Meshify 3 Ambience Pro RGB / Lian Li O11 Air Mini

Fractal Design Meshify 3 Ambience Pro RGB: FD-C-MES3A-03 · black, light-tint tempered glass

Lian Li O11 Air Mini: O11 Air Mini (2021); black O11AMX and white O11AMW. The O11 Dynamic Mini, O11D Mini V2 Flow and full-size O11 Dynamic are separate cases.

SpecificationFractal Design Meshify 3 Ambience Pro RGBLian Li O11 Air Mini
Release year20252021
Model codeFD-C-MES3A-03; Ambience Pro RGB, black, light-tint tempered glass

The Meshify 3 family includes non-lit, RGB and Ambience Pro RGB versions; the larger Meshify 3 XL is a separate product.

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Dimensions and volume433 × 229 × 507 mm (L × W × H); 46.79 L Fractal Design—
Weight9.1 kg net Fractal Design—
PanelsTempered glass left side, steel right side; mesh front panel Fractal Design—
Motherboard supportE-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX, Mini ITX; 7 expansion slots Fractal Design—
Graphics cardUp to 349 mm long, 176 mm wide Fractal Design—
CPU coolerUp to 173 mm tall Fractal Design—
Power supplyATX, up to 180 mm Fractal Design—
Fan positionsFront 3 × 120/140 mm; top 2 × 120/140 mm; rear 1 × 120 mm Fractal Design—
Included fans3 × Momentum 14 (front, 140 mm) Fractal Design2 × 140 mm PWM at the front, 1 × 120 mm PWM at the rear

PWM fans adjust their speed to temperature using a signal from the motherboard.

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Radiator supportTop 120/140/240/280 mm; front 120/240/280/360 mm; rear 120 mm

A 360 mm radiator is not supported at the top.

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Top 240 or 280 mm; side 240 mm; bottom 240 or 280 mm; front 240 or 280 mm

When fitting a 240 mm radiator at the top with an ATX board, an offset bracket is used to avoid clashing with memory modules.

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Drive mounts2 × 2.5-inch; 4 × combined 3.5/2.5-inch Fractal Design—
Front I/O2 × USB-A 5 Gbit/s; 1 × USB-C 20 Gbit/s; headset jack Fractal Design2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB 3.1 Type-C, 1 × HD Audio

The Type-C port needs a matching front-panel USB-C header on the motherboard.

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Cable management34.5 mm routing space; cable cover and aligners, hook-and-loop straps Fractal Design—
Dust filterPSU dust filter; tool-less removable bottom panel Fractal Design1 × removable bottom dust tray Lian Li
LightingAmbience Pro lighting (ARGB Gen 2); Adjust Pro Hub included

Lighting and fans are controlled through the hub; a Fractal Connect cable is in the box.

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Warranty2 years Fractal Design—
Size and materials—400 (D) × 288 (W) × 384 (H) mm; 4 mm aluminium panel, 0.8 mm mesh panel, 4 mm tempered glass

The mesh pattern on the front, top and side is designed to let fans draw air straight from outside.

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Motherboard—E-ATX (up to 280 mm wide), ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX

The 7-slot back panel is for ATX, Micro-ATX and ITX; the 5-slot back panel is for Micro-ATX and ITX. Both are included.

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Graphics card and vertical mounting—Up to 362 mm long; 7 or 5 expansion slots; vertical GPU support (top or bottom mode)

With the vertical GPU bracket in top mode, two 120 mm fans can be fitted under the card; in bottom mode there is no room for them.

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CPU cooler and power supply—CPU cooler up to 170 mm; ATX power supply up to 200 mm Lian Li
Fan support—Top 3 × 120 / 2 × 140 mm; side 2 × 120 mm; bottom 2 × 120 / 2 × 140 mm; front 2 × 120 / 2 × 140 mm; rear 1 × 120 mm Lian Li
Storage—6 × 2.5-inch SSD or 3 × 2.5-inch SSD + 3 × 3.5-inch HDD

Drives mount in the chamber behind the motherboard tray.

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