Fractal Design North XL Mesh / Lian Li O11 Air Mini

Fractal Design North XL Mesh: North XL · Mesh side panel

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 North XL MeshLian Li O11 Air Mini
Release year20242021
Motherboard supportE-ATX / ATX / Micro ATX / Mini ITX Fractal Design—
Size / volume503 × 240 × 509 mm; 57.62 L Fractal Design—
Weight9.7 kg net Fractal Design—
PanelsReal wood front; ventilated mesh left side; steel right side

The tempered-glass TG and rear-connector RC versions are separate models.

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Graphics card clearance413 mm; 380 mm with a front radiator Fractal Design—
CPU cooler clearance185 mm; 155 mm with the fan bracket Fractal Design—
Power supplyATX; up to 290 mm Fractal Design—
Fan mountsFront 3 × 120/140 mm; top 3 × 120, 2 × 140 or 2 × 180 mm; side 2 × 120/140 mm; rear 1 × 120/140 mm Fractal Design—
Radiator supportFront: up to 420 mm; top: up to 360 mm; rear: 120/140 mm Fractal DesignTop 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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Included fans3 × Aspect 14 PWM 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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Drive bays2 × 2.5-inch; 2 × combined 3.5/2.5-inch Fractal Design—
Expansion slots7 Fractal Design—
Front I/O1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20 Gbit/s); 2 × USB-A 5 Gbit/s; headphone and microphone jacks

The motherboard needs a Gen 2×2 front-panel header to use the full USB-C speed.

Fractal Design		2 × 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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Dust filters and cablingFront and PSU filters; 29 mm cable routing space Fractal Design—
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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Dust filter—1 × removable bottom dust tray Lian Li