Fractal Design Era 2 / Lian Li O11 Vision

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: O11VX (black), O11VW (white) and O11VC (Color Chrome). The O11 Vision Compact (O11VP), O11 Dynamic EVO and O11 Vision M are separate cases with different dimensions.

SpecificationFractal Design Era 2Lian Li O11 Vision
Release year20242023
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		3 × 2.5-inch behind the motherboard tray; cage for 2 × 3.5-inch or 2 × 2.5-inch (5 in total) 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 and reset buttons, 2 × USB 3.0, 1 × USB Type-C, audio jack

The Type-C speed is not stated by the manufacturer; the motherboard needs a matching internal USB-C 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—
Case type—Dual-chamber tower case; steel, aluminium and tempered glass

The second chamber separates the power supply and cables from the main chamber, so only the components show behind the glass.

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Glass panels—4 mm tempered glass on the front and side, 3 mm on top; three glass sides without corner pillars

The pillarless joint gives an uninterrupted view inside; because the front is glass there is no front intake, so air comes in from the side and bottom.

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Dimensions—480 × 304 × 464.5 mm (D × W × H) Lian Li
Motherboard support—E-ATX (under 280 mm), ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX Lian Li
Component clearance—Graphics card up to 430 mm; CPU cooler up to 174 mm; ATX power supply up to 232 mm

Large triple-slot graphics cards and long power supplies fit; the cooler height suits most large dual-tower air coolers.

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Fan positions—Side 3 × 120 or 2 × 140 mm; bottom 3 × 120 or 3 × 140 mm; rear 1–2 × 120 mm; up to 8 fans (11 with push-pull); no fans included

Fans must be bought separately; a typical layout pulls air in from the bottom and side and exhausts at the rear.

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Radiator support—Side 360/280/240 mm; bottom 360/280/240 mm; rear 240/120 mm; up to 2 × 360 + 1 × 240 mm Lian Li
Expansion and vertical GPU—6+1 expansion slots; optional VG4-5 vertical GPU kit (up to 4-slot cards, with PCIe 5.0 riser cable)

The vertical kit is not in the box; it is bought separately to show the card facing the glass.

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Other—Bottom dust filter; 27 mm feet; 1-year warranty Lian Li