At first I was worried about the fact that the much cheaper price tag also meant sacrificing a lot of the features we have come to love from Fractal Design cases. Let me assure you, they are still all there. You will still get three fans within the system, the signature white parts are present, as is the entire hard drive cage and tray system. So what did Fractal Design do to offer the case this price point? A simpler front, six instead of eight hard drive bays, basic fan openings instead of the elaborate design found on the Arc and the lack of an eighth mainboard expansion slot. Interestingly enough, none of these cuts would really be noticeable to the the majority of users. This means that for these the CORE 3000 still offers the exact same subjective value at a much more affordable price point. This translates into an excellent price/performance ratio for the chassis. Fractal has managed to find the golden middle with the CORE 3000 case. The only downside? People who may just have gone for the Arc if the CORE 3000 did not exist, may opt for this more affordable case instead - not that this is a bad thing for us consumers.