Fractal Design Node 304 - Black - Mini Cube Compact Computer Case - Small form factor - Mini ITX – mITX - High Airflow - Modular interior - 3x Fractal Design Silent R2 120mm Fans Included - USB 3.0

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The case comes with a fan controller but there is no plugs on the power supply to plug in the 4 pin molex connector to power case fan controller. With the flexibility to serve as media hubs, gaming stations, or file servers, the Node brings the full PC experience into the common space with style. Fractal Design offers its new Mini-ITX Node 202 either as a bare case or paired with its Integra SFX 450W PSU. With a few years of abusing computer parts, he decided to take his chances and try to get a review job. Inside - undo the four thumbscrews and remove the cover - are three white drive cages each holding two drives in either 3.

Caution: Please note that the fans of some tower coolers (especially larger models with 140mm fans, e. As an extra step, and something to protect the aluminum front is the plastic liner that will keep the foam from rubbing on the case and marring the finish.So far, that includes Zotac, Asus and ASRock (see our reviews of the latter two here), with Gigabyte, EVGA and MSI soon to follow suit.

I own a very similar rig stuffed inside a LianLi Q11B case, and I had a couple of different PSUs in it (EVGA 500B and Seasonic 450W Gold). drive mounting screws, four motherboard screws, three PSU screws and the three wire ties at the top.Besides struggling to screw in the risers to the floor of the chassis, the build went pretty effortlessly. Also the browser and device needs to work harder, especially on mobile devices this could be a problem. I almost think I would have prefered the psu sit plush with the side panel and have a cutout for the power cable pass through to come outside the case.

Before things get too full I figured I should take an image showing how well even this larger PSU fits, and how much room is allotted to house the motherboard in.Fractal Design Node 804 is designed with a minimalist brief, resulting in a sleek black cube PC case. Featuring hybrid functionality, the Node 304 case is ideally used as a cool-running file server, a stylish and quiet home theatre PC or a powerful gaming system highlighting minimalistic and stunning Scandinavian design and maximum functionality. The third is on the rear panel and is, once again, one of Fractal's own Silent Series R2 fans but this time a 140mm job (1,000rpm). There's ample space for internal storage, and the things we'd put in external bays can be just as easily connected over USB 3. I suppose the only reason for the extra expense to replace the already included Fractal's Silent Series R2 140mm and R2 92mm fans with Noctua's A14 and A9 PWM respectively is PWM.