The Fractal Design Node 804 mATX Case

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Little Brown Accessories Box

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Measuring Up
Featuring the Asus Maximus VI Gene mATX mobo

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Initial Impressions

Likes
• Scandinavian minimalist looks
• Beautiful finish - exquisitely fine brushed aluminium front panel
• Dual chamber design
• Good panel fitting - neither too tight nor too loose
• Superb space utilisation with much potential for high end components and abundant storage
• Flexible water cooling support for a compact cube design
• Good ventilation support for numerous fans with easily removable dust meshes

Can be improved...
• Not tool-free
• Mild tendency of front bezel in showing finger print marks due to its fine brushed finish
• Low & side positioned USB ports limits this case to a desktop location placed strictly to your left
• No reset button

 

[FatalityV]

mobo looks great! Still following this thread, the case really looks great asthetically and I like the idea of two compartments!

Keep up the updates. You planning to use as desktop/htpc?

 

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Not decided yet but its muted Scandinavian aesthetics make this case versatile enough to do either job.

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Review | bit-tech.net

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Review: Fractal Design Node 804 - HEXUS.net

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Micro-ATX Chassis Review

 

[Chrisxie85]

Any idea, if I can add a splitter to the 3port fan controller so I can control up to 4 fans? (2 back left/right compartment, 2 front left compartment.)

 

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Omgomgomg i wan the node

 

[FatalityV]

nowadays really alot of cube-ish shape chassis designs
still prefer tower style slim tall-narrow design lol~

Cube style if you very limited space, or just like small towers

My cup of tea is also tower style CPUs, but nonetheless it's always refreshing to see manufacturers come up with different type of cases!

Probably would have been poisoned into getting this for my htpc instead had I not been on such a tight budget...

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Micro-ATX Case - Legit Reviews

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Review

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Micro ATX Case Review - HardwareHeaven.com

 

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Fractal Design Node 804 Case Review

 

[trickle_on]

Got the 804 on wednesday. Like many smaller cases, there are build challenges but overall, quite spacious.

Like the dual chamber design very much.

 

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Got the 804 on wednesday. Like many smaller cases, there are build challenges but overall, quite spacious.

Like the dual chamber design very much.

Heheh, glad you like the superb space utilisation too - smaller yet spacious case FTW!

Yeah, dual chamber designs are great.

 

[Chrisxie85]

Hi,

Do you guys know if I add a pwm splitter to add an additional fan to fan controller will it work?

 

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New Node 804 hoot spotted!

Recent hoot...

 

[trickle_on]

Heheh, glad you like the superb space utilisation too - smaller yet spacious case FTW!

Yeah, dual chamber designs are great.

New Node 804 hoot spotted!

I gotta say that despite having 4 fans in there (3 FD casing and 1 Corsair on the H60), the case really does an excellent job of keeping things quiet.

Really digging the up to 8 3.5" drives expandability. Got 2 in there already and more to come.