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Review on Fractal Design Node 304 - Black - Mini Cube Compact Computer Case - Small Form Factor - Mini ITX – mITX - Enhanced Airflow - Modular Interior - Includes 3x Fractal Design Silent R2 120mm Fans - USB 3.0 by Dimitar Gechovski ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good purchase.

There's no need to worry; the structure is rock solid (avoid reading crazycomments). If your PSU's fans don't start at idle, you should get a new one. When the arms are straight, the wiring may be routed without a tangle. Fractal Design Silent Series R2 fans, with a maximum of 18.5 dBA (140mm) and 12.5 dBA (92mm) noise, are used in the thecomoling system. Forcomparison: A human whisper (at a distance of 1 meter) registers at 20 dBA. But I think it's silly to run them at top speed; instead, I prefer to keep things somewhere between slow and medium. Among the components of this system are the Intel Core i5 6400 CPU, the TITAN Dragonfly 4 120mm fan, and the GIGABYTE GA-H170N-WIFI motherboard. Two Western Digital Red 3TB hard drives, two Intel 535 Series Solid-State Drives, and one Plextor M.2 SSD; passive SEASONIC SS-400FL2, 400W power supply Results from an hour of AIDA stress testing with the case fans disabled are presented here:? usp=sharing The current outside temperature is from 21 to 22 degrees Celsius. The central processing unit never got hotter than 41 degrees, and the comoler never went faster than 980. Meanwhile, you won't even see the case fans from a couple of meters away.

Pros
  • High tower coolers (up to roughly 170 mm) are appropriate; there is room for 6 discs; the cooling mechanism is effective; the design is clean and minimalistic in a classic Scandinavian style; and the case can accommodate a height of up to 170 mm.
Cons
  • Video card and power supply length restrictions, especially in modular designs. You need to give serious thought to their selection (compare reviews).