Review on Fractal FBA_FD CA NODE 202 BK Design Node 202 by Su San ᠌

Assembly: 1) Fractal Node 202 case 2) Ryzen 5 2600 processor (thermal paste was replaced several times, Arctic MX4 was chosen as a result) 3) Cooling of the ID-COOLING IS-60 processor (the fan was replaced several times, as a result, Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 14 was chosen) (fasteners without a backplate, it is advised to take nm-am4-l9al9i fasteners in the reviews) 4) Motherboard - B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) (WI-Fi and Bluetooth on board turned out to be very convenient) 5) 3.5 Toshiba X300 hard drive (bolted to the side and stands on a pair of supports with vibration inserts, the bolt holes are easily drilled with a metal drill) 6) Radeon HD7770 video card (additional cooling with a cooler left from the processor heatsink) 7) RAM A-Data XPG SPECTRIX D41 RGB [AX4U320228G16A-DT41] 16 GB 8) chieftec sfx-450bs 450w power supply The main thoughtlessness, in my opinion, is that the processor cooling radiator is located in such a way that one end rests with its fins against the RAM heatsink, and the other end against the VRM cooling radiator. It turns out that the hot air from the processor heats up the RAM and VRM. This problem exists on all AM4 heatsinks, but not on Intel heatsinks (the fins are better positioned there). In this regard, if you already decided to take this case for Ryzen, which I personally would not do now, having experience in trying to cool this case to sane numbers (it started with a processor temperature of 90 degrees in stress tests, which I managed to reset to 74-75), I would advise you to pay attention to good thermal paste, buying a backplate (my motherboard is already bent), replacing the processor cooler with the largest Prolimatech Ultra Sleek Vortex 14 (and possibly mounting it on a dust filter for better airflow) and competent cable management inside, so that they do not block the air flow.