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Review on Fractal FBA_FD CA NODE 202 BK Design Node 202 by Achara Chamniprasart ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great product, best quality.

The case requires careful planning with the selection of all the details, otherwise something may not fit in size. For example, memory with heatsinks can definitely cause problems. It is better to install a video card with a turbine, otherwise the hot air will have nowhere to go. As a result, I got the following configuration: - Seasonic focus gold sgx 650 power supply - Core i9 9900 processor (namely 9900, which has a TDP of 65) - mat. Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI board - Samsung memory 2 x 32Gb DDR4 2666MHz - cooler ID Cooling IS-60 (fan replaced with Noctua NF-A12x15 FLX) - MSI 2080 Aero graphics card - two Noctua NF-A12x15 FLX fans for blowing the video card - well, a pair of M.2 SSDs + a pair of 2.5-inch SSDs Be sure to remove both covers when assembling! Without this, it will not be possible to remove the emphasis for the video card. Do not install the cooler on the motherboard in advance! First, the motherboard is installed, then the PCI-Express riser, and only then the cooler (otherwise the riser cannot be screwed to the case). In order for the case to close, I had to remove the dust filter from the cooler window and - not only that - bite all the plastic protruding parts from this window around the inside. Otherwise, the lid would not close. If this window were made larger and provided with a magnetic filter, there would be no problem.

Pros
  • Indeed, the most compact mini-ITX case in which you can put a full-fledged video card (there are size restrictions, see the comments).
Cons
  • The build quality is still not up to par: my internal bulkheads are folded at a barely noticeable angle (when you put the motherboard, it becomes clearly visible). The window for blowing the processor had to be made larger and equipped with a dust filter on a magnet, and not on latches. The cover screws had to be made conical "flush", and not semicircular. The support for the video card is placed on the same holes as the 120mm fans, so this support is simply removed and thrown away. Well, etc. The Chinese remain true to themselves.

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