Fractal Design Node 804 No Power Supply MicroATX Cube Case

The case is quite nice with a few things I would like to see improved for an easier build.I'm currently building a custom loop in this case with primoflex tubing and the graphics card won't be added to the loop. Although you could easily add it to the loop, not sure how well it would work out if you aren't using rigid tubing. Mainly because there's no room in the front for the pump so the tubing will almost have to be routed to the back or perhaps you can get away with using a 120/140 radiator and routing the tubing from the CPU to the other side of the case. There probably wouldn't be room for a 240 radiator on the front because once you add the fans, it'll be too tight or impossible to have the graphics card in.If you're using an AIO watercooling for the CPU, you can route it the other side of the case above the PSU and it should be fine. You would then need to place the hdd rack beside the PSU to house the hdds/ssds. Having a 240/280 radiator is also possible in addition to a pump, but you won't be able to fit the hdd rack anywhere. I would recommend getting a thick 120 radiator and placing in the rear exhaust and then have a hdd rack set above like the original set-up. This way you could house the pump, the radiator and the hdd rack together in the same space.The size is pretty compact and it's quite amazing how much you can really put into the case. The airflow is great and the amount of fans you can place in it is satisfactory. The case comes with a fan controller at the rear by the motherboard, but I had to remove this because the cords were too short to route to the other side of the case. The motherboard I chose had plenty of cpu fan slots left but they wouldn't look nice if I had all the wires going everywhere above it. So I bought a fan grid and started to use that for some of the fans.I think the case would've been better if it was a just an 1" or 1.5" longer because it's a little more room for radiators in the front despite there being a long GPU in the build. It would also be nice so that you could fit one of the hdd racks in front the PSU on the bottom. The hdd rack holder design could have been halved so that you could just use 1 hdd rack without blocking the other fan slot. It wouldn't have been bad either if it was 1" or 2" taller as well so that the bottom fan slots could be viable despite there being 2 GPUs in the system or some other pci-e card.Lastly, make sure you use flat screws if you plan on using the top fan slots of this case. If you use heightened screws, the top panel won't be able to slide into place. I would mainly try to avoid 240/280 radiators, but AIOs should be fine. Would've liked some better places for the SSDs instead of just the hdd racks. Perhaps instead of fan slots below the motherboard, there could be SSD slots there (you could easily fit two there and have cord slots cut in at the bottom). There could be more zip tie slots in the back for better cable management.Overall, workable case despite the amount of watercooling I want to put into it although limited when it comes to needed more radiators and having to house HDDs and SSDs. I would try and plan carefully if you have a lot of different parts.

The Fractal Design Node 804 is a great MATX/MITX case which is actually larger then it appears without being so big as to warrant choosing a mid tower case. The innovative dual chamber design allows for some really clean builds as it separates the motherboard and it's components (video card, cpu) from the power supply and hard drives.Their is plenty of room for cable management and the hard drive bays remove to accommodate for 240 MM AIO water cooling solutions. Included are three of the awesome Fractal Design fans that move a ton of air but stay extremely quiet. All of the intakes have removable filters for easy cleaning and to keep the inside of your PC dust free.The front cover is actual brushed aluminum and stays cold even when it has been in the 90's where I live. The side view window frames off my build really well and makes me think about the components I have on display. Currently I have a full size EVGA 760 ACX video card and it fits with room to spare. Their should be no issue fitting in an even larger card.The case comes with all the hardware needed to mount your components as well as a really handy motherboard post adapter to make sure you only use the standoffs you need reducing the possible risk of damage to your motherboard. Their is a blue LED indicator on the front right of the case that lights up when the power is on located just below the Fractal Design name and on the bottom of the front panel is a white LED that indicates HDD activity which throws off some nice ambient light.This is an amazing case and my favorite Fractal Design purchase to date.

I should have just bought this when I built my system two years ago. I'm not a hardcore gamer, but I do like my pretty eye candy in games. Comfortably fits my 7 fans, 2x120mm radiators, 980, three hard drives and slim DVD burner with plenty of room to spare. It's simple to work on, build in, manage your cables, and even though the top grille acts as an exhaust on my system, I still find it hard to resist putting pony plushies on top of the case.This is probably the first case I've built in where I not only kept the stock fans, but actually used the stock fan controller switch. Mostly because I ran out of headers on my motherboard, but the fans included are pretty quiet for what they are, and still seem to move a decent bit of air. I have two AIO liquid coolers for my [email protected] and my GTX 980 boosted to 1452MHz. Average temps at idle are around 30-33 for both processors and roughly 28c in the case. At full tilt, it can get a bit loud, and temps climb to around 60 for GPU and 50 for CPU, while case temps hover around 38-42. It'll get warm, but the multitude of fans I have keeps the air moving nicely.All in all, a decent case for mATX or even mITX builds. The dual-chamber concept is a nice one, and I can happily keep my CPU's heat out of the GPU's way.