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  1. SHDBuilder
    Since no one was able to help me figure this out, I decided to order the fan and learn the hard way. Luckily, Noctua NF-A12x15 does NOT have fan blades sticking out of the fan's frame (at least my sample doesn't, I don't know if it can vary slightly from sample to sample). It solved the issues I had before (see my original message). Off topic: Surprisingly, it actually performed slightly better at cooling than ID-Cooling 12015 that I originally used. -2°C CPU temp, which is weird since the latter creates more static pressure (2.57 > 1.35mm H2O), which supposedly is better for heatsinks. Again, maybe due to the issues I had it didn't perform up to the spec, I should have concluded the test on the open bench without the case cover before and after... Anyways, hope this will help others in similar situation.
  2. SHDBuilder
    That's in case it won't fall off completely (e.g. upon getting computer from the backpack), and if it would it can go completely unnoticed. As for dust filters on the screws, not sure if there's enough clearance for the screws inside the case until the fan. Also, I was planning to buy 120mm fan in GPU chamber anyways, so I can just put that ID-Cooling fan in GPU chamber and buy a new fan for CPU cooler and use the internal dust filter that came with the Node 202, rather than buying fan (which I need to anyways) and external dust filter.
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    I don't want to remove the dust filter for the obvious reasons. I'd rather put 12mm fan... as a last resort. This build is supposed to be portable (in the backpack), so I'm not sure how to go about the external dust filter.
  4. SHDBuilder
    Here's the dust filter we're talking about: It has the frame. When mounted back into the case, the frame appears on the inside of the case. After I mounted ID-Cooling fan on the heatsink for the first time, the fan blades were stuck against that dust filter's frame. One of the ways to fix it is to create the gap by putting something on the fan's frame. Here's ID-Cooling fan: It has special dedicated spots for the rubber feet. However, some of these spots don't align with the dust filter's frame (roughly illustrated that in the pic below - red lines are the dust filter's frame): So I had to use rubber feet unconventionally to make it work. My guess is that because of this and due to vibrations in the case, over time these feet slowly move over the fan's plastic frame surface. It's a matter of time that fan blades will start hitting the either the dust filter's frame or the rubber feet that moved closer to the fan blades.
  5. SHDBuilder
    @Dr0y Unmount the fan from the heatsink and put it so it would look to you like this (see pic), then try to spin it by blowing the air on the fan blades (make sure to put the fan frame tightly against the table):
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    Doesn't make sense to me.
  7. SHDBuilder
    I actually did. I used the rubber feet that came with the fan and sticked it to the fan's frame to create an extra space needed. The problem is that over time fan blades start to hit the dust filter's frame (I am guessing due to vibrations). In fact this always happens when I move the case over to a new place. I have to remove the case cover to fix it.
  8. SHDBuilder
    Hello. I bought Fractal Design Node 202 case and installed Big Shuriken 2 rev. B cpu cooler in it. I did some research and concluded that I can replace the default shuriken's 12mm-tall fan with some other 15mm-tall fan. I decided to go with ID-Cooling NO-12015 because it creates more static pressure than others. However, after I did the replacement and tried to boot the system, the CPU fan failed to spin in a closed case (and the corresponding message was shown in POST). I found that apparently ID-Cooling's fan blades are sticking out of the fan's frame just a little, and they were stuck trying to push against the dust filter when I powered the system on (let me know if you need some illustrations to make this part clearer). Now I need to find an alternative 15mm fan that won't have that issue. Noctua NF-A12x15 is quite popular. Although it doesn't create as much static pressure and is way more expensive, I was unable to find anything more efficient. If anyone here has Noctua NF-A12x15, you can help me and emulate this case by positioning it against the flat surface (like table) intake down and trying to spin the fan blades manually. If you're unable to spin it by just blowing the air on it, then it has the same issue. Thanks in advance.
  9. SHDBuilder
    Now that I assembled the system with that combo, I can confirm that Seasonic Focus SGX-450 does fit in Fractal Design Node 202 with NO modifications required. I don't know why half of the people I asked had to remove that leg/rod which is needed to screw bottom and top cover together. Maybe there're different revisions of the Node 202 we don't know about... or maybe they did something wrong... I should also note that because of the size of PSU and cables that come out of it, there's no available space for 2.5" drive cage that comes preinstalled in Node 202.
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    Thanks for the info. No doubt in my mind modular cables will fit. Hopefully power cable will not conflict with the case as well. It's still very controversial. I am going to order Seasonic and Node 202 myself now. I will post my findings here.
  11. SHDBuilder
    Found more relevant pictures of the issue on the internet https://imgur.com/gallery/xqVMCEj. Also messaged people who made builds with the same combo. So far it's quite controversial whether or not case modification is needed.
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    That might solve the problem. Are you sure this adapter will fit and won't prevent the case from closing?
  13. SHDBuilder
    Yeah, the issue is apparently connector position for power cable on PSU. Because of this and the way power cable is routed, it doesn't leave enough room for one of these rods:
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    Okay, maybe I don't understand something. In my original post I mentioned build with the guy stating that he had to remove one of four rods, otherwise power cable would prevent the case from closing (other builds either didn't have that issue or forgot to mention it in description). I don't own Node 202, so I can only guess. Judging by the pictures he cut this part, and I have no idea why would one cut it unless power cable doesn't fit in there.
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    Do I have to do this?
  16. SHDBuilder
    @GoldenLag Well, if you think about it, any PSU (even ATX) will fit right? Just cut the hell out of the case, and no problem.
  17. SHDBuilder
    Hi. Node 202 is compatible with SFX PSUs up to 130mm long. Seasonic Focus SGX-450 PSU is SFX-L, but it is 125mm long. I found 3 builds on pcpartpicker with that combo, and in one of the builds the guy had to cut the case for power cable to fit (he states that he used SGX-500, but dimensions should be the same). Other builds did not report any issues, and I can't tell by their pictures if they had to do the same. Maybe these guys did something differently (e.g. replaced power cable)? This is the only decent (tier-A) SFX PSU that is currently available in my country, so hopefully I can make it work without cutting the case... Maybe someone on these forums built the system with that combo and can confirm that it can fit?
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