node 804 vs core v21

InVeyd · February 15, 2015

Fractal design node 804 or Thermaltake core v21? And why?

dizmo · February 15, 2015

Fractal Design.

Every single ThermalTake case review I've seen has had a couple of good points, and then been absolutely blasted for tons and tons of really stupid design decisions and flaws.

I think they just fail at making cases.

InVeyd · February 15, 2015

Thats why theres not a lot of youtube reviews? Lol

Fractal Design.

Every single ThermalTake case review I've seen has had a couple of good points, and then been absolutely blasted for tons and tons of really stupid design decisions and flaws.

I think they just fail at making cases.

decripple · February 15, 2015

Fractal Design.

Every single ThermalTake case review I've seen has had a couple of good points, and then been absolutely blasted for tons and tons of really stupid design decisions and flaws.

I think they just fail at making cases.

Don't bash a case/company you haven't tried. They don't fail at making cases that's why they get design awards for making great ones because almost the entire Core line of cases is at a minimum a good value and at most the best offering their segment (IMO the Core V21)

I own a Core V21 and for high end gaming systems it is vastly superior as it has far more cooling options (like 3 simultaneous radiators and it can fin the largest air coolers on the market) + it can have up to 270 degrees (3 out of 4 sides) with windows for flashy good looks. For a home NAS or server the Node 804 because it can handle more 3.5" drives.

Also, the Thermaltake is modular in design so you can have a vertical or horizontal motherboard mounting orientation. It can be joined with other Core V21 cases to be used as a single larger Tower like have one box full of hard drives and radiators and the other with your main system parts and motherboard.

IMO the Core V21 is not only the best mATX cube case for it's price, but possibly the best mATX cube case to ever hit the market. Also, I love mine so I am definitely biased.

Another thing is the Thermaltake has 5 PCI slots so it can handle 3 way SLI if you had a compatible board and reaaaaaaaaly wanted to put as much epeen in a cube case as possible.

dizmo · February 15, 2015

Thats why theres not a lot of youtube reviews? Lol

Youtube isn't the only source of information...

Don't bash a case/company you haven't tried. They don't fail at making cases that's why they get design awards for making great ones because almost the entire Core line of cases is at a minimum a good value and at most the best offering their segment (IMO the Core V21)

I haven't used that particular case, but I have used a couple of their other cases and they were definitely lackluster and had issues.

Don't automatically assume someone hasn't tried something

mATX + 3 way SLI is extremely uncommon and pretty painful to build properly.