Fractal Node 804: Thoughts?

[Alir]

Thoughts on this Micro ATX case?

 

Any decent competitors?

[AnonymousGuy]

The question I always ask: what are you trying to accomplish.

 

If you want to cram 8 HDDs and an SSD in a case that's relatively tiny...it can't be beat.  That's why I have one.

 

For my compute server that doesn't have anything but a single SSD I put it in a Fractal Define Mini because I needed something that I could fit with watercooling.  Different use cases, different cases.

 

EDIT: (Speaking of the Define Mini...love that shit.  Can remove all of the 3.5 and 5.25 bays and have the entire front of the case wide open for whatever).

[Alir]

The question I always ask: what are you trying to accomplish.

 

If you want to cram 8 HDDs and an SSD in a case that's relatively tiny...it can't be beat.  That's why I have one.

 

For my compute server that doesn't have anything but a single SSD I put it in a Fractal Define Mini because I needed something that I could fit with watercooling.  Different use cases, different cases.

 

EDIT: (Speaking of the Define Mini...love that shit.  Can remove all of the 3.5 and 5.25 bays and have the entire front of the case wide open for whatever).

 

I just want to use it for a gaming rig. I might actually take my 3.5" out of the case if it makes too much noise under the GPU - I am thinking of removing the HDD cages and placing 2 intakes at the top in the other chamber, and using the other exhaust as an intake. This would, I believe, help with static pressure in the case as there would otherwise only be one intake in the case for the cpu and the gpu.

 

But I'm not sure if this would actually make that much of a difference and would in the end be a waste of time, effort and money. What do you think?

[ivan134]

Thoughts on this Micro ATX case?

 

Any decent competitors?

Any competitors in what regards? Cube cases or mATX cases in general?

[Alir]

Any competitors in what regards? Cube cases or mATX cases in general?

Cube cases.

 

Unless the matx tower-style case is exclusively unique and not like all the other tower cases.

 

Oh and it needs a window. and space for a 162~mm cpu cooler

[ivan134]

Cube cases.

Unless the matx tower-style case is exclusively unique and not like all the other tower cases.

Oh and it needs a window. and space for a 162~mm cpu cooler

Then the 804 is the best.

[Alir]

I just want to use it for a gaming rig. I might actually take my 3.5" out of the case if it makes too much noise under the GPU - I am thinking of removing the HDD cages and placing 2 intakes at the top in the other chamber, and using the other exhaust as an intake. This would, I believe, help with static pressure in the case as there would otherwise only be one intake in the case for the cpu and the gpu.

 

But I'm not sure if this would actually make that much of a difference and would in the end be a waste of time, effort and money. What do you think?

 

Would this cooling system be effective?

[Alir]

bop

[krotondo]

Love mine, plenty of room for high end Hardware

 

 

 

 

[Alir]

Love mine, plenty of room for high end Hardware

 

 

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Oh crap that is brilliant!

 

What GPU is that? It has a GPU AIO cooler?

 

And the placement of that CPU AIO is neat!!

 

I might just but this case, sell my dark rock pro 3 and buy and cpu AIO

[Alir]

*Notices it has 980 Ti written on it*