Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 review
PowerColor RX 6650 XT Hellhound White review
FSP Hydro PTM Pro (1200W PSU) review
ASUS ROG Radeon RX 6750 XT STRIX review
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 - preview
Sapphire Radeon RX 6650 XT Nitro+ review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Pure review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6750 XT Nitro+ review
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X TRIO review
MSI Radeon RX 6750 XT Gaming X TRIO review

New Downloads
AIDA64 Download Version 6.70
FurMark Download v1.30
Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 18.0.5.1
Download Samsung Magician v7.1.1.820
Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 30.0.101.1732
HWiNFO Download v7.24
GeForce 512.77 WHQL driver download
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: 30.0.101.1960
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.5.1 WHQL driver download
3DMark Download v2.22.7359 + Time Spy


New Forum Topics
[3rd-Party Driver] Amernime Zone Radeon Insight 22.5.1 WHQL Driver Pack (Released) CD Projekt RED promises next-gen versions of The Witcher 3 by the end of 2022 ASMedia to Launch USB4 Host-Controllers This Year NVIDIA GeForce 512.77 WHQL driver download & Discussion NVIDIA LHR version 3 anti-crypto algorithm for RTX 3050/3080 12GB would be 90% unlocked NVIDIA Windows 7 GeForce Security Update Driver 473.62 GeIL releases DDR5 memory with active cooling and two new RGB fans. Fine Utilise Power of RadeonPRO Software & SweetFX Part 2 Free to grab: Borderlands 3 free on Epic Games Store ZADAK Introduces the TWSG4S PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD




Guru3D.com » Review » Fractal Design Node 304 review 4

Fractal Design Node 304 review 4

Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 03/12/2013 10:11 AM [ 4 comment(s) ]

We review the Fractal Design Node 304, an all black all cool and all silent PC housing for Mini ITX and DTX motherboard. For this Mini-ITX ready chassis can you'll be surprised about storage, style, USB 3.0 options and an integrated three-speed fan controller. It's cute, tiny and probably the best looking Mini-ITX chassis we have tested to date.

Read article


Advertisement



Tagged as: Fractal Design Node 304 test

« Fractal Design R4 Black Pearl review · Fractal Design Node 304 review · GeForce GTX Titan preview »

TheSarge
Senior Member



Posts: 810
Posted on: 03/13/2013 01:36 AM
Very nice case. I love that it supports liquid cooling or tower coolers. Too bad it doesn't support any optical drives, but those things are on their way out anyways. You could always use an external optical drive if you really needed to.

The only problem I can see with this is that most mini-ITX mobos only support 4 internal HDDs, so if you wanted six HDDs you'd need to use an expansion card to add two more SATA ports. However, I might be wrong; there may be a mini-ITX mobo out there somehwere that has six SATA ports on it but if there is.

Also, it would have been nice to have at least two USB-2.0 ports on the front, as many AMD mini-ITX mobos have one or even two pairs of pin-headers that support USB 2.0.

Also, personally I would have designed the front bezel with the ports and power switch on the lower part of the front of the case, not on the side. That's where the fan controller should be too. But overall, I give this case 8 starts out of ten.

-=WolverinE=-
Member



Posts: 76
Posted on: 03/13/2013 07:18 AM
You might want to edit the "Gold certified" part of your review, Hilbert. The PSU is 80 Plus Bronze. ;)

FULMTL
Senior Member



Posts: 6704
Posted on: 03/13/2013 08:13 AM
I was going to buy this a while back but I realized you need a shorter PSU. :(

Hilbert Hagedoorn
Don Vito Corleone



Posts: 43757
Posted on: 03/13/2013 09:55 AM
I was going to buy this a while back but I realized you need a shorter PSU. :(


Fixed to bronze thanks.

And Full MTL, 15cm is a relatively normal ATX standard. You'll find them available in good numbers.

Post New Comment
Click here to post a comment for this article on the message forum.

Guru3D.com » Articles » Fractal Design Node 304 review 4

Guru3D.com © 2022