Fractal Design Node 804

Where you want a semi-compact LAN gaming box, arcade/emulation machine, or a rocking HTPC, the Node 804 is an absolute stunning and unique piece of engineering. Fractal Design continues their impeccable record on delivering not only minimalist and...

TweetValueAt the time of writing, Fractal Design's Node 804 is available for $127.99 / EUR 95,40, which is the appropriate price for what it has to offer. There are very few cases that manage to skirt the edge between enthusiast and consumer, and Node...

For all the talk of direct airflow, the dual chamber design of the Node 804 can hardly be said to equip it with stand-out cooling credentials. Cases with a more standard tower design, such as the Corsair Obsidian 350D, Fractal's own Arc Mini R2 and even...

The Fractal Node 804 is a relatively squat and square micro-ATX box (which also supports mini-ITX boards) that's split vertically down the middle, effectively giving you two separate compartments (left and right) that sit side-by-side. In the left half...

A great design, but - you guessed it - too large for its own...

Sizable for a Micro-ATX case, but otherwise quite...

the design is clean and simple as Fractal successfully combined mesh, metal and plastic in a perfect way, and the final result is absolutely stunning Internal solutions are really smart and the dualchamber layout allows you to have optimal temperatures...

If this is the future of PC cases, count me in. I'm excited to see such potential in the micro-ATX category. While my main desktop machine uses a NZXT Phantom 820 full tower enclosure, I was able to fit an equivalent system in the Node 804 (with about...