Another notable feature is an adjustable wedge shaped support bracket to keep the video card from drooping. The case also doesn’t include any magnetic fan filters so if you’re in the market for some, be sure to keep an eye on Demcifilter as I’m sure they will release them. The node series from the Swedish manufacturer fractal design has the flexibility, both as a HTPC to act file server, media PC and gaming PC - and that combined with a stylish design, including the black-painted interior with for Fractal design typical white accents. I mentioned my CPU temps to a friend, and he told me he thought those temps were normal for the prime 95 torture test.

At first sight, the Node 202 appears to be just another slim HTPC case that forbids the use of full size expansion cards, a design that effectively negates the installation of any high performance video card, making it useless to gamers. I only recently bought this case and I can't figure out why my CPU temps are on average 15C higher with a 5600X (loaded optimised defaults in bios - Strix B550-i Gaming).Silent PC Review has been providing expert advice and detailed reviews of PCs and peripherals since 2002. While this macro shot is heavily focused on the protruding lip of the 25mm fan, it helps to illustrate the sizeable gap between the GPU and the fans. The front panel and power cord extension run through a hole at the center to link up with the motherboard and power supply respectively. With a Dremel and some creativity, a much taller GPU could be used without the use of this small riser card.

Apparently that test pushes the CPU to extreme stress levels that you wouldn't normally see in any real gaming. Step 12 Now that the cage is fixed, you can lay the 24PIN ATX cable nicely in the corner and fix it with the eyelet. You're better off spending the money to get a modular SFF PSU, and the case SKU that comes without one.

Results are heavily subjective and your mileage will vary depending on how many cores you’re planning to stuff into this chassis. There's enough space in it for a large water cooling thingy on the front, and they've put SSD mounts on most flat surfaces. liters, the Node 202 is much smaller than any ITX gaming case that we have previously tested, such as the Cougar QBX (19. this seems a good design, but the older silverstone milo ml08 has a bit more usability, even if a bit less cooling capacity. Looking at community builds regarding the Node 202 can best showcase (pun totally intended) what this case is capable of doing in the most peculiar of circumstances.