The Fractal Design NODE 804 is aiming to be an uncompromising gaming system with the ability to hold up to twelve hard drives, while still offering plenty of water-cooling possibilities - all in a cube form factor.

With the small form factor market growing we are finally starting to see a nice variety of case designs available for people who are looking to build Mini-ITX and Micro-ATX PCs. Fractal has been producing a variety of cases for that market basically from their inception.

Fractal Design's Node series of cases is hard to pin down; there isn't much of a unifying theme beyond alternative form factors, but even then the home theatre Node 605 supports ATX motherboards. The , meanwhile, is for mini-ITX users, leaving the Node 804 to cater to the micro-ATX crowd.

The Node 804 is a micro-ATX chassis that makes clever use of space. Served up in a cube form factor, this sleek-looking box is dwarfed by traditional enthusiast towers yet, with the right components, will more than hold its own in regards to performance.

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I remember a time when cars did not have all the bells and whistles that they have now. Take, for example, dual climate control was something unheard of in the early 90s and now almost all cars have a way to make the passenger side and driver's sides different temperatures.

Excellent Build Quality; Quiet Stock Cooling; Dedicated SSD space; Unique Dual Chamber Design; CPU Cooler Height up to 160mm; Support for large Video Cards; Liquid Cooling Support; Many Additional Cooling Options; Front Panel Support for USB 3.0; Lightweight; Clean and Sleek Aesthetics

Front Panel Mounting

So far I love this case, it seems quiet with 6 fans running and it is able to hold my extremely long XFX R9 290x with a fan in the front.

Compact yet roomy Sleek design

Because it is small it can be a little harder to work in - for example, do not install case fans until you have your mobo, heatsink, ram, etc; installed

I'm building up my data storage at home, and for my first server I wanted something neat and compact but still able to hold a decent amount of drives. The Node 804 fits my requirements pretty well.

Holds a lot for a small case; Very well designed; Good build quality (minor QA issues; Only minor gripes

The fans take a SATA power connector; HDD LED is on the bottom; kind of an odd place to put it

Fractal Design is a company that manufactures PC cases, fans, power supplies and water cooled CPU coolers. With their headquarters in Sweden they pride themselves on listening to their customer base and are always striving to reach their goal of providing functional, efficient and sleek Scandinavian...

- Modular design; - Great functionality; - Decent Air/Water cooling support; - Plenty of room for hard drives; - Dual chamber design

- Not designed for full size ATX motherboards; - Some users may not approve of it only having support for a slimline optical drive

As per the company's statement, the Fractal Design Node 804 is a clean, minimalistic design, ideal for environments where users require a good-looking but not extravagant case. Aesthetics are a subjective matter and users need to decide for themselves whether or not they like the Node 804, but we...