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Test: Einzeltest: Fractal Design Node 804
Zitat: 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 heavily insulated Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 are all able to achieve better cooling for both the CPU and GPU. On the plus side, the Node 804 is at least relatively quiet, even at full speed, and does a decent job of suppressing noise from the components inside too. Thankfully, there´s room for large GPU and CPU coolers to aid you in your quest for low temperatures, as well as plenty of room in and around the Node 804 to expand the case cooling with both air and water. For air at least, we´d stick an exhaust fan in the roof for overclocked CPUs and a second front fan if we were using multiple graphics cards. Click to enlarge Elsewhere, the Node 804 is full of features and design tricks that impress, and the build quality is top notch, as it so often is. The brushed aluminium front panel is a particularly nice touch in a sub-£80 case, though a reset button and front-mounted fan control toggle wouldn´t go amiss. Other than this, however, it´s very hard to fault, making it a tough call between this and the Corsair Carbide Air 240. In all honesty, both cases are excellent, so it will most likely come down to how much hardware you need to cram inside. The Node 804 is a significantly larger chassis, but it uses its space well – there´s a fifth expansion slot, a lot more CPU cooler clearance, more HDD positions, a slimline optical mount and room for more and thicker radiators.
