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One area that has seen substantial growth over the past 18 months is the mini-ITX case market. The realisation that these mini-motherboards can be the basis for some pretty powerful PCs has started to dawn on people, not least the chassis manufacturers. S...
Good build quality, Up to six hard drives, Can support standard GPUs and PSUs , although not both at once, Full, size air cooler compatible, Price...
Care needed when choosing components due to space restraints, Modular PSU is recommended...
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For those looking to build a mini-ITX system, maybe as a HTPC, server or just as a compact desktop Fractal Design recently released the Node 304. With support for standard PSUs, six hard drives and graphics cards up to 310mm in length this could make f...
Looking at the outside of the Node 304 first we have a case which is built to Fractal Design's usual high standards. The brushed metal front panel which is almost blank looks great and should blend into home theatre environments with ease... or look g...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated: 2013-06-16 05:12:59
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Ever since someone had the rather radical idea of sticking the latest desktop hardware on a mini ITX motherboard instead of aging notebook parts, building a compact desktop PC has become far more attractive. However, having the latest ITX motherboard i...
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vortez.net Updated: 2013-06-16 05:13:01
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£70 inc. VATThe Mini-ITX form factor has become quite a popular choice amongst the enthusiast and entertainment communities in the last 6 months. Since manufacturers began to release motherboards with the Intel Z77 chipset things have really gathered...
Great build quality, Compact, Good, quiet cooling, Fan controller, Good clearance for CPU coolers...
160mm PSUs obstruct graphics cards, Cost...
With very few manufacturers catering for Mini-ITX it’s good to see another brand taking on this form factor. Is Fractal Design’s first attempt a good one?Removing Node 304 out of its packaging it’s immediately apparent which brand this case belongs to...
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Today we are going to look at the Fractal Design Node 304, one of the companies first attempts at a small-form factor case. It boasts an impressive feature set which includes support for six hard drives and an ATX power supply There is also a fai...
Attractive design, Well built, Quiet running...
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Overall we have generally positive feelings about the Fractal Design Node 304, however there are a few issues with the case which will need to be carefully considered before you buy.The Node 304 oozes similar minimalistic style to the Define Range, making...
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Today I'm taking a look at the Node 304 chassis from the design masters at Fractal Design, a sleek Mini-ITX chassis targeted at the HTPC market. With its minimalistic design and modular components it will be interesting to see just how well this chassis p...
I've said it a few times in recent months that the Mini-ITX form factor is getting better and better and the Node 304 just further reinforces my belief. As seen in our build section it may not be the most practical solution in terms of space for our compo...
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At this exact time last year I was still in email limbo with Fractal Design, as I was trying to obtain samples and see what all the hype surrounding their products were all about. In the short span of only a year I got to look at quite a few of their...
As with anything else Fractal Design has delivered in chassis design in the past, the Node 304 is very sturdy, and even when empty, it is surprisingly weighty. Once you get through the build process and go to move this compact chassis around, the weig...
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pctechreviews.com.au Updated: 2014-03-26 03:33:50
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We have been planning a Mini-ITX concept build here for about 6 months and there was a little internal debate around the components because we wanted this build to pack some power that would rival our Stryker build . The whole idea was that we wanted as s...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated: 2014-04-11 01:23:48
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One area that has seen substantial growth over the past 18 months is the mini-ITX case market. The realisation that these mini-motherboards can be the basis for some pretty powerful PCs has started to dawn on people, not least the chassis manufacturers.Sw...
Good build quality, Up to six hard drives, Can support standard GPUs and PSUs although not both at once, Fullsize air cooler compatible, Price...
Care needed when choosing components due to space restraints, Modular PSU is recommended...
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hardwareheaven.com Updated: 2014-07-16 05:30:10
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Fractal Design are a Swedish company who specialise in producing products with standout design which don't compromise on quality, functionality and pricing. In the past we have seen some impressive products from them such as the Arc Midi and more recently...
Looking at the outside of the Node 304 first we have a case which is built to Fractal Design's usual high standards. The brushed metal front panel which is almost blank looks great and should blend into home theatre environments with ease… or look great s...
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The Concept of Fractal Design is to provide products with an extraordinary design level, without compromising the important factors of quality, functionality and pricing. Founded in 2007 Fractal Design has grown to become one of the best manufacturers of...
As ever Fractal Design have created a fantastic ITX Case, whilst it does fall short in some areas and I will explain my reasoning. So let's get on with the conclusion. Looking at the case from a purely atheistic perspective, I can say that Fractal desig...
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uk.hardware.info Updated: 2014-10-22 10:55:41
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2014 could be the year of the small desktop. An ever growing number of motherboard manufacturers are introducing Mini ITX boards, as well as a lot of new cases that are being put on the market. We thought this called for a new test on Hardware.Info of t...
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Subtle, sleek and sexy – that's what I think of the Node 304 from Fractal Design. If I need 3 more words to describe it, I'll say Compact, Cool and Classy. How's that?Now before we proceed to the pictures, let's have a look at the details taken from the o...
Fractal Design NODE 304 Mini ITX Casing retails at USD 99, it's on promotion on Newegg for USD 59.99 at the time of this article. Don't expect much flexibility out of the casing, the space constraint is too limited BUT it works very well as a classy lo...
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