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If you are in the market for a compact, yet powerful, watercooled system – but don’t want to build it yourself, then today’s review may just tickle the taste buds. The AWD Ignis Aqua 290X 250D Mini ITX PC is built around a Core i5 4670k processor – overclocked to 4ghz. Graphics are handled by the very capable AMD R9 290X, which is also supplied in a heavily overclocked state. The whole system is watercooled with XSPC kit … featuring ‘blood red’ fluid. Is it all worth the £1,499 asking price?
Enter Fractal Design’s Node 804. While it isn’t an exact scaled-down replica of cases like the Carbide Air 540 or HAF XB, it still uses a cube/split chamber layout – this time in a micro-ATX size. With dimensions of 344 x 307 x 389 mm or 13.5 x 12.1 x 15.3 inches (WHD), the Node 804 is just a bit wider than a BitFenix Prodigy and almost exactly a third larger than the Node 304 (in the height and width dimensions – depth differs by only 15mm). The Node family is designed with a focus on Home Entertainment; with the vast array of fan, radiator and storage combinations that are possible the Node 804 could easily take on any number of roles. Benchmark Reviews has received the Node 804 for some testing, so let’s take a look at the newest member of Fractal Design’s Node family.
The Fractal Design Node 804 is a dual chamber chassis that supports micro ATX and mini-ITX motherboards. The Node 804 has been designed to separate typically hot components like the motherboard, processor, and GPU from cooler components such as your HDD and power supply.
If you're looking for a very stylish, well build full tower case that has it all, the Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case is probably it. I love the looks and the feature list is just astounding. With lots of drive bays, fans, space to work, cable management, provision for water cooling and so much more, it's outstanding.
Fractal Design's Node 804 launches today. With space for multiple liquid cooling radiators, the largest of graphics cards and even extended length PSUs we will throw an overclocked (liquid cooled) i7 build complete with 295X2 and Corsairs AX1500i at the Node 804 to see if it can cope.
Silverstone has been involved in the Mini-ITX gaming market for a long time now. Not only have they had a wide variety of case options, but they have also provided short cabled power supplies and more recently they have been the only manufacture with a good SFX power supply for small form factor gaming. On top of all of this, they have been known to really change things up with unique case designs. Their most recent Raven design would have to be considered unique as well. With a look that reminds me of modern day consoles, I suspect that the Raven RVZ01 could be the perfect case for a Steambox build. Let’s see if that is the case.
Fractal Design is a Swedish company that focuses on designing computer hardware that keeps with the Scandinavian minimalist viewpoint. Currently, there are four case lines that focus on different aspects of the minimalist view. The Node series, is focused on home entertainment, designing the cases to be small and to look great in any environment. The most recent case is the Node 804, it accepts both Micro ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards, to keep it small though, Fractal Design has gone to a cube layout that separates the power supply and hard drives from the motherboard and GPU.
Zalman delivered the Z3 Plus case in white for review. We're pretty sure Zalman won't be happy with this review, but the show must go on, as they say.
Last year Cooler Master launched a new model in their Silencio range, the 652, designed to offer low noise operation with plenty of flexibility in terms of component choice. Recently Cooler Master announced a refresh of the 652, the 652S which changes the fan configuration for even quieter operation. Today we take a look at that very case, along with Cooler Masters Seidon 120v cooler.
The BitFenix Comrade Case is available in white and black, it comes with one 120mm fan & two more can be added. Plenty of drives can be installed and it fits long video cards. Also, it's simple, but elegant design is impressive considering this is a budget case.
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