Fractal Design node 304 or core 500?

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mingus
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Fractal Design node 304 or core 500?

Post by mingus » Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:59 am

need a new case to house Mini-ITX board and ATX PSU (140mm) and 3 x 3.5" HDD

could even be a mini-tower, just thought a bit smaller form factor would be nice.

do not need a window.

thanks for ideas

Abula
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Re: Fractal Design node 304 or core 500?

Post by Abula » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:57 am

Node 304 is a nice case for your intended use.

If you plan on going above 6 mechanical hdds in the future, but you want to remain somewhat in a smaller factor also consider:
SilverStone DS380B - Mini ITX case, holds 8x 3.5 drives, only takes SFX-L PSU, but you gotta be careful with the motherboard heatsinks etc.
SilverStone CS381B - Micro ATX case with 8x 3.5 slots (hotswapable), only takes sfx and sfx l psus.

mingus
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Re: Fractal Design node 304 or core 500?

Post by mingus » Mon Mar 02, 2020 3:25 pm

decided on the 500. I just added the 3rd 3.5" hdd and will be there for quite a while. I just don't see going more than 3 hdd's. (famous last words lol)

it was availible and not expensive, should be okay. thanks again.

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