yeah, this is a pretty cool offering for a company that came back from the dead. It's similar to a fractal Terra, but I think the cooling might have less resonance issues with the grill design.
IMO, they both don't quite beat the Lian Li A4-H20.
How so? its 19L in volume. A normal tower layout NR200P is 18L. This case makes Zero sense, the original Ghost s1/Dan A4 sandwich layout cases are all 7-9L in size. That was the original idea behind sandwich layout, to save on volume. Here it makes no sense, just go with tower layout as it will give you the best compatibility to all cooler choices, noise and ventilation.
Dan A4 was released in a year where GPUs weren't as bloated, and CPUs didn't pump out as much heat. A4-H20's top mounted radiator pulls heat trapped behind the GPU and improves thermals drastically. It's a much needed improvement for 2024. NR200P's primary benefit is cost. It doesn't have an ideal airflow layout, sadly.
The attention grabber here is to name the current fastest GPU and state a case made mostly of holes can support it. I guess that's okay if you don't mind constant dust ingestion and lots of fan noise that isn't impaired in the least by the container you put your parts into in order to protect them from dust and reduce noise.
I have to agree. Having owned a NUC11 Extreme, it's like running a vacuum cleaner on your desk. I got tired of taking it apart and blowing it out every few weeks so I sold it and built a normal non-ITX/STX sized system.
Cool I have a h210 case that housed a 3090 hybrid and now 4090 suprim liquid, and a Noctua D15 cooler for the 7800-x3d. FYI the 7800X3D is a must for no throttling small factor builds!
This is great, I'm so happy more of these *capable* small form factor cases are being made. I'm also happy to see that Fractal Design has finally updated their selection, but what I really want is one horizontal case that nearly matches these new cases.
I have a Fractal Design Node 605 case that I'm going to hold onto until my last breath it seems. It's absolutely perfect for an HTPC build. It can hold a full ATX motherboard, full size PSU, it easily fits my EVGA RTX 3070 (and 1060/970 before that). No need for risers or ribbon cables but they're not a deal killer, it just shows how great the 605 is. And it's nearly the same dimensions as this case if laid down:
New Antec MiniITX Box ------------------------------- Height 260mm = 10.23"/ approximately 10.5" Deep 424mm = 16.7" / approximately 17" Wide 175mm = 6.88" / approximately 7"
FD Node 605 HTPC Case (as just measured by me, official numbers may be slightly different) ---------------------------------- Height 6.5" Deep 13.25"/ 13.5" Wide 17.3" / 17.5"
It blends in perfectly with the rest of my home theatre setup, it looksl just like am amplifer or preamp. Notcua D14 has no issues keeping the CPU cool for gaming, and I put in a mATX mobo to give some extra space for airflow. The only downside is that it's getting long in the tooth - the front inputs are USB 3.0 and Firewire 1.0 (I believe, never used it).
Please someone make a new version, I promise there is a market for them.
And if anyone knows of a similar case please let me know. I'm perfectly fine with the 605's size, the other Nodes are either too small, too tall or too boxy and simpy don't fit in with my audio gear. I'm even been contemplating getting a low end receiver and ripping out the internals, but at that point I may just get quotes from a CNC shop in town.
It sure looks cute, but why would I ever want to *look* at a computer?
For me the area where I can immediately visually focus, without too much head or body movement, is very premium real-estate. So I tend to fill it with screens, which are obviously providing content and value.
A chassis just doesn't, so it's best somewhere as far away as possible to avoid noise and heat, yet close enough to allow manipulation or the occasional device connection or media change.
Typically that has been towers under the table for decades, more recently even NUCs, but in shelves below the table so I don't have to bend down too far should I indeed ever need to touch them.
I avoid that using KVMs and docks for changing inputs but also to move ports on the desktop, where again the cover minimal surface area, somewhere between keyboard and screens.
Perhaps that also explains why stuff like RGB leds is totally beyond me and I tend to have ugliest but sturdiest cases I try to recycle as long as possible. Only the need to push far more air and Wattage has had me replace cases recently, which have largely become more holes than material.
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meacupla - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
yeah, this is a pretty cool offering for a company that came back from the dead.It's similar to a fractal Terra, but I think the cooling might have less resonance issues with the grill design.
IMO, they both don't quite beat the Lian Li A4-H20.
sharath.naik - Sunday, June 16, 2024 - link
How so? its 19L in volume. A normal tower layout NR200P is 18L. This case makes Zero sense, the original Ghost s1/Dan A4 sandwich layout cases are all 7-9L in size. That was the original idea behind sandwich layout, to save on volume. Here it makes no sense, just go with tower layout as it will give you the best compatibility to all cooler choices, noise and ventilation.erinadreno - Monday, June 17, 2024 - link
NR200P doesn't fit a TUF 4090. Although you can buy other 4090s that fit, but you know, ASUS.meacupla - Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - link
Dan A4 was released in a year where GPUs weren't as bloated, and CPUs didn't pump out as much heat.A4-H20's top mounted radiator pulls heat trapped behind the GPU and improves thermals drastically. It's a much needed improvement for 2024.
NR200P's primary benefit is cost. It doesn't have an ideal airflow layout, sadly.
Techie4Us - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
If this is true, then why do the pics show a red & black (aka da barfo ROG) version ?
I'd really prefer a single color one, if that is what will be made available...
PeachNCream - Thursday, June 13, 2024 - link
The attention grabber here is to name the current fastest GPU and state a case made mostly of holes can support it. I guess that's okay if you don't mind constant dust ingestion and lots of fan noise that isn't impaired in the least by the container you put your parts into in order to protect them from dust and reduce noise.kaidenshi - Friday, June 14, 2024 - link
I have to agree. Having owned a NUC11 Extreme, it's like running a vacuum cleaner on your desk. I got tired of taking it apart and blowing it out every few weeks so I sold it and built a normal non-ITX/STX sized system.godrilla - Friday, June 14, 2024 - link
Cool I have a h210 case that housed a 3090 hybrid and now 4090 suprim liquid, and a Noctua D15 cooler for the 7800-x3d. FYI the 7800X3D is a must for no throttling small factor builds!Kakti - Friday, June 14, 2024 - link
This is great, I'm so happy more of these *capable* small form factor cases are being made. I'm also happy to see that Fractal Design has finally updated their selection, but what I really want is one horizontal case that nearly matches these new cases.I have a Fractal Design Node 605 case that I'm going to hold onto until my last breath it seems. It's absolutely perfect for an HTPC build. It can hold a full ATX motherboard, full size PSU, it easily fits my EVGA RTX 3070 (and 1060/970 before that). No need for risers or ribbon cables but they're not a deal killer, it just shows how great the 605 is. And it's nearly the same dimensions as this case if laid down:
New Antec MiniITX Box
-------------------------------
Height 260mm = 10.23"/ approximately 10.5"
Deep 424mm = 16.7" / approximately 17"
Wide 175mm = 6.88" / approximately 7"
FD Node 605 HTPC Case (as just measured by me, official numbers may be slightly different)
----------------------------------
Height 6.5"
Deep 13.25"/ 13.5"
Wide 17.3" / 17.5"
It blends in perfectly with the rest of my home theatre setup, it looksl just like am amplifer or preamp. Notcua D14 has no issues keeping the CPU cool for gaming, and I put in a mATX mobo to give some extra space for airflow. The only downside is that it's getting long in the tooth - the front inputs are USB 3.0 and Firewire 1.0 (I believe, never used it).
Please someone make a new version, I promise there is a market for them.
And if anyone knows of a similar case please let me know. I'm perfectly fine with the 605's size, the other Nodes are either too small, too tall or too boxy and simpy don't fit in with my audio gear. I'm even been contemplating getting a low end receiver and ripping out the internals, but at that point I may just get quotes from a CNC shop in town.
Please someone make a new version!
abufrejoval - Thursday, June 27, 2024 - link
It sure looks cute, but why would I ever want to *look* at a computer?For me the area where I can immediately visually focus, without too much head or body movement, is very premium real-estate. So I tend to fill it with screens, which are obviously providing content and value.
A chassis just doesn't, so it's best somewhere as far away as possible to avoid noise and heat, yet close enough to allow manipulation or the occasional device connection or media change.
Typically that has been towers under the table for decades, more recently even NUCs, but in shelves below the table so I don't have to bend down too far should I indeed ever need to touch them.
I avoid that using KVMs and docks for changing inputs but also to move ports on the desktop, where again the cover minimal surface area, somewhere between keyboard and screens.
Perhaps that also explains why stuff like RGB leds is totally beyond me and I tend to have ugliest but sturdiest cases I try to recycle as long as possible. Only the need to push far more air and Wattage has had me replace cases recently, which have largely become more holes than material.