[Build Log] Fractal Design Node 304 - Page 3

I think that's just HWMonitor reading the wrong sensor. My computer would probably not boot or BSOD if it was only running on 7V. Checked the ASUS sensor recorder software on their AI Suite and it reads it as 12.096V



No, it won't be possible to use zip-ties instead of screws. The holes are right underneath the mounting holes on the bottom of your drives and if you use zip-ties, you wouldn't be able to loop it since it'll just go into the hole of the drive. Not sure if this is clear but it'll be easier if you had a drive you had access to. If you look at the bottom, you will see 4 holes and that's where you screw it into.

I think it'd still be hard to use the rubber grommets that come with it because, as you can see through the pictures, the fans kind of sit halfway inside the case and halfway outside, with a metal bar running right on top of the fan. You could probably use the grommets on the bottom mounting holes of the fan but you would have to use screws for the top holes. I still think it's worth it though to get the fans. Like I said earlier, these fans are your only source of intake and I thought it was worth the investment to actually get quality fans for them. The main reason why I chose the Noctua's is because they're really quiet, move a lot of air for their noise ratings, and have pretty good static pressure. Even though it's not going through a radiator, static pressure is still pretty important because the front is still pretty starved of air intake areas. There's a mesh area on top of the front of the case and the bottom of the front of the case is open and that's all the areas the fans can get air from. And on top of that, the fans are filtered. If noise isn't really a problem for you then you could probably get other fans that move more air but in my research, I found the Noctua's to be one the better, if not the best, fans with regards to the air they move at such low noise ratings.




Sorry for the quality of these pictures by the way, I just took it with my phone because I was in a rush

Yes, I did buy the PP05 shorter cable kit from Performance-Pc's. I actually don't know if the original cables were too long because I never put them on. I had the shortened cable kit before I even had my case so when my case came, I just attached the shortened cable kit right away. I feel though that the short cables kind of make it harder to manage the cables cleaner. The 24 pin and the 8 pin are kind of just the exact right length and its hard to fold or tuck it elsewhere because it won't reach the motherboard. So I'm kind of forced to just leave it out there but I would much rather deal with that then have to deal with where to put all the extra cables that are just dangling

Thanks, and you should post pictures of your rig somewhere. I want to see how you modded it

Oh haha, sorry about that. Yeah, I completely misunderstood your question. Yes, you can use the holes as kind of cable management anchors as long as you're using SSD's or any 2.5" drive actually. 3.5" drives like regular HDD's will be using the holes so you won't be able to pass cable ties through them



This picture shows what I'm talking about. You can probably use the holes closest to the front of the case while using the 3.5" drives because there is a little bit of space between the drive and the metal but you definitely can't use the two holes closer to the MOBO because the PCB of the HDD is right there. It's like that at least for the HDD that I have

Haha all good. But wow

Makes me want to watercool mine haha. I bet that was your play, show me the pictures so I'd be influenced as well haha. Good job btw