Hands-on review of the Fractal Design Node 605 Computer Case

Key Features

• Solid aluminum front panel
• Supports full ATX motherboards
• Noise-dampening material
• 4 HDD/SSD slots
• Integrated card reader
• Two Silent Series R2 hydraulic bearing fans included
• Supports graphic cards up to 280mm in length (180mm with all hard drives in place)
• USB 3.0 and FireWire front connectors

Specifications

• ATX, microATX, Mini ITX, DTX motherboard compatibility
• 7 expansion slots
• 4 – supports either 2.5″ or 3.5″ HDD / SSD
• 1 slim-line ODD (only supported with mATX or smaller motherboards)
• PSU compatibility: 180 mm (including any modular connectors) with both hard drive cages mounted or 190 mm (excluding cables and any modular connectors) with one hard drive cage mounted
• CPU cooler compatibility: Approx 125mm with side-mounted fans – For coolers with top-mounted fans, Fractal Design recommends that you add at least 30 mm clearance for decent airflow
• Case dimensions (W x H x D): 445 x 164 x 349 mm (excluding front panel – 440 x 162 x 341 mm)
• Net weight: 6,0 kg

Cooling / ventilation

• 5 (3 – 120mm + 2 – 80mm)
• 2 – 120mm Silent Series R2 fans included
• Removable air filters for side fans and PSU
• Integrated three-channel fan controller

Front interface

• 2 – USB 3.0
• 1 – FireWire (IEEE 1394)
• 1 – 3.5mm audio in (microphone)
• 1 – 3.5mm audio out (headphone)
• Power button with LED
• HDD LED

What’s in the Box?

The box itself is well packaged. As usual it shows a lot of information on the case – and it remains a brown box instead of the trademark glossy black boxes Fractal used to use.

There is a packets of screws, bolts and other things which is actually located inside the case.

There is also a manual.