Such a big difference may at first seem odd given how similar the two are in their internal designs but the key, we believe, is the proximity of the GPU intake fan to the ventilation area. Definitely think I'll need to remove the 120mm fans below the GPU, curious if anyone else has done similar with 2.

The Pixel Accelerator may also be only 47 mm high, thus falling below the graphics card two narrow 120 mm fan can be mounted. Immediately, I expected Fractal to simply take the easy route and refresh their wildly popular Node 202 chassis with some brushed aluminum variant but instead they released the wildly stylish Fractal ERA chassis that was released to a mixed reception ( we reviewed it here -and liked it!Either way, it will be interesting to see what other cases of this calibre emerge in the coming months as homemade Steam Boxes start to flourish. The Fractal Design Ridge is a very welcome evolution of the Fractal Design Node 202 from yesteryear.

Not content to update an old chassis by simply adding brushed aluminum to the mix, Fractal Design decided to take all the feedback from the passionate Node 202 community and. Results are heavily subjective and your mileage will vary depending on how many cores you’re planning to stuff into this chassis. Additional cooling is only offered for the GPU, in the form of two 120 mm fan mounts directly under the slot. The Node 202 has a segregated layout with the CPU/motherboard occupying the right side along with the power supply while the right side is dedicated to the graphics card. Klarna Bank AB (publ) is Authorised by the Swedish Financial Services Authority (Finansinspektionen) and is subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority.

In general, you’ll struggle to keep the system quiet in this case with any GPU rated higher than ~100W. Temperatures are now at 60C idle and little bit under 90 when gaming (fan at 60-65% on GPU which makes it quite loud). Temps: My 4170 stands at 35-40C idle, and 57-60C at full load and I guess that 4590S will hold same. And on that note, I wish the internal AC cord had a more robust strain relief between the plug and the cable- I rerouted mine (to be fair- with a sharper bend) and the sheathing peeled back a bit, exposing the internal (sheathed) black and white wires). Ok, so this part is probably the hardest for me to review, even though it's the specific part that I designed this entire build around.