Fractal Design Node 605 HTPC Chassis Review

The front of the chassis features a very stylish looking brushed aluminium panel. On the right hand side we have a small square power button and below that we have a full width flip down panel that hides the main input/output area.

With the panel flipped down we find a slim line optical drive cover, firewire, microphone, headset, 2 x USB 3.0 an LED light and the built in card reader. The card reader offers support for Micro SD, Standard SD and Compact Flash, perfect for playing music from your tablet device, or image and video from you camera or smartphone on your TV.

Down the left side of the chassis we have two 120mm ventilated fan areas to allow for airflow within the chassis.

The right side features another two 120mm fan mounts but also a toggle switch that acts as a fan speed controller for the main chassis fans.

Around the back we can see that the Node 605 offers up 7 expansion slots, each fitted with a high quality, reusable and ventilated cover. We also have room for a pair of 80mm exhaust fans (not included) and our PSU mounting area on the right hand side.

Flip the chassis over the chassis we find four high quality feet, the rear two are just rubber pegs but the front two have been given a chrome trim. This makes the front free more pleasing to the eye should the chassis be in a position where they are visible in your home cinema setup.