Okay what happened with the NAS Server?

I had this question asked earlier today, and the plain answer is “Stuff”.

I decided that I needed more expandability in the server, and since I was using a Fractal Node 804 for a gaming case, I decided to swap out the board and gaming components and put them in the Fractal Node 304.  This allows me up to 8 3.5in HDDs and a lot more real estate.

Top View

Back of the Case

GPU Side

Side View

Top View Closed

Back End Closed

GPU Side Closed

Front Side Closed

Couple notes on the Fractal Node 304 Case

1.  Cable Management is a Pain.  See the bundle of cables by the back of the GPU?  That’s what I mean.  There is only room there because I don’t have the HDD Sliders in.
2. The PSU design is smart, but is a problem if you need to access it.  Point and case, I didn’t flip the PSU Switch before powering on and had to remove the cover and flip it.

So what am I running in my gaming box and what games do I play?

It’s a rather simple build running Windows 10 to play No Man’s Sky

• Fractal Node 304 Case
• Toshiba RD400A NVMe SSD 128GB
• 8GB DDR4
• Intel i3-6100 Skylake CPU
• Corsair CX430W PSU
• XFX R9-380X Card