Fractal Design Node 202 vs Lian Li PC-TU150

Moving on to the inside of the case, we see an elegant yet simplistic setup comprised of three main zones. The power supply's little area, the motherb...

For the TU150 though, it definitely gets my recommendation overall for an ITX system that isn't sweating the details when it comes to space optimizati...

I’m looking for a mini ITX case that will support a 316mm x 150mm GPU that is similar in style to the fractal node 202.

My review is kindof all over the place but I give this a 10/10. If you have some big air cooling on your hardware but want it fairly small with a handle to carry it, this is absolutely the case to get.

The design itself is actually fairly decent in of itself at packing a lot of computing power into a very small space while also allowing it to cool. It does look pretty nice too. Design wise the only issue I have with it is that its kind've top heavy so it wants to tip over on you with the included detachable stand. They should've made the stand a wider profile and out of metal so it could be slim against a flat surface without taking up desk space to give it more stability

..WHY The good: -has a handle, that should be the only reason you buy this case, there are plently of other, better made ITX cases without handles that are a better build and experience and look more classy -It's got good airflow -has a closed top for pilling stuff on (doesn't seem to gimp airflow -works with my hybrid 2080ti -$100 is a fair price for this case It's a pc case, I stopped caring about RGB or staring at my case more than my monitor and I wanted to be able to easily carry it with me on my photo/video shoots (where I go for a week at a time) so I can edit and cull with ease

My main requirements are wifi (and bluetooth if possible), 1 or more m.2 slots, USB-C port on rear I/O. I would prefer to buy 2nd hand as it will fit my budget better but am aware that there isn't much out there where I am (Australia).

Airflow is actually quite decent for an ITX case. And then the cable routing options are fantastic. It has basically everything that you would expect ...

The Node 202 easily fits inside of a suitcase with room to spare for peripherals, or even a large backpack. Since this was a secondary computer built to be portable for <$500, I used relatively moderate/old hardware (450W Silverstone SFX PSU, Ryzen 5 1600, GTX760). Everything fit perfectly, though cable management was a bit challenging (to be expected in such a small case), and overall I was very happy with the layout and quality of the case. The Node 202 had everything going for it until I booted it up and started doing some stress testing

This tends to lead to a bit of a cable mess in the top right corner of the case, which is smartly blocked out by the glass panel. There isn't really enough depth behind the motherboard for easy cable routing and especially SATA cables are annoying to deal with. However after some finagling everything will fit and you will have a beautiful PC that is also portable. 8/10 would buy again

Thus, make sure that your PSU has the same power connector as indicated by the images in this page. The "diagonal" things of your PSU's power connector needs to be pointing upwards. My PSU had a connector where these "diagonal" things points downwards. See the pictures to have a better idea

Pros: - The carrying handle; the biggest factor that lead me to buying this in the first place - Part compatibility; This thing can handle beefy GPUs, up to a point. I have an EVGA 2080 Super XC Ultra, and there's still plenty of length left. It is also a 2.75 slot card

Check this out. We've got one of these things here. It's going to hold all of our screws. Everything you're going to need probably going to be in here...

Another issue is with the paint, I bought the black version and I was super careful as I knew the paint would have a chance of scratching. I plotted each panel on a smooth surface and 2 of the panels decided to scratch and now there’s a couple silver scratches on both of the panels which really messed with my OCD. One of the letters of Lian Li on the front panel also fell off for some reason which was dumb. There’s a couple more issues I had with it but they weren’t as bad as the first 3 I listed

My graphics card had a solid cover that took it right to the edge, and I had to bend the end of the bracket in order to fit the whole graphics card assembly into place, and then bend it back so I could screw it down. So far, this review sounds like a series of complaints. If you stick with it, the case is nicely done, and a lot of the gyrations are because you're trying to use smaller-than-normal components. Once I was completely done with the assembly, the case looks very nice, with clean lines

Case in point, today we're going to be testing this system that I put together in the Lian Li TU150 Mini ITX or Mini DTX case and it's a tale of mixed...