DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

Haven't been here in a while! I've been enjoying my dan case since the first batch. Amazing. What's the latest feeling on dropping in an 8700k using something like a cooljag II cooler (what I use). Any air cooling solution that'll fit the DAN that will have hope? I really want to get 6 cores in here. Cheers, Dan!

I'll be delidding the 8700k.
 
Over the last few days I worked on the cablemanagement again and unfortunately I had to see the sleeve quality of cablemod-cables is not what I exspected =(

Does someone experience the same disappointment?

But so I decided so make my own cables and did the cutting and sleeving myself - and I'm surprisingly happy of the result because I was entirely new to this..

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(Un-)fortunately you can't see both cables leading to the GPU^^ These are also white sleeved but intended to be invisible =)

Only the "cable crossings" still bother me but because of a different pin layout of the SF450 and 24 pin connectors I had no choice...
 
Hey guys,

I was looking in the market for a portable monitor and found this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/KKmoon-Mon...qid=1506877074&sr=8-1&keywords=kkmoon+monitor
I haven't tested it that much but so far so good, it's a great alternative for Gechic ones.

Right now I'm looking for a carrying case to carry everything, so far the best one i have checked was:
https://imgur.com/a/gAD39

But it seems a little bit expensive especially since i will probably have to pay customs on it. Anyone has a good idea for a bag to carry the Dan Case and the monitor? They are about the same size.
 
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Not enough build picks yet I'd say also, I'm sure he's super busy with his new case and cooler... Must take a couple of pictures of mine when I get time!
 
Are there, or have there been any overheating issues with M.2 NVME SSD's on the the back side of boards with this case??
 
Are there, or have there been any overheating issues with M.2 NVME SSD's on the the back side of boards with this case??
Yes, I had the overheating issues too. There is basically no air flow, so I didn´t use it in the end.


i have problemas with 1080ti FE and asus z270i.
Can you be more specific?


I have also managed to install 4x 40mm noctua fan in the case.
If you are interested, I can post a pictures.
 
Bitspower fan adapter ;) i used a dremel on it



It is possible...Seems u are just buying the wrong Hardware without research

In my silent Mode,my 1230v3 is in pubg @70 degrees with the nh-l9i and the Fan @1200rpm! Msi 1070 Quick Silver at 63-65 degrees and 1000-1100 RPM.
About that Bitspower adapter, how tall is it? My upcoming case has clearance of 44mm so with the Nocuta being 37mm I only have 7mm to play with.
 
I wonder if the top mounted with heatsink M.2 boards like what Asus offers would be ok?

I have asus z270i and i have m.2 ssd 960pro in front slot. Temps never went above 80°C (in benchmark) with added heatsinks:
In idle I have about 40°C.

RASPBERRY Pi RB-Heatsink

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But I have also 2 noctua fans above taking the heat out of the case, so it makes a difference too.
 
I have asus z270i and i have m.2 ssd 960pro in front slot. Temps never went above 80°C (in benchmark) with added heatsinks:
In idle I have about 40°C.

RASPBERRY Pi RB-Heatsink

open


But I have also 2 noctua fans above taking the heat out of the case, so it makes a difference too.


80° trottling

Yes, I had the overheating issues too. There is basically no air flow, so I didn´t use it in the end.


Can you be more specific?


I have also managed to install 4x 40mm noctua fan in the case.
If you are interested, I can post a pictures.
I have problems with temps in the back of the motherboar, more than 85°. In the front without heatsinks around 68-70°
 
80° trottling


I have problems with temps in the back of the motherboar, more than 85°. In the front without heatsinks around 68-70°

I just made another test:

Crystaldiscmark 5
9 cycles, 8 GiB test size
Max temp was 54°C

 
Trying to decide between Asrock Fatal1ty and the Asus Z370I. Which would be best in this case? I do have a Samsung 960 EVO 1TB and plan on doing a slight overclock on the 8700K.
 
Trying to decide between Asrock Fatal1ty and the Asus Z370I. Which would be best in this case? I do have a Samsung 960 EVO 1TB and plan on doing a slight overclock on the 8700K.

I would go for Asus z370i - it has m.2 slot on front = better cooling for ssd (see my tested temp results above).
As galletabah mentioned in posts above, he has overheating issues with m.2 ssd on back. Asrock Fatal1ty has its m.2 slot on back. Thats the reason why to choose asus imho.
 
Ok, just purchased the Asus Z370I from Amazon. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm going to miss the HDMI 2.0 and TB 3.0, but the Asus was my second choice.
 
Now that the results are in, and the 8700K runs bit hotter than the 7700K at load, how will this impact SFF cases with current cooling options?
 
From my favorite hardware review side in Germany they said the 8700K is easier to cool. With the same heatsink 13°C less temperatures. But as you know every sample is different maybe the 8700K sample was a very cool one or the old 7700K a very hot one.

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Or maybe the TIM is better. I assume we won’t be able to run the 8700k with more than 1,15V without overheating. Therefore we are very limited when it comes to overclocking. Do you think 4,4 Ghz on all cores is a realistic value?
 
Or maybe the TIM is better. I assume we won’t be able to run the 8700k with more than 1,15V without overheating. Therefore we are very limited when it comes to overclocking. Do you think 4,4 Ghz on all cores is a realistic value?
I'd be happy with 4.3Ghz(all core turbo) in the Dan case and cooling.
 
From my favorite hardware review side in Germany they said the 8700K is easier to cool. With the same heatsink 13°C less temperatures. But as you know every sample is different maybe the 8700K sample was a very cool one or the old 7700K a very hot one.
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This will strongly depend on the workload. If you hit it with Prime it will be much harder to cool. If you hit it with a game it might be easier to cool (depends on the game and performance will vary accordingly).
 
4.2 - 4.3GHz Intel and 3.7GHz for AMD seems to be the sweet spot for Dan builds. The Turbo boost overclocks for the i7 8700K is fairly aggressive as it goes up to 1.27V or so. I would not go over 1.18V on a Dan build personally for longevity. i7 8700K is great for Ivy Bridge and Sandybridge owners. For Haswell and above and Ryzen 1600/1700, I would not upgrade personally. I am willing to wait for at least Zen+ and if I am really patient, I would wait for Zen 2 and Icelake.

If the rumors stay true, an Intel 8-core mainstream cpu sounds awesome! Then again, I will be curious if the Z390 will be for an 8-core coffee lake or 8-core icelake. I get the feeling that an 8core coffee lake makes the most sense.
 
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Well once V2 arrives in a couple of months the battle would be Zen+ and Coffee lake. It's interesting now that Asus finally will release it's am4 mitx lineup!!
 
New to this forum, but i look so Much forward to receiving my dancase that i have checked this thread for months, and you guys rules!

I have some questions i Hope some of you can Help me with :)

Is it right that the Asus 1060 strix rog, fits in the case Even when its 298mm? And would it be a good match in terms og low noise and cooling?

I have Also looked at the New coffe lake chips, and i see the i7 8700 is rated at 65 tdp, and the i7 8700k is rated at 95 tdp. Would the none k, be a better match cus it runs cooler, or does the 95 tdp for the k versions just mean that how Much heat it can generate if its max overclocked?
 
I have Also looked at the New coffe lake chips, and i see the i7 8700 is rated at 65 tdp, and the i7 8700k is rated at 95 tdp. Would the non k, be a better match cus it runs cooler, or does the 95 tdp for the k versions just mean that how Much heat it can generate if its max overclocked?

the non-k is a better match for this case. A4-SFX only supports small heatsinks. 8700k will work, but it will throttle more. you can save money and buy a 8700 if you want.

we must test this to make sure, but I believe a 8700 will perform the same as 8700k when using small heatsinks. the only way the 8700k can be faster than 8700 is if the fan runs faster and more noisy...

in the end, ANYTHING will WORK, because modern CPUs down-clock automatically for safety when overheating. I personally believe 8700 (or 8700k down-clocked like 8700) is more appropriate because it is more energy efficient.
 
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