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

    Not sure what counts as cheap for you, but they're readily available online at Amazon, McMaster, and Fastenal here in the US. Search for 'm3 black oxide screw' to omit the nylon options on Amazon. You might also try an Orchard Supply if you have one local, they tend to have better loose parts...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Damn, nice fabrication work okwchin! Do you have a link for the acrylic you used? That seems like it could be helpful all over the place. Also thanks for the super thorough orientation testing. I'm building a heatpipe cooler for another product at work so will have to learn all about this...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    I ordered both an itx30 and lp53, but am impatiently waiting for the A4 to do any further testing as bench conditions don't seem overly representative. I wonder why we were so concerned with country shipping order when it clearly doesn't seem to have any impact on the delivery date..
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Don't worry, I'm in LA as well and no update since it transferred to the Frankfurt airport on Feb 27th either. Doesn't seem like there's any sort of geographical logic to when/how these get processed into the US. While USPS isn't the greatest service, I order plenty of stuff from ex-US and this...
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    ASUS Wi-Fi GO! Module Replacement Antenna Options?

    Both should be fine, but the Mouser option is out of stock and likely not worth waiting for. You're looking for dual band in 2.4 and 5GHz range with a 0-2dB gain. Anything for this type of product will likely be a basic linear omnidirectional antenna. For these you ideally want to point the...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    The last reported location for mine is at the airport in Frankfurt, so I hope they're not planning on putting it on a boat there and sending it down the Main river or it will be quite the circuitous journey from there to LA.. Given where the cases were born, they will have traveled well over...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    This is a decent explanation of why 2.4GHz and 5GHz signals don't work with the same antenna (and maybe also why a coat hanger sometimes works for OTA): http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=476624&sid=564131b3e769b33957726eaf54dddf19#476624 Here is a combination antenna centered on 2.4...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Nice, glad the BT part of it worked out for you. I agree, it cleans up the build considerably compared to the external antenna contraption the z270i ships with.
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Oh right, I forgot AC is at 5GHz. Higher frequency == shorter wavelength though, so the poster above who thought size matters was correct, but likely not in the direction they were implying ;)
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    I can do some testing with this, but I'd imagine it should be fine. They make 1/2 and full wave (and many others, RF is an endlessly deep rabbit hole) as well. My wireless router currently sits below the PC and is connected via cable anyway, so I only need the antenna for Bluetooth keyboard and...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    And unrelated to all of the thermal nonsense, I discovered that a quarter-wave 2.4GHz RP-SMA works fine to handle Bluetooth, and its small stature should better match the A4 compared to the remote-mount monstrosities that the motherboards are shipping with these days :) If you don't need...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Finally had a minute to take some measurements. Ambient temperature is ~22°C. Prime95 blend has been running for about 15 minutes before measuring. To recap HW, this is a z270i with 7700k on stock BIOS config, and for CPU cooling I'm still on L9i with NF-B9 redux. LP53 and ITX30 arrived...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Good call on the electrical tape - I ran into a similar issue measuring a motor the other day. The part you called out in question has a reference designator of PDQ1321 and a label 'R10 647 CBL'. And yeah, not sure where the last mosfet is for that inductor, although one of the inductors at the...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Heatsinks stripped within 30s of removing the z270i from the box :) I'll bring the FLIR home again this weekend and take some measurements - based on what I saw on my current board, the PCH was the only component generating any heat of note aside from the CPU.
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    I see a business opportunity offering a modded z270i with custom heatsinks that are compatible with Dan's new heatsink... :)
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