Kreyyr
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It is, a german guy (Duke00) shared his idea of sidepanels with the community and offered a collective order.
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DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world
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It is, a german guy (Duke00) shared his idea of sidepanels with the community and offered a collective order.
All parts ordered, now to play the waiting game
Any recommendations for a carrying case? The Tactik is currently unavailable as the v2 is being worked on and I can't wait the time for it to be finished
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($200.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.8 CFM CPU Cooler ($38.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG Strix Z370-I Gaming Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($183.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($349.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($448.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB FTW3 GAMING iCX Video Card (Purchased For $819.00)
Case: DAN Cases - A4SFXV2-B Mini ITX Desktop Case (Purchased For $325.00)
Power Supply: Corsair - SF 450W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply ($89.34 @ Newegg)
Total: $2455.57
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Jeff Vader
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All parts ordered, now to play the waiting game
Is that 450w corsair psu enough for a 1080ti? I think the manufacturer recommended is 500w.
I'm also waiting for my v2 and I was gonna start buying parts (including a 1080ti) this week but it seems like gpu prices have gone up massively so I've had to hold off.
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Yeah, I got lucky and the FTW3 came back in stock for pre-order for like an hour, not getting it until the end of the month though unfortunately.
As for the 450w, I went on a couple different calculators to check and they all say max load is around 430w or so, also have seen similar 1080ti builds with the 450w that they say is fine; I don't plan on overclocking any and all the parts are pretty efficient so I think it will be good!
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Yeah they're going OOS within minutes now.
I don't plan on oc either. I had a corsair 600w sfx on my parts list but I think I'll look into if 450w will be enough.
Hopefully Dan can send out US shipments this weekend
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This looks really promising! If it weren't so pricey I would order it, trying to cut back on spending a little bit after dropping such a stack on this build. Went ahead and and picked up this one for $50USD with hopes that it can fit the system, portable monitor, kb+m and Oculus Rift+Sensors+Controllers. I know for sure it can fit the system, monitor, kb+m since I have the pok3r. If I can squeeze in the Oculus stuff I will be happy.
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In wainting for case I think how to attach custom panel (3mm tick) without lian li clips. And find that body piercing clips are cheaper to order for me in Poland at least. I have calculate that clips should have ball ends with diameter 5-6mm and 8-10mm long for 3mm windows. Maybe somebody before try this method?
It look like this and https://0.allegroimg.com/original/017ac2/9ac3c8bf47b7830e82af3b0dfd40 and balls could be unscrewed. There are one end flat too but I think that one cannot be unscew. And there are acrylic and steel versions.
It look like this and https://0.allegroimg.com/original/017ac2/9ac3c8bf47b7830e82af3b0dfd40 and balls could be unscrewed. There are one end flat too but I think that one cannot be unscew. And there are acrylic and steel versions.
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bennyGrose
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DHL just dropped a box off at my door!!! Thank you dondan so much!! (I'm in NY for anyone wandering)
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DHL shipping from Europe is no joke. I recieved the shipping confirmation on Monday, and found this at my doorstep this evening when I got home.
Still can't believe how small this thing is.
Still can't believe how small this thing is.
custom watercooling with 92mm radiator
Can you repost this? A custom loop in the A4?
Thanks
Jeff Vader
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You're in NY, USA? When did you get the shipping confirmation? I am in DC but I haven't received a DHL # or shipping notification yet.
EDIT: Saw your post history and it looks you ordered from a OCUK and not the kickstarter, my bad.. Got excited there for sec.
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He says he preordered from OCUK rather then the kickstarter so I don't think he's going through DHL the same way we are.
Mine's still in a truck somewhere between Köln and Britannia. Don't think it'll be tomorrow, wish it would be, but I can't imagine UKMail will take the handoff and run to the endzone same day.
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Yeah just realized that
Hopefully you guys in the UK will have it by the weekend.. I'm just going to keep playing the waiting game.
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Do you have any idea of what additional mounting hardware (screws, ball joints etc) is necessary to attach Duke00's custom side panels to the case? I grabbed the files he posted for the design and will get it made locally. Any help would be appreciated!
Yup it's the same model as Asetek 545LC
I am getting my OCUK preorder in the next hour ! I only ordered it on Tuesday I think I got lucky and managed to grab 1 of the leftover Black ones.
Anyone have any experience with the Asetek 545LC? I am thinking about ordering it from OCUK. But I want my build to be fairly silent.
! I only ordered it on Tuesday I think I got lucky and managed to grab 1 of the leftover Black ones.Anyone have any experience with the Asetek 545LC? I am thinking about ordering it from OCUK. But I want my build to be fairly silent.
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Grab mine used for 30€, it's HP branded
Just dreaming about a dual cooling solution...i'm getting an itx card inside my new build...
I am getting my OCUK preorder in the next hour
Anyone have any experience with the Asetek 545LC? I am thinking about ordering it from OCUK. But I want my build to be fairly silent.
I have it in my Ncase build, it is fairly decent, the pump noise is the same as every other Asetek or AIO cooler, if you turn the pump speed down a tiny bit it is inaudible.
If I was going to do a custom loop for A4 it would be like this:
Radiator:
Find a slim 92mm Radiator e.g. http://www.magicool.biz/92.htm, the Asetek AIO radiator is less than 40mm thick, (38mm) and this is 43mm so compatibility can be an issue here, since many of the photos of the Asetek AIO inside A4 shows a very tight space between the fan+radiator combo, you could mount the fan outside the case, but mounting thing externally is just meeeh to me.
If that radiator dosent fit i would cut open the Asetek one and use some clamps to tighten the new tubing around the original in and outlet on the radiator.
Pump/Block:
For the Pump+Block GPU i would chose the one from the Fractal Design Celsius s24, it is already expandable and its a low profile which its nice since we only have what 48mm to work with
Reservoir:
For the reservoir, i would just put a T-line before the In-take of the pump+block combo to be able to fill the system.
But why would you do this when you can buy the Asetek AIO which is more than enough
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Yeah just realized that
Hopefully you guys in the UK will have it by the weekend.. I'm just going to keep playing the waiting game.
Well mine's made it to England now, UKMail says it'll be here tomorrow, so hopefully I'll be off work sooner rather then later? x)
Thanks for the detailed reply.If I was going to do a custom loop for A4 it would be like this:
Radiator:
Find a slim 92mm Radiator e.g. http://www.magicool.biz/92.htm, the Asetek AIO radiator is less than 40mm thick, (38mm) and this is 43mm so compatibility can be an issue here, since many of the photos of the Asetek AIO inside A4 shows a very tight space between the fan+radiator combo, you could mount the fan outside the case, but mounting thing externally is just meeeh to me.
If that radiator dosent fit i would cut open the Asetek one and use some clamps to tighten the new tubing around the original in and outlet on the radiator.
Pump/Block:
For the Pump+Block GPU i would chose the one from the Fractal Design Celsius s24, it is already expandable and its a low profile which its nice since we only have what 48mm to work with
Reservoir:
For the reservoir, i would just put a T-line before the In-take of the pump+block combo to be able to fill the system.
But why would you do this when you can buy the Asetek AIO which is more than enough
I'm after water-cooling the GPU you see, so it has to be custom as all the hybrids are 120mm
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Well...
and what about starting with the asetek radiator....plus a tiny pump and a tiny reservoir,
if u see my picture, you can easy go with a 1080 ti mini and have a lot of space to....
Ahh ok, but dont Think that is gonna work, where Will you Mount the pump? And having both GPU and CPU cooled by a 92mm radiator Will not work tbh.
Unless you have a R9 nano card where you could Mount a 120mm radiator in the GPU compartment and a small pump below the PSU.
Else you need to do it external watercooling.
You should stick with an aftermarket Graphic card and the Asetek 92mm aio for the CPU, thats just my two cents
Unless you have a R9 nano card where you could Mount a 120mm radiator in the GPU compartment and a small pump below the PSU.
Else you need to do it external watercooling.
You should stick with an aftermarket Graphic card and the Asetek 92mm aio for the CPU, thats just my two cents
Well...
and what about starting with the asetek radiator....plus a tiny pump and a tiny reservoir,
if u see my picture, you can easy go with a 1080 ti mini and have a lot of space to....
That could work tho
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Wow totally unexpected the postman have just dropped by with the case. (Denmark) As I now plan the move from v1 to V2, I come back to a PSU cable issue.
Do any of you have any experience shortening the Corsair sf450 cables? To sound cheap, the cablemod route is pretty expensive (more than the PSU). Corsair offers a "premium" set for approximately half the price of the PSU, and I was thinking about buying it and shorten the cables myself - mainly because I have been unable to find the standard cables which might be cheaper.
Do any of you have any experience shortening the Corsair sf450 cables? To sound cheap, the cablemod route is pretty expensive (more than the PSU). Corsair offers a "premium" set for approximately half the price of the PSU, and I was thinking about buying it and shorten the cables myself - mainly because I have been unable to find the standard cables which might be cheaper.