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

PC-HAngover what are your temps using the AIO compared to an air cooler, any ideas? I have a 7700k (delidded) which hits pretty high temps on a Cryorig C7 if I have the side panels on. If there's a drastic difference in temps I'm just going to bite the bullet and spend the $110+ for the AIO solution.

I also have an EVGA 1080 ti similar to yours (potentially exact) and it gets really loud with side panel on.
 
Please, can anyone with the Asetek Aio answer my question?

Do you use the Fan Above the Radiator with Push (press Air down, outside the case) or pull (pull Air Up inside the case) Direction?
 
Gotsche said:
Please, can anyone with the Asetek Aio answer my question?

Do you use the Fan Above the Radiator with Push (press Air down, outside the case) or pull (pull Air Up inside the case) Direction?
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the one on this page is pull...
 
Gotsche said:
Please, can anyone with the Asetek Aio answer my question?

Do you use the Fan Above the Radiator with Push (press Air down, outside the case) or pull (pull Air Up inside the case) Direction?
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I use pull and that's what Dan did the testing with. I can't compare directly to an air cooler so you'll have to compare to other people's results. I posted my temps a page ago
 
Gotsche said:
Please, can anyone with the Asetek Aio answer my question?

Do you use the Fan Above the Radiator with Push (press Air down, outside the case) or pull (pull Air Up inside the case) Direction?
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I'm using mine above the radiator with a pull configuration (Air into case), no problems so far!
 
Hello all,
I have a dilemma, I have the A4 v2 still in its box and I got the chance to get a good deal for a machine for what I need before opening the box.
Bottom line I don't/won't need any case for a "long" time.
Would someone here be looking/interesting by a v2 black (+ windows) ?
 
Woxys said:
dondan any news about those "new", better grip case feet, where and when we can buy them? I'm searching for something better for a while but i can't find anything.

Also an update on my last post, testing done. I was really impressed by the results 3-5°C cooler on idle and 8-10°C load with the fan duct vs without. I don't know why it's cooler with the 3D printed duct vs the paper one, maybe because it's a bit larger and covers >80% of the motherboard?
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Any chance you could share the files for your duct? Would be a huge help.
 
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Gotsche said:
Please, can anyone with the Asetek Aio answer my question?

Do you use the Fan Above the Radiator with Push (press Air down, outside the case) or pull (pull Air Up inside the case) Direction?
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I tried push and pull. The problem with push is it puts the tubes into really tight bends as it's right up against the PSU. The CPU temps were a 1-2 C cooler from my brief experience but I wouldn't recommend it.
 
To pre-order a A4-SFXv3 on SFFClub and sell the v2 or not ...... I want to but bying all three versions of the A4-SFX is a bit too much, even for me.
 
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I tried push and pull. The problem with push is it puts the tubes into really tight bends as it's right up against the PSU. The CPU temps were a 1-2 C cooler from my brief experience but I wouldn't recommend it.
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No, you are disunderstanding me! I'm using the noctua allways on top of the Radiator (all direct under the psu with it's cables). My question is about the air-direction of the noctua.

push/downwards: (pressing air from the case down)
pull/upwards: (taking air from below the case to the inside of the case - and directly into the cables of the psu)

I'm knowing: upwards is the ideal way for the air, but I'm thinking about the heated air in the case. The AIO is heating the psu-cables directly and the formerly splittet case (cpu & gpu section) is not splitted anymore in pull-direction of the fan.

As I see, the most users are using the pull-direction (upwards).
 

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Do any of the following cards not fit in the Dan A4 v2?

Or, which do fit?

I'm primarily interested in the Strix 1080, I think.
  • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme Edition, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Edition, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMP! Edition, 8GB
  • ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1070, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Core Edition, 8GB
  • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC, 6GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP! Edition, 6GB
It seems like the measurements given online are too close to make a call - so... better, I thought, for someone to confirm that they do / don't fit, based on their real-world experience.
 
Look what came in the mail today!

2M standoffs, so now I can try to use these instead of the alulminium rods to position the Noctua 40mm fan above the NVMe M.2 SSD to cool it

Can't wait to get home!
 

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tres0606 said:
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Damn, you really hate fat chicks!

Mind sharing how you skinned it?

sldr said:
Look what came in the mail today!

2M standoffs, so now I can try to use these instead of the alulminium rods to position the Noctua 40mm fan above the NVMe M.2 SSD to cool it

Can't wait to get home!
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Let me know how this works and where you ordered them from! Although I'm probably going to toss the 40mm fan because it's too damn loud.
 
oblongpolygon said:
Do any of the following cards not fit in the Dan A4 v2?

Or, which do fit?

I'm primarily interested in the Strix 1080, I think.
  • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1080, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme Edition, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Edition, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMP! Edition, 8GB
  • ASUS Turbo GeForce GTX 1070, 8GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 AMP! Core Edition, 8GB
  • ASUS ROG Strix GeForce GTX 1060 OC, 6GB
  • ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 AMP! Edition, 6GB
It seems like the measurements given online are too close to make a call - so... better, I thought, for someone to confirm that they do / don't fit, based on their real-world experience.
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Probably none of the AMP versions will fit as I believe they are 2.5 slots wide.

I can tell you all of the EVGA cards fit, even the Kingpin with low profile pcie connectors.
 
I just pressed it firmly, I need to use a whole lot of force to detach it again, it's not going to move anywhere...

Do you also have the Noctua 40mm? I can only hear mine when it spins at 5000RPM, but that's only when running synthetic SSD benchmarks...
 
sldr said:
I just pressed it firmly, I need to use a whole lot of force to detach it again, it's not going to move anywhere...

Do you also have the Noctua 40mm? I can only hear mine when it spins at 5000RPM, but that's only when running synthetic SSD benchmarks...
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Yep I have the exact same fan. Seems like mine is always at 5k rpm lol
 
PC-HAngover said:
Probably none of the AMP versions will fit as I believe they are 2.5 slots wide.

I can tell you all of the EVGA cards fit, even the Kingpin with low profile pcie connectors.
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Because EVGA cards are 2slot-ones with good cooling Solution!

To fit the EVGA 1080ti ftw3 into the case - you have to Open some screws of the case, but it fits!
 
Gotsche said:
Because EVGA cards are 2slot-ones with good cooling Solution!

To fit the EVGA 1080ti ftw3 into the case - you have to Open some screws of the case, but it fits!
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Yea that's the same with the kingpin model. The FTW3 and Kingpin are the largest cards you can fit.
 
Gotsche said:
Because EVGA cards are 2slot-ones with good cooling Solution!

To fit the EVGA 1080ti ftw3 into the case - you have to Open some screws of the case, but it fits!
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I got the FTW3 in without removing any case screws, just unscrewed the riser, popped it on the card, then put the card into position and screwed down the riser. After doing it and routing cables, I want nothing to do with the Kingpin card.
 
CDubbs said:
I got the FTW3 in without removing any case screws, just unscrewed the riser, popped it on the card, then put the card into position and screwed down the riser. After doing it and routing cables, I want nothing to do with the Kingpin card.
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I absolutely needed to remove case screws but I'm also running the AIO so I didn't have much room to do anything.
 
Ugh I got confused tracking reported "Thu, 22.02.18 11:09 Philippines The shipment could not be delivered. The shipment will be readdressed and forwarded to the recipient." Anyone got the same message? Thanks
 
Is the window kit purchasable from anywhere? The AIO tubes fit quite poorly with the metallic panels and the window kit has some more space it seems. Is there any other options for this problem?
 
dondan We all know you're busy and we all know you're getting questions via a gazillion channels. But these 2 questions have been asked a couple of times and it's easy to miss them.

Could you please take the time to think about these 2 questions and just provide any sort of feedback? If you don't like the idea, a simple "no" is sufficient, but not answering them at all is a bit "I don't care about the community".

1) Would it be possible to share the 3D drawing (in any format) for the acrylic glass part of the Window Kit? So not the Aluminium part of the Window Kit, but the acrylic glass part with the DAN logo cutout. Enthusiasts can then use this drawing to design their own acrylic glass, I'm thinking about designing a version with a cutout for the Asetek 545LC tubes.

2) Are you planning to provide the new updated front USB connection/cable system that is compatible with the Asetek 545LC from version 3? Since version 2 was announced not so long after version 2 this would "be nice" to v2 owners and not force them to buy v 3 just for the USB cable...
 
I think a missed opportunity is to be able to mount 2 2.5" drives in the front. It would fit if you turn them 90 degrees. Obviously would need some kind super flat sata riser cable (something like Apple use in their mac minis). I could probably drill some holes if I could get hold of such a cable. For the most parts, it's not really that neccesary, but.. :)
 
Is there a brand of RAM / Memory which is going to be more compatible with the LP53 cooler?

Some of these RAM kits I'm looking at seem rather big and chunky... so, which kits are on the "small side" and therefore going to fit alongside the LP53?

Alternatively, are there any brands / kits that will not fit next to the LP53?
 
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I think a missed opportunity is to be able to mount 2 2.5" drives in the front. It would fit if you turn them 90 degrees. Obviously would need some kind super flat sata riser cable (something like Apple use in their mac minis). I could probably drill some holes if I could get hold of such a cable. For the most parts, it's not really that neccesary, but.. :)
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Do you really need more 2,5 hdd?
2,5 HDD via USB, or SSD inside a USB external enclosure (10€)
No sata cable - No power cable - No dremmel or whatever...just USB and all the external 2,5 you deserve! :)
 
D10S said:
Do you really need more 2,5 hdd?
2,5 HDD via USB, or SSD inside a USB external enclosure (10€)
No sata cable - No power cable - No dremmel or whatever...just USB and all the external 2,5 you deserve! :)
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HDD are loud even in idle. I have tried few and constant spining noise was very annoying. Now MOBO around CPU or CPU is most annoying thing but i limit CPU feq (by power plan) for web browsing and now whole pc is dead silence. It is because Dan case is build from thin panels so sould escapse easly . In my opinion is better to go with SSD even if SSD its not hi end ssd. Im using as secondary drive for storage Goodram Iridium Pro (MLC) and it has good TBW so even for storage it should be fine for long time.
 
pendragon1 said:
ebay, Alibaba, look on google. you can add a usb3-c if you want to mod one in.
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If you have a link to the new version that fits with the AIO that'd be great.


D10S said:
Do you really need more 2,5 hdd?
2,5 HDD via USB, or SSD inside a USB external enclosure (10€)
No sata cable - No power cable - No dremmel or whatever...just USB and all the external 2,5 you deserve! :)
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A lof of SFF enthusiasts like myself travel with their rigs so your solution is far from ideal. I want it all contained inside the case. So far the second SSD sitting on top of the riser in my case hasn't overheated and is working awesome. I'd too love to get 2 in the front of the case but we'd have to have some crazy power connectors too.
 
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