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

The only way this could be true is if it housed the USB-C -> DisplayPort adapter inside itself. Now show me even one single gaming GPU that has a USB-C connector that will work with an adapter and also supports powering the device it connected to.

Such adapters are not bidirectional. So even if there is some obscure gaming GPU that supports this setup, 99.999% won’t.
I would like to know:
If the MoBo has Thunderbolt 3, could it send the Video Card signal over it? and not the Video Card's ports?
 
I would like to know:
If the MoBo has Thunderbolt 3, could it send the Video Card signal over it? and not the Video Card's ports?

If your motherboard has USB-C port on it natively, whether it’s thunderbolt or not, and it has onboard video, it MIGHT support native DisplayPort output over that USB-C port. Might.

But it would be for the onboard video, and not a GPU connected via PCIe or any other source. There’s just no established standard pathway for that kind of connectivity.
 
That monitor is native. It does not require DisplayLink drivers. It's using either DisplayPort or HDMI (most likely the former) and connecting through the USB-C port, but not communicating over the USB protocol.

It would be perfectly fine for gaming.
On a laptop that supports it maybe, but not on a gaming desktop, which is what's relevant to this thread.
 
I'm currently working on cable management for my build, and I'm having a ton of trouble finding a post I've seen before – probably on this forum, and almost certainly linked in this thread.

I'm looking for a tutorial on how to make 90-degree low-profile 8-pin PCIe power cable connectors.

All I can remember is that the top was chopped off, vertical holes were dremeled into the sides, and electrical tape (?) was used to cover the top.

I've done a ton of Googling, and all I'm getting is threads pointing to pre-made extension cables. I don't want extensions, I want to make my own.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Edit #1: It looked something like this, but the wires were coming out of the back, not the side. Some good ideas in that thread, though.

Edit #2: Holy crap, I actually found it. Mentioned in this thread, but the tutorial itself was in German. No wonder my Google-fu was weak. Resurfacing:

https://www.hardwareluxx.de/communi...-einen-abgewinkelten-pcie-stecker-683614.html
 
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I'm currently working on cable management for my build, and I'm having a ton of trouble finding a post I've seen before – probably on this forum, and almost certainly linked in this thread.

I'm looking for a tutorial on how to make 90-degree low-profile 8-pin PCIe power cable connectors.

All I can remember is that the top was chopped off, vertical holes were dremeled into the sides, and electrical tape (?) was used to cover the top.

I've done a ton of Googling, and all I'm getting is threads pointing to pre-made extension cables. I don't want extensions, I want to make my own.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Edit #1: It looked something like this, but the wires were coming out of the back, not the side. Some good ideas in that thread, though.

Edit #2: Holy crap, I actually found it. Mentioned in this thread, but the tutorial itself was in German. No wonder my Google-fu was weak. Resurfacing:

https://www.hardwareluxx.de/communi...-einen-abgewinkelten-pcie-stecker-683614.html
https://hardforum.com/threads/ccd-mi-6-performance-in-less-than-7l.1882784/page-7#post-1042394791
 
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I broke this detail :)
How/where can I buy this?
 

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The only way this could be true is if it housed the USB-C -> DisplayPort adapter inside itself. Now show me even one single gaming GPU that has a USB-C connector that will work with an adapter and also supports powering the device it connected to.

Such adapters are not bidirectional. So even if there is some obscure gaming GPU that supports this setup, 99.999% won’t.

Got it. The concerns raised earlier in this thread involved the lag or responsiveness of these portable displays. With this, a native DisplayPort model, that concern is eliminated. But yeah, no bueno if your GPU of choice won't drive it; clearly they designed these for laptops.

If these displays become popular enough then I imagine someone, somewhere will offer a combo DP to USB-C cable + power supply.

Any bets on when AMD or NVidia first add USB-C outputs to their cards?
 
Got it. The concerns raised earlier in this thread involved the lag or responsiveness of these portable displays. With this, a native DisplayPort model, that concern is eliminated. But yeah, no bueno if your GPU of choice won't drive it; clearly they designed these for laptops.

If these displays become popular enough then I imagine someone, somewhere will offer a combo DP to USB-C cable + power supply.

Any bets on when AMD or NVidia first add USB-C outputs to their cards?

MSI GTX 1080 Ti with usb-c.
 
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Anyone have some advice about putting new feet on the bottom of the case?
I'm wanting to raise it a bit to improve airflow.
 
Anyone have some advice about putting new feet on the bottom of the case?
I'm wanting to raise it a bit to improve airflow.
I don't know if anyone's swapped out the feet on the V2, but for the V1, some folks used feet from a German company called Dynavox. For example:

https://hardforum.com/threads/dan-a...in-the-world.1799326/page-273#post-1042963548

My understanding is that the primary motivation for this was that the V1 feet were quite slippery. IIRC, they've been replaced with grippier ones for the V2. I can confirm that the V2 feet do not have any slippage problems, but I had similar thoughts re: airflow.
 
Now that the v3 A4 cases are reaching us I'm wondering if Dan has plans to do another production run of the window kits.
 
Received mine today as well (Norway), hopefully will start building in it this weekend.
 
Now that the v3 A4 cases are reaching us I'm wondering if Dan has plans to do another production run of the window kits.
He does plan on making new window kits... but he has nothing to share in terms of pricing and availability. I was told this one month ago. And since the window kit isn't released yet has anyone managed to close the sidepanel with the asetek 545lc. Or will I have to use no sidepanels till the new window kit?
 
He does plan on making new window kits... but he has nothing to share in terms of pricing and availability. I was told this one month ago. And since the window kit isn't released yet has anyone managed to close the sidepanel with the asetek 545lc. Or will I have to use no sidepanels till the new window kit?

I have, with Corsair vengeance ram. If you check my post history you can see my entire process. Doesn't work with G Skill or other tall memory modules.
 
I have, with Corsair vengeance ram. If you check my post history you can see my entire process. Doesn't work with G Skill or other tall memory modules.
Sweet I got that ram! Building my pc in a month I'll be sure to check your build! I'm sure temps are better then with the window kit..
Edit: i cannot find your build i went through all your old posts.
 
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Sweet I got that ram! Building my pc in a month I'll be sure to check your build! I'm sure temps are better then with the window kit..
Edit: i cannot find your build i went through all your old posts.

Disclaimer: camera and lighting were not ideal for properly staged photography.

Stats upfront:
Intel 4790K @ 4.4 GHz
Asus Maximus VII Impact
16 GB Ram
512 GB 950 Pro
500 GB 850 Evo
Corsair SP 600
EVGA GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0
Asetek 92mm AIO /w Noctua NF-A9-14

I completed my build, using the AIO, but it wasn't long until I realized a problem - the PSU cables were pushing down on the noctua fan just enough to prevent it from spinning, so temps flew out of control. Currently, the PSU is outside the case while I try to figure it out. Anyone have a similar problem?

In its current state, idle temps are around 37 C with gaming temps about 52 C. I have previously overclocked this CPU to 4.8 GHz successfully on a corsair h100i v2, but with current numbers I think 4.4 GHz is a much safer bet. "Devil's Canyon" and all that.

While I would like to upgrade to a ryzen system (using the Asus strix board) to take advantage of all those threads for my VM workloads, it's been really hard for me to justify a new system (if we ignore Meltdown and Spectre for those following that debacle) given the performance I have under the hood, and this system is only about 4 years old.

I was having the same issue. Like sldr I picked up the Corsair cables eventually (which I'll be posting about later today), but I was also using the stock cables successfully with a 92mm fan grill installed over the noctua fan, then I routed the 2 PCI-E cables up the channel between the PSU and the motherboard, the 24-pin across the noctua and stuffing whatever excess into the space between the radiator and the front ssd panel, etc etc. Twisty ties or zip ties help a bit. You can see some layouts from prevous posts of mine and others, but it's fairly simple to manage all the cables except the 24-pin which requires a little more...attention than the others in my experience.

Edit: I'm late, I see you already found a solution!

Disclaimer: Usual apology for non-ideal camera or lighting conditions.

This is the upgrade from my previous Maximus VII Impact build here.

Specs:
Asus ROG Strix B350i Gaming
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0
Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHz @ 32 GB
Samsung 950 Pro 512 GB
Samsung 960 Evo 1 TB
Samsun 850 Evo 500 GB
Corsair SF600 PSU
Asetek 545LC AIO CPU Cooler
Noctua A9x14 92mm Fan
Reevan Vanxie 80x10mm fan

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Below are the temps I've gotten on core components. While gaming is not all I do with this rig, it is the most thermally demanding activity even if the device in question is not directly involved in gaming. All temps are reported from HWiNFO after an hour of using it normally.

CPU
Idle temps: 44 C~
Gaming temps: 50-75 C

GPU

Idle: 51 C
Gaming: 75 C

Drives
950 (back M.2 slot, system drive)
Idle: 62 C
Gaming: 73 C

960 (front M.2, virtual machine drive)
Idle: 62 C
Gaming: 74 C
Note: This drive reports 2 temperature sets, so I included the set that was higher.

850 (front panel ssd, game storage)
Idle: 34 C
Gaming: 40 C

Motherboard
Note: This board does not include VRM sensors for some reason, so I am reporting the highest reported temp.
Idle: 60 C
Gaming: 74 C

All temps are with the 80mm fan off. It makes an unbelievable amount of noise even on a silent curve and I haven't determined if it's turbulence or a bad fan. Also, I plan to reroute the 24pin cable into the GPU area as I've seen in other builds as it will make closing the side panel a little easier (everything closes but there is a small amount of pressure on the panel from the cabling). Haven't set up the RGB effects the way I want so I don't have any pics of it lit up, but the lighting zones are pretty tastefully placed.

Also, I have some concerns about the AIO tubes being right over the exhaust fan; is it possible that the water will start heating up from the exhaust, creating a feedback loop?

 
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Anyone excited to see results from fanless Silverstone NJ450-SXL which just released?

Need a jonnyguru review to see how it will fare in a hot environment such as inside a a4sfx.
 
I don't see the need for that PSU because the Corsair is very silent if you get a good version. You will have no real advantage of the fanless psu under load because you will hear the cpu fan noise.
 
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