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    Z77E-ITX Wireless Card Compatibility

    I'm wondering if I can pull out the crappy OEM mini-PCIe card in there and drop in an intel 8260. The main limitation is that I'd need a NGFF/M2 to miniPCIE adapter but other than that are there any other potential issues? I couldn't see anybody on the internet who'd done it. Cheers
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    $1500-2000 mini ITX build for engineering

    The CAD workstations we have at work (I work for a moderately large Oil & Gas EPC firm) are dual socket ivy bridge era quad core Xeon's with 128GB RAM and a Quadro K4200 fwiw. We do 99% of our work in Matlab (Simulink), Ansys, Solidworks and Access/Excel depending on what we're doing. What I'm...
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    Phanteks evolv ITX

    Personally could never go for it just due its size - It's over 30L where there are smaller cases for less BUT phantek do make really really good cases to work in and if you want to do an actual loop on ITX it would be easier to work in plus it's a good price...
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    Argon AR05 and Z77E-ITX

    The touching is less of an issue than the blocking a RAM slot - The only direction it wont block something else is if I could somehow remove or get a lower heatsink cooler (I think it would need to be about 3mm shorter than current)
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    Argon AR05 and Z77E-ITX

    I bought one of the AR05 coolers for my Z77E-itx and have been having issues getting it to fit. The way it seems it's meant to go, with the end of the heatpipes pointing towards the PCI-e slot is not possible due to the other side, where the heatpipes loop up touching the chipset heatsink...
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    New Fractal Design ITX cases

    Computex is usually a show of what's coming. I wouldn't expect to see it on the market until September/October. If you want a comprehensive list of relatively short coolers head over to the dondan a4 thread. Cryorig C1 and Silverstone AR05/AR06 come to mind.
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    Corsair Barebones SFF HTPC case?

    Fractal unveiled exactly what I wanted from the Corsair in the Node 202 - They also bundle a 450W sfx PSU for another $60USD, I'm assuming it's going to be the same one as the silverstone so probably quite loud. But for $80USD without/$140USD with PSU it looks like a quality option - Same layout...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Most stores list a bulk price of ~$98 on the 3M which scares me a bit - Means the case could end up costing around $220-250 I'd guess. After spending another $150 or so on a non-noisy low profile CPU cooler and an SFX/-L psu you're looking at up to $400 for the setup. What do Silverstone use...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    One of the reviews of the LP53 says that the cooling performance did not noticeably drop by putting on a 14mm fan instead of the 25mm that comes with it.
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    Silverstone Milo and Raven vs... all the other boxes...

    RVZ02 will be getting shown off again at computex by the looks of things. IDK if you're interested in waiting. SFF hardware just needs time to mature
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Yeah one of the posts is here: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1859390&highlight= I never continued the conversation in that thread but the titan cooler that I ended up getting was just unworkably the wrong dimensions - The amount I'd have to gut out would have compromised the...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    http://abload.de/img/1saxrz.jpg Blame the reddit OP
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    Silverstone SX500-LG 500W Gold SFX-L

    That is a full size ATX PSU - 150x140x86, So it's in a different class to the silverstone which is 125x130x64
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Can't wait to see the thermal performance stats - the moment of truth! I'd also be interested to get some info on the noise levels especially with the base intel cooler - It can get quite loud but in this situation with pretty decent airflow it might fare better.
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Make sure you go through /r/buildapc etc with the campaign... there are some massive communities that I am sure would be keen and you could pick up some extra traction with. IDK if this could be as big as the NCase but I hope so. It's definitely just as, if not a more impressive piece of design...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    WOOHOO! Can't wait for the photos - Are you only receiving the black version or will you be receiving both colours?
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    After he receives the prototypes I assume he will still have to: 1) Build in to the case and test compatibility of "normal" parts 2) Troubleshoot any teething issues (Could be anything - issues with clips, manufacturing defects of the prototypes, things not lining up, contact causing heat...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    I'm not surprised to see the AR05 beating the L9i given the copper heatpipe and better fan.... But beating the LP53, I'm not saying I don't believe it but I'd like to know more about the physical setup of their testbed (all the list is the parts, not whether it sits in a case/on a desk etc).
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    Titan cooler on reference GTX980

    Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to me dude that saves me a lot of trouble, I hadn't even gone in to looking at the actual dimensions of the connectors... I was more worried about the heat management... It's the little things I guess. Sounds like it might be more effort than it's...
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    Titan cooler on reference GTX980

    An option to pick up an original titan cooler has just come up for cheap, I'm running a galax gtx980 (http://www.galax.net/US/980v.html) which is reference just with a plastic shroud for dat cost saving and works great. Does anybody know if it possible (or worth the time) to swap the GTX980...
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    Low Profile CPU Coolers

    Are there any benchmarks showing the improved cooling performance of a 25mm fan on the Lh-9i? I live in Australia and somehow after shipping etc the Noctua is actually just about the cheapest of the lot for me to get my hands on.. ($55 AUD)
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    Low Profile CPU Coolers

    I'm trying to do a DIY HTPC with a max CPU cooler height of 50mm before I transition to dondan's A4. I'm trying to assess my options and can see an Chieftec/Cooltek LP53 with a slim fan, the Noctua L-9i and the silverstone cooler would work. There is also the Evercool HPL-815 but it seems long...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    If your expected demand is correct and you are looking in the several hundred mark for production do you think offering both colours could lead to an increase in cost due to splitting the production numbers?
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    New Galax GTX980 "Reference" Cooler

    I was going to buy a GTX980 reference from galax as they were the cheapest where I live, however i noticed that the product now being sold in most australian retailers is not the V1: http://www.galax.net/US/980.html But actually the V2: http://www.galax.net/US/980v.html Does anybody know...
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    DAN A4-SFX: The smallest gaming case in the world

    Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't an LP53 be too tall for the 48mm clearance? Edit: NVM - Didn't read the part about the low profile fan.
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