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

sad news guys, spoke with Overclockersuk today, they said that it looks like they will stock the Dan cases a4sfx at the start of February :(. They still do not have a definite day.
 
The container ship arrived in Hamburg - Germany today. So I will get them next week.

OverclockersUK and Caseking will have a delay because my Kickstarter backers have the highest priority, so I will ship as much as possible before the launch day for the resellers will be there. Today I got the launch date. There will be a count down on my page in the next weeks. Furthermore every subscriber will get an email.
 
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dondan said:
The container ship arrived in Hamburg - Germany today. So I will get them next week.

OverclockersUK and Caseking will have a delay because my Kickstarter backers have the highest priority, so I will ship as much as possible before the launch day for the resellers will be there. Today I got the launch date. There will be a count down on my page in the next weeks. Furthermore every subscriber will get an email.[/QUWill
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Will the shipments be done in order? like backers 1 through 500 get theirs next week?
 
No i will sort it by country. I will offer the order this weekend or next week on Kickstarter.
 
absolut_zero said:
But the ASrock Z270M-ITX/ac and MSI Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon AC are now listed in Newegg. $123.99 + shipping and $179.99 + shipping, respectively.
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That is so weird that they do not show up in a "Form Factor == Mini ITX" filtered search. I guess they are still getting them entered in to the system?

FWIW: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#f=8&c=119

Anyways, how do these compare to the Asus Z270I Strix Gaming?
Anyone foresee any complications fitting any of these with parts in to the A4 case?

I have until 1/31 to exchange my Gigabyte GA-H170N for one of these, if it would be worth it.

Pv
 
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swooby said:
That is so weird that they do not show up in a "Form Factor == Mini ITX" filtered search. I guess they are still getting them entered in to the system?

FWIW: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#f=8&c=119

Anyways, how do these compare to the Asus Z270I Strix Gaming?
Anyone foresee any complications fitting any of these with parts in to the A4 case?

I have until 1/31 to exchange my Gigabyte GA-H170N for one of these, if it would be worth it.

Pv
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Z270I has 2x M.2
 
swooby said:
That is so weird that they do not show up in a "Form Factor == Mini ITX" filtered search. I guess they are still getting them entered in to the system?

FWIW: http://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#f=8&c=119

Anyways, how do these compare to the Asus Z270I Strix Gaming?
Anyone foresee any complications fitting any of these with parts in to the A4 case?

I have until 1/31 to exchange my Gigabyte GA-H170N for one of these, if it would be worth it.

Pv
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It depends on how much you paid for the Gigabyte board. If its a minor difference, I would suggest going for Z270 just for the sake of multiple m.2 ports or thunderbolt \ usb c
 
Talk about disappointment when finally Kaby Lake arrived with pricing and Asus Strix Z270I Gaming MB was missing in action :(
It looks really good though and I guess there are some weeks before we finally will get our cases so Asus got some time to release it.
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All of the Z270 boards are really expensive now anyways... I will be looking at buying one when the prices fall back down to a reasonable price.
 
the new asrock z270 mini itx mb has thunderbolt 3, does that mean that i can use it as egpu for my laptop?
 
akhilv1 said:
It depends on how much you paid for the Gigabyte board. If its a minor difference, I would suggest going for Z270 just for the sake of multiple m.2 ports or thunderbolt \ usb c
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I paid $114 for my Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI, and it is still in the box unopened.
It is tempting to get a refund and/or do the swap for a Z270, even though I have zero intention of overclocking in the A4 case.

Pv
 
swooby said:
Z270, even though I have zero intention of overclocking in the A4 case.
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I'm another user w/ Z170/6700K not overclocking by a single MHz. I went for Z-series just because of advanced mainboard features and for 6700K just for higher stock clocks. Works great with Cryorig C7.
 
swooby said:
I paid $114 for my Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI, and it is still in the box unopened.
It is tempting to get a refund and/or do the swap for a Z270, even though I have zero intention of overclocking in the A4 case.

Pv
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For that price, I would say just keep the board. The cheapest z270 board is 140 and had no additional features over the H170N-wifi other than overclocking so it's not much of an upgrade anyway.
 
I looked at all the boards and I recommend the budget asrock one because it has every feature I can think of, it's the cheapest, and asrock has worked well for me in the past. Note that the cheaper boards are said to overclock less. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157742

I personally require a front m2 slot and 8+ USB ports on the back. The dual LAN is a sweet bonus. I don't care about the wifi, but the high end Asus has the best wifi. I think the Z270M-ITX/ac is a really good deal.
 
Curiositie said:
Z270I has 2x M.2
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Can t see the second M.2 port on the msi Z270I
are you sure?

plus are they enought PCIE line to support 2 M.2 SSD and a gtx1070/1080 ?


The Asus Strix seems really good, but I am affraid that the M.2 shiel might create some issue with the C7 or Noctua.


Anyway, the timing of the case is perfect to complete it with all those new stuff ;)

just missimg that 1080TI ;)
 
ranix said:
Can t see the second M.2 port on the msi Z270I
are you sure?

plus are they enought PCIE line to support 2 M.2 SSD and a gtx1070/1080 ?


The Asus Strix seems really good, but I am affraid that the M.2 shiel might create some issue with the C7 or Noctua.


Anyway, the timing of the case is perfect to complete it with all those new stuff ;)

just missimg that 1080TI ;)
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UGH dont remind me, took a huge risk betting on new cards for CES17 and passed some killer 1080 card sales >.<
 
ranix said:
Can t see the second M.2 port on the msi Z270I
are you sure?
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It's the Asus Z270I Strix board that is referred to. On the Skylake platform the PCIe lanes were massively extended, so multiple m.2's are no problem while maintaining x16 GPU performance. What's particulary great about this board, especially in the A4 is the m.2 slot on the top board side including a passive heatsink, so you won't have your drive possibly overheating sandwiched between mainboard and GPU.
 
is it safe to say the strix board is standing in for the impact series ? Curious if they will drop another one, guess all that's missing is the audio improvements from the impact but not really needed for those of us with stand alone dac/amps
 
The Impact doenst have an "improved audio card". Its as vulnerable for noise as any other soundcards.
 
Is it known that M.2s mounted on the back will have issues due to the heat? Or are we just making assumptions?

Are there any front mounted M.2 Skylake motherboards?
 
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no they aren't mini itx skylake boards that support that but there are for atx ones
front m2 on mini itx it's a new thing that came with kabylake mobos
 
ultraman982 said:
Is it known that M.2s mounted on the back will have issues due to the heat? Or are we just making assumptions?

Are there any front mounted M.2 Skylake motherboards?
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Overheating has only been seen with m.2 ports that sit directly under the GPU, so both ports on the Strix Z270i should be fine.
 
drklu said:
I just meant it had an on board amp, which I don't see on the strix
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The Strix is also missing the extended vrm phases that the impact would have, but that's not a big deal since it doesn't affect overclocking much, and it's all around a bad idea to OC in the A4.
 
2 questions - Has anyone come across any good carry bag that would provide enough protection to carry this case in daily?
Secondly, would you guys wait for the 1080ti, settle for a 1080, or get a Titan X? (its for rendering and 3d creation not really gaming.
 
spda242 said:
Talk about disappointment when finally Kaby Lake arrived with pricing and Asus Strix Z270I Gaming MB was missing in action :(
It looks really good though and I guess there are some weeks before we finally will get our cases so Asus got some time to release it.
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That board is $180. Steep. You can thank RGB for that. I hope ASUS puts out an ITX Z270 that is more reasonably priced.
 
ahmedelamin_ said:
2 questions - Has anyone come across any good carry bag that would provide enough protection to carry this case in daily?
Secondly, would you guys wait for the 1080ti, settle for a 1080, or get a Titan X? (its for rendering and 3d creation not really gaming.
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Bag??? OMG... Just ANY backpack!!! We are talking about the A4 my brother :)

Titan XP now, or 1080ti Kingpin (or equivalent...) later. I predict thoose will perform almost the same just like old Titan X and 980ti Kinping (or equivalent, again...)

Another option is the good old "wait for vega"...... [insert facepalm here]
 
Pantera_666 said:
Bag??? OMG... Just ANY backpack!!! We are talking about the A4 my brother :)

Titan XP now, or 1080ti Kingpin (or equivalent...) later. I predict thoose will perform almost the same just like old Titan X and 980ti Kinping (or equivalent, again...)

Another option is the good old "wait for vega"...... [insert facepalm here]
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He wants a nice padded bag - otherwise you may dent the case if you drop the bag lazily.

I dunno yet - haven't seen any good ones.
 
ahmedelamin_ said:
2 questions - Has anyone come across any good carry bag that would provide enough protection to carry this case in daily?
Secondly, would you guys wait for the 1080ti, settle for a 1080, or get a Titan X? (its for rendering and 3d creation not really gaming.
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My reason for downsizing from my NCase M1 is that the A4 is a lot smaller. When I fly home for break, I have to put my NCase in my suitcase and it's still a bit of a pain to take to LAN parties. The A4 should fit perfectly fine on my backpack.
 
wahaha was making a bag that fit the ncase and dan case iirc, has an insert.
 
The main reason to wait for Vega is...that is probably when the Ti will drop. ;)
 
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