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

You do know pixelforest, the idea of a small factor build looses it's effect if you glue 3 cases together? 2 thumbs are fine though.

haha! i'm actually using them as media servers - i do a lot of experiential installation stuff, projection mapping shows, etc. normally we either truck a server rack road case to the location (often cross country). sometimes for one reason or another we end up having to bring a 4U server case in a checked bag. it's very unpleasant. my goal is to build a pair of A4-SFX boxes with enough hardware to support at least the smaller jobs, and then I can bring one in my regular carry-on (a pelican 1510 or tortuga V2) and one in my 'personal item' bag. may end up stuffing quadro P6000s in a dan case, which would be fun.
 
dondan, congrats on selling out of the cases.
Next time, please consider a using a better reseller that knows how to handle load.
Lots of buyers had bad experiences with this.
 
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Just want to update you guys that several of us HAPPY Swedes have received the "shipping confirmation" email from Dan the last day so he is working hard burning through the kickstarter shipping list!
So exited!!!
 
haha! i'm actually using them as media servers - i do a lot of experiential installation stuff, projection mapping shows, etc. normally we either truck a server rack road case to the location (often cross country). sometimes for one reason or another we end up having to bring a 4U server case in a checked bag. it's very unpleasant. my goal is to build a pair of A4-SFX boxes with enough hardware to support at least the smaller jobs, and then I can bring one in my regular carry-on (a pelican 1510 or tortuga V2) and one in my 'personal item' bag. may end up stuffing quadro P6000s in a dan case, which would be fun.
I accept your resoning :) Sounds like it would lighten your lugging around considerably.
 
indeed. i've been excited about this idea since i found out about the A4-SFX and am excited to start burning in some machines to prove we can depend on them for jobs. only downside is the 32gb ram limit. but i think it's an acceptable compromise.
 
Interesting that overclockers sold out the black one so fast. Still a few left of the silver version. I wonder how many they got since it only said "10+".

Now, back to waiting for the kickstarter case. No hurry really since I'm thinking about a Ryzen build, but it would be nice to just receive it after all this time :)

Called them up and was told they only got 70 cases total. Had the black case in my basket since 1101 and I'm so annoyed. I wish I had considered the mobile site sooner. Really, really annoyed by this.
 
Still have a black one in basket from OCUK, just in case I ever get to the checkout and it still counts as reserved for me. Ordered a silver from CaseKing as a backup though.
 
I got a Silver Case in the end on Caseking.de i contact them by otherways then the website that crashed.

i could get Black or Silver 12.04 but i want a Silver chassi for so long time
 
Still have a black one in basket from OCUK, just in case I ever get to the checkout and it still counts as reserved for me. Ordered a silver from CaseKing as a backup though.
I asked about this when on the phone and apparently it's not reserved until checkout is complete :(
 
Still have a black one in basket from OCUK, just in case I ever get to the checkout and it still counts as reserved for me. Ordered a silver from CaseKing as a backup though.

Your basket is a cookie on your local machine, it does not reflect their inventory allocation. Congratulations on the silver, you'll have to wait till the next batch if you want black
 
Your basket is a cookie on your local machine, it does not reflect their inventory allocation. Congratulations on the silver, you'll have to wait till the next batch if you want black

That is not entirely true. It depends on how the webshop is build. I've worked on webshops where the stock was reseverd on the server when you put it inside your cart. But since MenaceInc made a phone call to ask, we can rule it out for overclockers
 
If you take a look at your orders if it is already processed at caseking? Because I ordered one as well, got the confirmation email but when I take a look at my orders it still says "Your order has not been processed yet."
 
So they ran out of filters - could one of you please measure the dimensions of the perforated sections on the side panels? height and width?

From simply putting my ruler to the screen, it seems the holes in the side panels are 121mm tall by 252mm wide - can someone confirm this?

I'll have to order filters separately
 
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If you take a look at your orders if it is already processed at caseking? Because I ordered one as well, got the confirmation email but when I take a look at my orders it still says "Your order has not been processed yet."

Yes its stands "Your order has not been processed yet." on my order at caseking.de aswell
 
I ordered 12:43, I got a status update saying "In Bearbeitung (Wartet)" (In Progress (Pending)). Not sure if this means that I manage to snatch or not? When I added the item to the basket I did not see the later shipment date. I called CaseKing but they were unable to verify at this moment if I was in the first batch or not and asked me to call back in 2 hours.
 
Hmm, last this I heard from CaseKing was a confirmation e-mail of the order, but looking at "My orders" page under my account now shows "The order has been cancelled". Guess I got to the checkout there too late :|
 
I managed to snatch a silver (Assuming casekings didn't do anything weird, as there was still some left after I ordered). Any tips about parts? I'm gonna buy a i5-7600k for it. I think I read somewhere that Cryorig C7 is the way to go for CPU cooler? I looked at GIGABYTE GA-H270N-WIFI for motherboard, don't know if there's anything better..? Any suggestions on PSU?
 
Hmm, last this I heard from CaseKing was a confirmation e-mail of the order, but looking at "My orders" page under my account now shows "The order has been cancelled". Guess I got to the checkout there too late :|

At what time did you order? My order has yet not been cancelled. :S
 
Can anyone verify if CaseKing and Overclockers have seperate warehouses because they both belong to CaseKingdom? If they use the same warehouse it could mean that all orders made on the CaseKing website can be ignored since the've been placed long after the case was sold out on Overclockers due to outage.

Also my order at CaseKing is currently being processed.
 
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I managed to snatch a silver (Assuming casekings didn't do anything weird, as there was still some left after I ordered). Any tips about parts? I'm gonna buy a i5-7600k for it. I think I read somewhere that Cryorig C7 is the way to go for CPU cooler? I looked at GIGABYTE GA-H270N-WIFI for motherboard, don't know if there's anything better..? Any suggestions on PSU?
im thinking that mobo or asus Z270I strix or MSI Z270I Gaming Pro Carbon, really want 2 m.2 slots so leading towards asus unless someone else brings out a new board with 2 m.2's
 
I managed to snatch a silver (Assuming casekings didn't do anything weird, as there was still some left after I ordered). Any tips about parts? I'm gonna buy a i5-7600k for it. I think I read somewhere that Cryorig C7 is the way to go for CPU cooler? I looked at GIGABYTE GA-H270N-WIFI for motherboard, don't know if there's anything better..? Any suggestions on PSU?
I personally think it's a very easy choice for PSU - Corsair SF450, especially when you don't plan on putting a 6-8-10 core CPU and a Titan in - I got a SF450 myself, I might be biased...
 
I personally think it's a very easy choice for PSU - Corsair SF450, especially when you don't plan on putting a 6-8-10 core CPU and a Titan in - I got a SF450 myself, I might be biased...
I see that its modular. Does this create any problems..? (Modular means there's a lack of flexibility where the connector starts)
 
Great. Overclockers just mailed me canceling my order. Apparently it sold out 5mins after 12 and the server just didnt update. After calling the dude he was very polite but stated i should have called 2mins after 12 to secure a case. Wtf. They cant handle traffic on their servers and now im without a case.

On a brighter note: gg Daniel for having such a desirable case.


What a Day...
 
I feel I'll be receiving that very email shortly also. I have 4 order confirmations and yet I only ordered one.... Waiting to see what they have to say.

Guess I'll be getting an Ncase, unless some kind soul wants to sell me a Black one....

EDIT: yes all cancelled. I ordered within a minute of them being available. ugggghhhhhhhh
 
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At what time did you order? My order has yet not been cancelled. :S

12:51 only, probably too late even though the silver ones were showing as available a while after that as well. I called CK and they were able to see that my payment is shown as failed which is why the order got cancelled, even though I got a successful payment notification from PayPal as usual and everything. The guy I spoke to said he'll check up with the financial people to make sure the payment's gone through and put me in line for a black unit in the batch instead of a refund and re-order hassle.

Would've been awesome to get the case now, but I've successfully replaced my previously failed desktop computer with an ultrabook for close to two years now so I can manage a few more months :)

Congrats to Dan by the way for the overwhelming success of the project, I'm pretty sure things got waaaay more intense that anyone could've anticipated even a year ago. Great accomplishment indeed! Can't wait this thread to turn into a build-showcase.
 
I literally had the black case in my cart but I couldn't place the order from where I live.. Dan I must say good job on the distribution;)

Anyway.. I already got an Ncase on the way! Sure, It's a little bigger but I'm not gonna worry about temps, thermal throttling and noise anymore!

Maybe next time
 
For those complaining about site load, most companies have this issue, even the big ones - it isn't feasible for companies to invest in systems for what would be a very short periods of time when the load will be too much. It would be nice if they could put things in place for things like this, but believe me, it costs time, money and staff and in the end, they lose a lot of money for very temporary benefit.
 
Just picked up my case from OcUK. Just an hour drive home to go. Excited for the build tonight!

Guy was a bit shocked by the hype.

Apparently the website oversold by 50 and there are 100 on the waiting list.

They got 70. (I'm assuming this is just for the black one)
 
Anybody know how much Caseking.de oversold by? Got my order in 12:44 and an confirmation mail, but am starting to think I still was too late.
 
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What complete bullshit! I started exactly on time and I could never get the basket or checkout function to load and by the time I tried the mobile site they were all sold out!

GOD DAMNIT I'd been waiting for this for months!
So glad I bought mine off another months ago for fear of this exact situation, and at price too.
 
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Okay, so I got my order in around 6:25 and got a shipping email, but I'm hearing that people who got their orders in before me are getting cancellation emails..If I got a shipping email do you guys think I should be good or is there still a possibility it can get canceled. This is off Overclockers btw.
 
Got one! Ordered 12:03 GMT+1 on Overclockers :) And it has already shipped. Oh happy day :)
 
From this thread it looks like there is demand for at least 1-2K more cases. Dan, how mamy cases will you order for the next batch?
By the way, thank you for my case, got it on Saturday, it's so awesome :D will participate in the HoF contest as soon as I put some LEDs in there!
Asus GTX 1080 Strix compatibility confirmed, it was even really easy to install except for PCIe power which has to be routed behind the front panel.
 
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