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

MikeTheTiger said:
When the Kickstarter goes up again, are there any changes to the case for the "v2"?
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1. Rubber feets instead of metal feets for better grip with the same look
2. 92mm case fan mount point if you not use the hdd bay ( will also support Asetek 92mm AIO)
3. A cover plate for the GPU mounting hole
4. Better centered USB front port
5. Stamp-in motherboard stand-off instead of screwed ones
 
David A4 said:
With the FTW3, are we running the limits on sf600w?
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I'm running a 1080ti with a 4790k at stock with a 450w. No issues so far but I am sure its probably shortening the lifespan of the PSU pushing it that hard.
 
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drklu said:
I'm running a 1080ti with a 4790k at stock with a 450w. No issues so far but I am sure its probably shortening the lifespan of the PSU pushing it that hard.
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I was getting worried because the FTW3 consumes 20w more, and I already maxed hard drive capacity and LEDs.
 
David A4 said:
I was getting worried because the FTW3 consumes 20w more, and I already maxed hard drive capacity and LEDs.
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For Top tier gpu builds, at least 500w for longevity to me and that is without overclocking or overclocking perhaps the cpu to near stock voltage at base speeds. Unfortunately since there are no quality 500-550w SFX units (Enermax is just okay), we are stuck with SF600. I am not quite a fan of 600w SFX psus since to have that much power in a small package needs pretty good cooling, so I do not know how long that unit will last in a real world case. I really want a Superflower-based SFX psu or a psu with near the performance of the Corsair SF series but with better/more flexible stock cables.
 
CknSalad said:
For Top tier gpu builds, at least 500w for longevity to me and that is without overclocking or overclocking perhaps the cpu to near stock voltage at base speeds. Unfortunately since there are no quality 500-550w SFX units (Enermax is just okay), we are stuck with SF600. I am not quite a fan of 600w SFX psus since to have that much power in a small package needs pretty good cooling, so I do not know how long that unit will last in a real world case. I really want a Superflower-based SFX psu or a psu with near the performance of the Corsair SF series but with better/more flexible stock cables.
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FSP's new SFX PSUs look pretty promising, though it's a shame they only have an 80mm fan. Just waiting on Jonnyguru to publish a review.
 
darksable said:
FSP's new SFX PSUs look pretty promising, though it's a shame they only have an 80mm fan. Just waiting on Jonnyguru to publish a review.
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Yeah same here. would be nice to see eVGA come out with an SFX psu as their psus as of late have been quality.
 
CknSalad said:
Yeah same here. would be nice to see eVGA come out with an SFX psu as their psus as of late have been quality.
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I had an EVGA G2 Supernova in my last build and it was probably the nicest PSU I have owned, I would love to see them make a SFX.
 
Now that I know the FTW3 fits, and the A4 v2 and Ghost S1 won't be available for some time, is it still possible to get an A4 v1 somehow?
 
How are you guys obtaining the fan clips for the Noctua fan and LP53?

I purchased a Noctua Fan / NH-L9i kit to use the Fan and clips on the LP53. However, the fan is screwed into the heatsink and not attached with the needed clips.
 
dondan said:
1. Rubber feets instead of metal feets for better grip with the same look
2. 92mm case fan mount point if you not use the hdd bay ( will also support Asetek 92mm AIO)
3. A cover plate for the GPU mounting hole
4. Better centered USB front port
5. Stamp-in motherboard stand-off instead of screwed ones
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Thanks!
 
krcm0209 said:
The FTW3 fits. :)
You have to unscrew the PCI slot and fold it out of the way and get the card in first, then push the PCI slot onto the card and screw it back in.
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Sorry for the crappy photo, will take some better ones later if requested.
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Thanks for the confirmation, ordered mine once I seen your post... will be here this week :)
 
Now, please excuse me if this has been asked before or something like this was provided earlier in this... 279 page thread. But I was wanting to mock-up a watercooling setup for my A4-SFX but when asking Dan if he could provide measurements or a blueprint of the case he advised that he couldn't. Has anyone else mocked this case up in Sketchup or another modeling/CAD program so I can see what fits best for what I want to do?
 
maven1975 said:
How are you guys obtaining the fan clips for the Noctua fan and LP53?

I purchased a Noctua Fan / NH-L9i kit to use the Fan and clips on the LP53. However, the fan is screwed into the heatsink and not attached with the needed clips.
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I used rubber bands for one end and the small zip ties that came with the corsair SFX PSU for the other. Fairly easy install.
 
maven1975 said:
Note that the Astek will give owners of the Strix board issues due to the location of the ram. (Side where the hoses will cross over)

If you look at Dan's X99 board, the ram is located at the bottom of the board.

I personally had issues because the hoses were not long enough to make the loop across the bottom of the ram and back to the socket.

Will break it out and try once again this weekend. (with photos)
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Please do, since i presume all 115x boards which have the ram near the psu are affected. (?)
Thanks.
 
Dan, have you given any thought to ventilating the top of the A4 and leaving mounting points and grommets so those that are willing to make the case a little taller can mount 240 rads (maybe call it the B4)?
 
D-Wiz said:
Dan, have you given any thought to ventilating the top of the A4 and leaving mounting points and grommets so those that are willing to make the case a little taller can mount 240 rads (maybe call it the B4)?
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That would be a new case entirely, i dont think that is gna happen with his focus on that heatsink.
 
So, I found some reviews for the FSP Dagger 600w:

Kitguru
Tom's Hardware

Seems that the 3.3V rails are poor, while efficiency could be better. Looks like we are stuck with the Corsair SF600 for now.
 
Jann5s said:
Those looking for power supplies, enermax recently released two new SFX PSUs, a 550W and a 650W, see for instance here:
https://smallformfactor.net/reviews/powersupplies/enermax-revolution-sfx-550w-review
Don't know if they are any good (they probably are), just a new player in the SFX market to add to the list.
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They are decent, but Corsair SF series is just better than it in pretty much every regard while being maybe $10 or so more expensive. We need eVGA to enter in the SFX psu market.
 
CknSalad said:
They are decent, but Corsair SF series is just better than it in pretty much every regard while being maybe $10 or so more expensive. We need eVGA to enter in the SFX psu market.
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We need some reputable PSU makers entering the SFX market under their own banner. Seasonic, Super Flower etc.
 
Sorry if this has been answered before, but I can't really find a definite answer so far, but what is currently the best way to get a hold of this case? Expected availability on Overclockers.co.uk has been shifted to mid-December while Caseking.de says "unknown", so I assume participating in the V2 Kickstarter is the fastest option? Or might there still be a small batch of V1 cases to be sold in the near future?

I'm love reading the experiences in this thread so far and getting more and more jealous with every picture posted.
 
mathijs159 said:
We need some reputable PSU makers entering the SFX market under their own banner. Seasonic, Super Flower etc.
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I used to like Seasonic, but it seems that they can be pretty hit or miss. A friend of mine had the old Seasonic Platinum psu and it died on him in just a month. Super Flower is the king of PSUs now imo, but Seasonic-based psus should fare just fine.
 
CknSalad said:
As much as I am not a fan of Linus, I am glad that he is giving good exposure to mini-itx especially the custom mini-itx cases like Dan A4, Sentry, and Ncase M1.
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That's the main reason I subscribed to the channel. They have given SFF cases the promotion they deserve.
 
Here my setup:
Strix z270i
2x8gb 3200 cl16 rgb ram (g.skill)
1x 960evo
Silverstone sfx-l 500W
i7 7700k delided & relidded.
Noctua lh9i stock.
My max temps hover around 87 C under load (cinebench)
And my cinebench score is around 915-1028 which is kinda funny because it is overclocked onto 4.8Ghz vcore 1.28...
Anyone experiencing those kinda flexible results with the i7?
 
pionir said:
Here my setup:
Strix z270i
2x8gb 3200 cl16 rgb ram (g.skill)
1x 960evo
Silverstone sfx-l 500W
i7 7700k delided & relidded.
Noctua lh9i stock.
My max temps hover around 87 C under load (cinebench)
And my cinebench score is around 915-1028 which is kinda funny because it is overclocked onto 4.8Ghz vcore 1.28...
Anyone experiencing those kinda flexible results with the i7?
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some cores must be shutting down because of the overclock. run a stress test on prime 95 with these settings https://i.imgur.com/UhzFIPz.jpg and check on aida64 in the stress test monitoring window (without running the aida64 stress test) if you're keeping 100% activity . try running at 4.4ghz and you should get a higher score if it really was some cores shutting down during the cinebench benchmark.
 
mcheddadi said:
some cores must be shutting down because of the overclock. run a stress test on prime 95 with these settings https://i.imgur.com/UhzFIPz.jpg and check on aida64 in the stress test monitoring window (without running the aida64 stress test) if you're keeping 100% activity . try running at 4.4ghz and you should get a higher score if it really was some cores shutting down during the cinebench benchmark.
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Aida 64 reports 100% constant usage on 4.8 under prime95. Once i clocked it down to 4.4Ghz the new cinebench result is 876, which is worse than stock... i don`t know but after my delid it seems that all specs went down except the put in overclocks. For what the clock is, the benchmarks are not as good as stock... at least temps are nice :D
 
i went to stock settings (whole bios at standard even the clock) and now i am getting between 880 and 961.. this cpu drives me nuts
 
Looks like the most optimal overclock for i7 7700K or i7 6700K builds for this case is around 4.3 - 4.4 GHz. Very curious if users can at least comfortably hit 3.7 GHz for Ryzen 5 or 7 and perhaps 3.8 GHz when more AM4 mini-itx boards come out.
 
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