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

bAMtan2 said:
dan, your early success with this kickstarter is proof of what I've been saying all along, which is that this is THE case to have, and it WILL sell in great numbers, and stores WILL want to keep stock in it. the initial sales are larger than even I expected. there is a lot of demand built up over the months of when your case was reviewed but unavailable for sale. I believe you will receive millions in revenue. this guarantees the success of your new heatsink, but also makes it more important for you to do the job right, because more people means more complainers and more problems.

it is my opinion that the case kickstarter should have included the option to buy a heatsink with it. I think there will be a lot of case buyers who would want your heatsink but will never hear about it. some will buy the wrong heatsink on their own, and email you with problems. I hope you will at least email all the kickstarter pledgers with the information about your heatsink kickstarter so they can buy one then.

congratulations on your HUGE success, you earned it with the best case in the world!!! :)
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He can't really offer a heatsink option with the cases, because it's not ready for production yet - and it's not like he can delay shipping out cases until the heatsink is good to go.

That being said, emailing them the news is definitely a good idea.
 
dondan

Window panel has been ordered.Could you please enclose me an extra pair of screws?A little more than a month has passed since using v1, but the external panel screw has been extensively worn.I'd like to buy some extra screws, but there's no way.
 
Intel is planning on releasing new Club's in response to Ryzen. Current roadmap show that they will be released between June and August.
They range in spec, from 4 to 16 cores. The later is 165w.
I'm assuming it will be a different chipset and not be compatible with the z270i so I need a new motherboard :/
If the 12 core is closer to the 100w range, will it be possible to cool in the Dan A4? I doubt my current set up could handle it....
 
mikelorant said:
I just received my custom cables from Cablemod and I have to admit I am really disappointed.

Here is the 24pin PSU cable.

MTbVHq+


Because the clips for the connectors are on the same side, all the cables are crossing over each other. This is very messy and significantly detracts from the goal of having cut to length cables.

Other examples I have seen have been so much better. Is this how it should be or should I be contacted Cablemod and complaining?
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Got my custom cables too with similar results. Very disappointed. Did you contact Cablemod already?
 
dondan said:
It will fit if you cut a hole in the inner front to route the cables in the area between outer and inner frame.

If somebody measure the pcb i can add the holes to v2 without extra costs.
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I have got a response from Jaystwocents and the size of the kingpin is the exact same as their FTW3 card.
 
Hi everyone, I've just placed an order for the V2 case and I'm super excited for Jan 2018! I'm planning to to do transplant and was wondering what the recommended lengths are for custom sleeved cables? I'm using a Silverstone SFX-L PSU with the ASUS Z170i pro-gaming and searching this thread I found most people are recommending 20cm for the 24pin, 30cm for the 8pin CPU, 30cm for 2 x 8Pin GPU but what about for the SATA cables to the front and below the PSU for SSDs?
 
I ordered 300mm 6+2pin, 250mm CPU and 150mm 24pin for my Z270I.

P15 said:
what about for the SATA cables to the front and below the PSU for SSDs?
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S-ATA power cable with 100-50-50 mm fits perfect in my config. But I'm only using 2 of the 3 connectors because the 300mm 6+2pin cables are a tight fit. I tried it but if i had an additional SSD in the front slot either they were too short or the 6+2pin must be routed on the SSD and this is too thick for the front-panel to sit in as it should...
 
ahmedelamin_ said:
Intel is planning on releasing new Club's in response to Ryzen. Current roadmap show that they will be released between June and August.
They range in spec, from 4 to 16 cores. The later is 165w.
I'm assuming it will be a different chipset and not be compatible with the z270i so I need a new motherboard :/
If the 12 core is closer to the 100w range, will it be possible to cool in the Dan A4? I doubt my current set up could handle it....
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Check the table here, summary:
- the biggest will be 18C/36T (not 16C)
- yes you will need a x299 chipset
- no CPU in this lineup will be 100W, the two smallest are 112W (4C/4T and 4C/8T), the 10C/20T will be 140W
 
SFX power supplies will be in tight spaces in many more cases than just the A4-SFX. I would be surprised if Silverstone did not understand the application use-cases of their SFX power supplies. Nevertheless, i've been surprised before. We will know in 2018.
 
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Jann5s said:
SFX power supplies will be in tight spaces in many more cases than just the A4-SFX. I would be surprised if Silverstone did not understand the application use-cases of their SFX power supplies. Nevertheless, i've been surprised before. We will know in 2018.
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True but most fanless designs outsid of SoCs and ultra low power components need some sort of airflow for it to funticon properly as a "fanless" component. We've already had issues of sfx psu's with fans overheating in this case. I can't hear my sf600 so I'm plenty happy.
 
Jann5s said:
Check the table here, summary:
- the biggest will be 18C/36T (not 16C)
- yes you will need a x299 chipset
- no CPU in this lineup will be 100W, the two smallest are 112W (4C/4T and 4C/8T), the 10C/20T will be 140W
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I don't think we'll be able to cool these in a case that small though, I'll stick with Ryzen :/
 
thed00d said:
I don't think we'll be able to cool these in a case that small though, I'll stick with Ryzen :/
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The >140 watt CPUs might be hard to manage, but we can cool 140 watt CPUs in the Dan A4 now. V2 should be even better at it, because you can use the Asetek 545LC.

This isn't directed at you specifically, but there's a lot of misinformation flying around about what's viable in the A4. I was running a 5820K (140w) and a 1080TI (250w) just fine until last week. Yes, it wasn't quiet at load and the case gets hot, but temperatures were well below throttling.
 
Ozymandias said:
The >140 watt CPUs might be hard to manage, but we can cool 140 watt CPUs in the Dan A4 now. V2 should be even better at it, because you can use the Asetek 545LC.

This isn't directed at you specifically, but there's a lot of misinformation flying around about what's viable in the A4. I was running a 5820K (140w) and a 1080TI (250w) just fine until last week. Yes, it wasn't quiet at load and the case gets hot, but temperatures were well below throttling.
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What CPU cooler?
 
Ozymandias said:
The >140 watt CPUs might be hard to manage, but we can cool 140 watt CPUs in the Dan A4 now. V2 should be even better at it, because you can use the Asetek 545LC.

This isn't directed at you specifically, but there's a lot of misinformation flying around about what's viable in the A4. I was running a 5820K (140w) and a 1080TI (250w) just fine until last week. Yes, it wasn't quiet at load and the case gets hot, but temperatures were well below throttling.
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Woah, woah, woah... there is an AIO 92mm cooler?! Guessing this could be an alternative to the hslp-48?

Every day I check this forum I get more and more stoked for this build.
 
mikelorant said:
I just received my custom cables from Cablemod and I have to admit I am really disappointed.

Here is the 24pin PSU cable.

MTbVHq+


Because the clips for the connectors are on the same side, all the cables are crossing over each other. This is very messy and significantly detracts from the goal of having cut to length cables.

Other examples I have seen have been so much better. Is this how it should be or should I be contacted Cablemod and complaining?
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Yup! I posted about this earlier in this mega-thread.
You will need a pin puller and re-pin them yourself.
It should look OK if you just flip the connected to have the retaining clip on the other side.

I contacted CableMod about my disappointment and suggested they provide an option of whether you want the retaining clips on the same side (gives an ugly wiring result) on opposite sides (gives a much cleaner wiring result).
I guess they never took my advice.

Pv
 
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Ozymandias said:
I was running a 5820K (140w) and a 1080TI (250w) just fine until last week. Yes, it wasn't quiet at load and the case gets hot, but temperatures were well below throttling.
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what cooler were you using? This is good news for me, I wondered if I might be able to overclock the Ryzen 5 1600 and If you managed to cool the 5820K, I'll surely be able to ._. - I am planning to use the Copper version of the Cryorig C7, can't wait to read what you used :)

edit: just saw your answer, okay I hope the C7 CU performs as good as that one then ^^
 
zootehro said:
Got my custom cables too with similar results. Very disappointed. Did you contact Cablemod already?
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Wow this has kind of put me off from cablemod, are there any other companies people would recommend to get custom cables from?
 
P15 said:
Wow this has kind of put me off from cablemod, are there any other companies people would recommend to get custom cables from?
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Mine also came back awful, so I think we can all safely say that custom.Cablemod is garbage. We need to stop people from buying through them!
 
I got my cables from moddiy.com

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They do custom lengths, just specify what you need in the order comments box at checkout. I have no complaints about the quality or price and am happy with them
 
Blackreplica said:
I got my cables from moddiy.com

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They do custom lengths, just specify what you need in the order comments box at checkout. I have no complaints about the quality or price and am happy with them
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Good to know. What cable lengths did you go with for your system?
 
Blackreplica said:
I got my cables from moddiy.com

They do custom lengths, just specify what you need in the order comments box at checkout. I have no complaints about the quality or price and am happy with them
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Can you please provide the link , the initial order to start with , and your cables description.
for SF600 off course :)

EDIT: found it here
 
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galletabah said:
https://pexonpcs.co.uk/ too
Around 125€ in Europe
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Got the price info from my blog... and there is some nuance.


dPunish3r said:
My build on this awesome case!

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Specs and build log:
http://www.disfrutadelcastigo.com/2017/05/pc-gamer-2017.html

Cheers!
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Some people ask me about the cables:

Pexon only makes cables nice and tidy, so they refuse to make too short cables.

He said: I would not be happy with the 24 pin on the SFX unit at <40cm myself, I only let items/ cables out the door that are perfect and something that I would be happy to get myself.

I convinced him, paying a plus (order as if they were 40 cm cable length) for the extra work, and told him my desired length for each one.

He said: I must point out that we will do our best to make the cables you desire, but we never make cables this small, we always refuse to make them as they do not sit well. Our attention to detail and quality cables has earned us a very good reputation. All orders are made with great care and attention so, I am sorry we cannot be responsible if you feel that that they are not as short as you anticipated. We will do our best to make them small but I need to confirm with you that you are happy for us to proceed bearing in mind the contents of this email.

After more than 30 working days, I received the following lengths and a perfect job:
ATX24 20cm
EPS8 30cm
PCI6 30cm
PCI8 30cm

92 GBP (105 EUR)
 
dPunish3r said:
Got the price info from my blog... and there is some nuance.




Some people ask me about the cables:

Pexon only makes cables nice and tidy, so they refuse to make too short cables.

He said: I would not be happy with the 24 pin on the SFX unit at <40cm myself, I only let items/ cables out the door that are perfect and something that I would be happy to get myself.

I convinced him, paying a plus (order as if they were 40 cm cable length) for the extra work, and told him my desired length for each one.

He said: I must point out that we will do our best to make the cables you desire, but we never make cables this small, we always refuse to make them as they do not sit well. Our attention to detail and quality cables has earned us a very good reputation. All orders are made with great care and attention so, I am sorry we cannot be responsible if you feel that that they are not as short as you anticipated. We will do our best to make them small but I need to confirm with you that you are happy for us to proceed bearing in mind the contents of this email.

After more than 30 working days, I received the following lengths and a perfect job:
ATX24 20cm
EPS8 30cm
PCI6 30cm
PCI8 30cm

92 GBP (105 EUR)
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