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

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dondan said:
Here is a very awesome review of the A4-SFX. I love the 4K picture quality and the colors of this video on my OLED. Also the detailed knowledge about the product is very good. Thank you @optimumtech for this great review, you did your homework.

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Looks really good! I wish I knew how to get the eDP and a display adapter on my dead Alienware 13R3 That OLED would be the perfect travel screen for my new build :( This case fits in my backpack for crap sake!

If anyone browsing this forum knows anything about 2k eDP and a display controller for regular DisplayPort please spread your wisdom with me. You will save me $270 on a 4k 15 inch screen from china..
 
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Hello, how are you?
Going to pick up a V3 case next week.
I will be using it in the living room next to my 55 inch 4k tv for gaming.

I am still trying to choose if I get the black or the silver version.
But anyway, I have a couple of questions.

I already have almost all the hardware.
For psu I have a Corsair sf600.
The cables that come with it are quite stiff.
Is it worth it to go for the Corsair sf sleeved cable set?
https://www.corsair.com/pt/pt/Categorias/Produtos/Acessórios-|-Peças/Componentes-para-PC/Fontes-de-alimentação/SF-Series™-Premium-Individually-Sleeved-PSU-Cable-Kit---Black/p/CP-8920202

Anyone have them? Are they worth it?
My board is a gigabyte z370n WiFi and the cpu is a 8700 non k.
I have it slight undervolted.
I was thinking of going with the new Silverstone ar11 for the cooling.
Is it a good choice? Or is the LP53 better?

Also, for gpu, to game at 4k native I am going with the 1080ti.
I am just wondering if I should go reference design with a Gainward golden sample or get an open air like an evga ftw2.

Thank you for your help and looking forward for my build.

Cheers!
 
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dondan said:
Here is a very awesome review of the A4-SFX. I love the 4K picture quality and the colors of this video on my OLED. Also the detailed knowledge about the product is very good. Thank you @optimumtech for this great review, you did your homework.

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Except he said that to use a 120mm AIO, you have to go with an HDPlex, which isn't true. You can go 120mm AIO with a slim fan + SFX + short GPU or you can go 120mm AIO + HDPlex + reference-sized GPU. Of course you can also go short GPU + HDPlex, but it's not required.

I don't blame him, the tradeoff structure is a bit complex, like with the M1. But that's the nature of highly space-optimized cases and it's what I love about them honestly.
 
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Except he said that to use a 120mm AIO, you have to go with an HDPlex, which isn't true. You can go 120mm AIO with a slim fan + SFX + short GPU or you can go 120mm AIO + HDPlex + reference-sized GPU. Of course you can also go short GPU + HDPlex, but it's not required.

I don't blame him, the tradeoff structure is a bit complex, like with the M1. But that's the nature of highly space-optimized cases and it's what I love about them honestly.
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I noticed that too, he even showed a 120 AIO mounted next to a short GPU.
 
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So my nexus 7000 arrived from ebay without the intel mounting bracket, there goes my original plan to drill out the push pins and attach with bolts.

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Does anyone know if any
other coolers I could buy have vaguely similar mounting hardware? Or have any spare mounting hardware with the right sort of design? dondan?
The screws on the nexus make a rectangle about 28 by 45 mm. I figure I can make standoff’s or something to get the height right, but horizontal alignment seems trickier, might have to drill some new holes.
These look promising but shipping is expensive if I don’t know they’ll work.
https://www.cmstore.eu/parts-replacements/cooling/accessories/lga-1155-1156-retention-bracket/

Should I just give up and buy a c7?
 
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Sorry if I’m being slow, but the true universal BTK? Or would I need to scavenge parts for the discontinued cooler?
 
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Maybe they will put a rizer card on the pcb to have enough space for the VRAM :D
 
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In the test of anandtech they write: „RTX 8000 is equipped with a full 48GB of VRAM (24 chips in a clamshell configuration)“.
It looks like there be 12 chips with 2Gb on both sides (back and front)
 
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I hope the top consumer card comes with 16GB of GDDR6 then, since they've doubled the memory density from the chips they used for Pascal. Anyway, didn't mean to digress from topic.
 
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uh...is this going to be a thing now? i'll do this when my build is finished next week haha

oven for scale
 
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There are applications that make my dan case be as hot as an oven. Does that count? :D
 
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dondan said:
For shipping damages contact the shop where you bought the case and for a production damage follow these steps:

https://dan-cases.com/rma.html
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OK, I submitted the RMA report.

I have one more quick question. The SATA ports on my Gigabyte z170n are blocked by the PSU. Is there a SATA connector/cable on the market that will fit in this space? I need access to 1 more port in addition to the 2 on the top of the board. THANKS.
 

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Janie Jones said:
OK, I submitted the RMA report.

I have one more quick question. The SATA ports on my Gigabyte z170n are blocked by the PSU. Is there a SATA connector/cable on the market that will fit in this space? I need access to 1 more port in addition to the 2 on the top of the board. THANKS.
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are you currently using right-angled sata connectors? it looks like you miiiight just be able to squeeze one in there, may be a tight fit, though
 
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Yeah, u got those angled ones too, that one may fit, although what Tenrose said, will be a very tight fit.
 
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Looks like the next gen RTX cards are gonna be triple fan for the Ti... I think ill still opt for the asus turbo which is a blower style 2080 Ti
 
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Isn't an open air cooler with heatsink fins perpendicular to the card like the evga 1080 and 1080ti models preferred?
The air is forced by the card fans over the heatsink and it goes to the bottom and top of the case where it can escape due to the holes the case has.
If you install a bottom 92mm fan to force positive pressure on the case, I am pretty sure most hot air would exit the case trough the top.
 
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dglow said:
Why do you prefer blower cards in the A4?
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Fitment.. Seriously its an astetics thing with me I want decent cable management and not a bitch of a card thats triple fan, which is hard to manage in a space like our A4's I have a Windforce G1 980 in there now (looking to sell!!) and it barely fits.. Why would I want that in a fresh smallpact form factor build? Ill take a smaller footprint over the best thermals possible any day.

2700x gets to 90C on a Cinebench while water cooled. Gets me a 1866 score but im not complaining because it idles at 38C

Temps for a GPU are my least concern.
 
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Vault-Tec said:
Yeah, u got those angled ones too, that one may fit, although what Tenrose said, will be a very tight fit.
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no kidding.

what i was hoping for is that dondan has encountered this before and knows a specific brand of cable that fits here. my angled connectors are a mill too wide.
 
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Janie Jones said:
The SATA ports on my Gigabyte z170n are blocked by the PSU. Is there a SATA connector/cable on the market that will fit in this space? I need access to 1 more port in addition to the 2 on the top of the board. THANKS.
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I would try using those:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B072M12WBV/

got them for my build - I didn't have the same issue, but I wanted to have some extremely flexible ones, so they might actually do the job for you. I think the right-angled connectors might be bigger than those (just bend the cable, as said, they are extremely flexible). Can't tell for sure if they would fit for you, but I'd say, it's worth a shot.
 
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Raptor5150 said:
Fitment.. Seriously its an astetics thing with me I want decent cable management and not a bitch of a card thats triple fan, which is hard to manage in a space like our A4's I have a Windforce G1 980 in there now (looking to sell!!) and it barely fits.. Why would I want that in a fresh smallpact form factor build? Ill take a smaller footprint over the best thermals possible any day.
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If aesthetics is your goal, the Founders Edition RTXs look cleaner than the OEM designs, IMO. They're also smaller: 10.5" long, vs. 11"+ for many of the others.
 
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Can anyone say if the RTX 2080 will fit in the A4? I cannot find the details, but it seems pretty small. I imagine it's a dual slot card.
 
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ezeftw said:
Can anyone say if the RTX 2080 will fit in the A4? I cannot find the details, but it seems pretty small. I imagine it's a dual slot card.
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The founders edition will. Even the Ti. Went ahead and pre-ordered the Ti.

Length:

10.5” (266.74mm)

2-Slot

Height: 115.7mm
 
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Will any of the 2.75-slot designs of the 2080 or 2080 ti fit in? I know the question is most likely silly, but I just want to make sure there is simply no room for those kinds of boards to fit in. Thank you.
 
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