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I need to get my DAN v2 open again, and try to work out a way to cram another Noctua fan towards the top of the case, as well as a second fan at the bottom, below the mobo.
I'm sure some ducting for the CPU cooler could help performance, too.
Because I have a blower card, I'm thinking some ducting on the GPU could help it too, but there's not much room for it.
If this doesn't work, then I guess I'm hoping v4 of the DAN gives us enough room for a fan both below, and also above, the CPU / mobo.
I need to get my DAN v2 open again, and try to work out a way to cram another Noctua fan towards the top of the case, as well as a second fan at the bottom, below the mobo.
I'm sure some ducting for the CPU cooler could help performance, too.
Because I have a blower card, I'm thinking some ducting on the GPU could help it too, but there's not much room for it.
If this doesn't work, then I guess I'm hoping v4 of the DAN gives us enough room for a fan both below, and also above, the CPU / mobo.
I installed this fan at the top of the case. Even with a Noctua low noise adaptor it's way noiser than the Noctua fan. Very noticeable at idle. I didn't see much if any temperature difference when running Prime 95 so removed it after a couple of days. I would have removed it anyway as it was way too noisy.You should be able to use the Akasa 80mm slim fan (AK-FN076) both on top or bottom Noctua is to thick.
Double copper would look very nice.It's about to get a lot more exciting for my build. Should go great with my solid copper CPU heatsink (gallery in signature). Here's a preview, I just got it in the mail.
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Great news for every v2 owner. In the next days SFFLab will offer a USB 3.0 v3 upgrade kit. With this cable you can use a Asetek 92mm AIO together with front I/O installed.
https://www.sfflab.com/products/dan_a4_cable_usb
Double copper would look very nice.
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Looks amazing! I had to modify the front panel a little for the power cables that plug on the side but otherwise fits like a glove :-D
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Looks amazing! I had to modify the front panel a little for the power cables that plug on the side but otherwise fits like a glove :-D
Kingpin Bros! Nice.no problem fitting the top right panel clip?
I'll install mine in 2 or 3 days
Maybe check the tested ram list for your motherboard. Its more likely to work well with minimal effort. You should find the list on the Asus website.Just bought the parts for my build in the V2.
Looking forward to it.
Feel free if anyone has any comments or feedback on my part list. GPU is a 1050Ti Palit at the moment, but i'll replace it with the 2060 when it's out. 950 Pro 512 m2 and 960 1Tb SSD also joins the parts list. All paired with a S2716DG Dell Monitor
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Thanks for the tip - Just checked and we're good to go!Maybe check the tested ram list for your motherboard. Its more likely to work well with minimal effort. You should find the list on the Asus website.
I got the 2700X in my build, it definitely is throttling on synthetic load (down to 3.5 for me), but I never had this while rendering or gaming, so it doesn't affect me that much - as CknSalad said, you'll be around 3.8GHz with it, if using the Cryorig C7 - which is pretty loud tho.Hey all, I've been looking around and getting mixed reports, so I figured I'd just come here to ask:
I'm trying to put together a rig that will run a 2700x in the CPU and a 1080Ti in the GPU in the Dancase. I've heard that the FTW3 runs pretty well in this case, it has good cooling capabilities, but I'm worried about the 2700x. TDW of 105 is a bit high for such a small form factor case it sounds like.
My goal is to just use air cooling, like the noctua nh-l9a, as I don't think AIO will work super well with the FTW3. To help, I don't plan on overclocking anything, and looking at dan's advice in the quoted post, lowering the voltage will probably help. I wouldn't be doing anything crazy, just gaming and some VR eventually.
Most of the builds I see in this case are intel, so I'm not getting a ton of help there. Does anyone have any feedback for keeping the 2700x relatively cool in this case? For CPU coolers that dan mentioned, is the LP53 a good idea for AMD over the noctua?
Thanks in advance
Maybe wait and see what the Alpenföhn® Black Ridge turns out like? It is fun to rebuild in a new case though...I got the 2700X in my build, it definitely is throttling on synthetic load (down to 3.5 for me), but I never had this while rendering or gaming, so it doesn't affect me that much - as CknSalad said, you'll be around 3.8GHz with it, if using the Cryorig C7 - which is pretty loud tho.
I personally am moving forward to Dans new C4 case, as soon as it gets released, to stuff a watercooler in.
I got the 2700X in my build, it definitely is throttling on synthetic load (down to 3.5 for me), but I never had this while rendering or gaming, so it doesn't affect me that much - as CknSalad said, you'll be around 3.8GHz with it, if using the Cryorig C7 - which is pretty loud tho.
I personally am moving forward to Dans new C4 case, as soon as it gets released, to stuff a watercooler in.
Here is the RTX 2080 & RTX 2080 Ti compatibility list:
RTX 2080 Cards:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition = compatible
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 2080 OC = incompatible (3 Slot)
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 2080 OC = incompatible (2 Slot)
Dan, doesn't ASUS make a 2080 version of the Turbo GeForce that would fit the A4?
Just wanted to drop some install notes before I forget for anyone interested in using either the HDPlex PSU or the NZXT M22 120mm AIO in the Dan case v3.
- This AIO (M22) is not on Dan's supported AIO list, but if you use a 120x15mm fan you're fine. The CPU block is exactly 48mm tall, the rad about 32mm. I think you have around 52mm of possible clearance.
- If you install in pull config (presumably for acoustics/to avoid turbulence/because you don't know about screws like me) AND you want the HDPlex, you can keep the front USB but it's a little tricky.
- The HDPlex seems to only have one accessible screw mount. I may be missing it because I've already mounted my SSD to the front panel. 3M tape neatly solves this. (dondan corrected me, there are 4 standoffs for mounting)
- You are losing some GPU space with the HDPlex, so if you've somehow fit a kingpin in the v2, I'm uh...sorry for your loss?
- If you installed the radiator with the tubes on the top, I think you could also the 92mm fan beneath it. I think it might vary between AIOs.
I'm still working on the case, and I'll provide my notes on cable management and hopefully thermals tomorrow.
I am asking because the aio as 32 or 33mm tickness... Plus 15mm or 12 for the fan could not fit...kraken m22 can fit, but you must use 120mm slim fan like scyhte fan slim or noctua slim fan 15mm. another aio have a problem about tubing, its so short around 30-32 cm.
Any air cooler better than Noctua - NH-L9a-AM4?
Do I need to worry about ram sticks with too tall heatsinks on them?
My setup is
dan a4v2
ryzen 5 2600
MSI - B450I GAMING PLUS AC
corsair sf 600w
two 2.5 inch storage devices
some ancient 770gtx for the moment
maybe G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 (rather have corsair lpx but this is cheaper)
I'm attempting my first iteration of a Dan v2 build. I'm currently trying to decide between a 2080 ti blower card (Nvidia Founders or Asus Turbo edition) vs an open 3 fan model (PNY XLR8). Which should I get for best temps given our case and fan configuration.
Also how should one configure the CPU fan. It should blow down into the CPU heatsink or up and away? I have a noctua L9i.
The only other fan in the case right now is the PSU fan (Corsair SF600) and a 92mm fan (Artic F9) mounted at the bottom where the AIO would be.
This will be my system that I'll be taking with me on my month long rotations into South East Asia where ambient temps are 88-96 degrees F.
ASUS ROG Strix Z370-i Gaming
i7-8700
G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB
Samsung 970 PRO 1TB NVMe M.2
Corsair SF600
Noctua NH-L9I
Nothing better than the Noctua for air cooling. Consider making some kind of shroud for the cooler so that it is restricted to only taking in cool air.