Hear, hear.I think the main advantage of the A4-SFX is the full length gpu and sfx support. What do you do if the next gpu generation making a big step to manage 4k resolution which result in the situation of higher power consumtion, more heat and a larger layout? In a mini GPU case the new cards wouldn't be fit, because they are too large, but the A4-SFX will have no problems with them.
Just because nVidia could deliver a short version of their second (third, counting Titan) best GPU for the last three generations doesn't make this a guarantee for the future.
And AMD hasn't been able to deliver a short enthusiast card at all. But the 290x is crazy good value atm.
Realistically, the A4 is probably only going to sell a few hundred units - if that. Reducing that tiny market further by limiting the case to short GPUs (I wouldn't buy it then) just to save 5% volume is just not good business.
People don't realize that it's expensive to actually bring these custom cases to market. Aibo posted some numbers in the Kimera thread and we're talking a few thousand bucks. So this is not just some nerds and their hobbies, this is a financial investment.
Speaking of Aibo...
What ambient temps did you have?I got mine and went ahead and tested it, it can handle 130W but just barely.
80c on a 130w CPU seems very reasonable for such a tiny cooler. As I said before, a vapor chamber isn't magic.
It should do marginally better in the A4 because of the fresh air. Mildly overclocking a Haswell should be well within the capabilities of such a setup. The "world's smallest gaming case" was never going to house record-breaking overclocks anyway and there isn't any real world difference between 4,2 and 4,5 Ghz.
God I'm looking forward to owning this case.