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Hi Dondan,
Regarding the C4 is a really nice project but why making it bigger than the A4? The C4 is almost 10L, and the M1 is 12. The difference is not so big, but the M1 is more versatile and can also hold 3 slots high end vga, ATX power supply, multi HD configurations and 2 AIO systems. I love the A4 because is the smallest case in the world but as I see it, even with the second revision it is still not perfect.
I always followed the A4 project with lots of interes but i never moved from my M1 to the A4 because the A4 is missing a proper AIO cooler solution. I dont even consider the Asetek 92mm solution, to much difficult to find and to complicated to install and you have also to consider that you have to take out the USB 3 to install it. If I move to something else from the M1 it would be only for something little like the A4 but with a proper cooling solution for the CPU. Right now the A4 is missing a proper CPU cooling solutions but you dont need to make a bigger case to solve this problem there is plenty room in the A4 to set things up to properly install a 120mm AIO in it wih just few little modifications.
1st step: Put the power supply to the bottom of the case with the fan facing up so it can extract from the case the hot air generated from the CPU and expel it from the side of the case. I think there is no problem doing so because the depth of a sfx power supply is 100mm while your case width is 112mm so for 12mm is enough room for the cables of the power supply. Now considering that your case is 317mm depth and 170mm is taken from the mitx motherboard there is plenty room (147mm) to acomodate the 125mm width of the power supply on it. Now 200 height (A4 case) - 63,5mm height (SFX) = 136,5mm enough space for the shorter side (120mm) of the AIO to be acomodated.
2nd step: Create supports in the case in way to be abble to install the AIO on the top of the power supply just standing next to the side of the mothearboard.
3rd step: put the power button, USB, and Audio connectors in the side of the case like you did in the rendering for the C4 in way that you dont take space from the room needed for the AIO.
In this way you can have a standard 120mm AIO cooling your high end cpu but still keeping the 7,2L of the original Dan Case that is famous for being the smallest in the world.
You do this and i assure you that I will give any money for that case. And finally i will have a reason to sell my M1 case...
Regarding the C4 is a really nice project but why making it bigger than the A4? The C4 is almost 10L, and the M1 is 12. The difference is not so big, but the M1 is more versatile and can also hold 3 slots high end vga, ATX power supply, multi HD configurations and 2 AIO systems. I love the A4 because is the smallest case in the world but as I see it, even with the second revision it is still not perfect.
I always followed the A4 project with lots of interes but i never moved from my M1 to the A4 because the A4 is missing a proper AIO cooler solution. I dont even consider the Asetek 92mm solution, to much difficult to find and to complicated to install and you have also to consider that you have to take out the USB 3 to install it. If I move to something else from the M1 it would be only for something little like the A4 but with a proper cooling solution for the CPU. Right now the A4 is missing a proper CPU cooling solutions but you dont need to make a bigger case to solve this problem there is plenty room in the A4 to set things up to properly install a 120mm AIO in it wih just few little modifications.
1st step: Put the power supply to the bottom of the case with the fan facing up so it can extract from the case the hot air generated from the CPU and expel it from the side of the case. I think there is no problem doing so because the depth of a sfx power supply is 100mm while your case width is 112mm so for 12mm is enough room for the cables of the power supply. Now considering that your case is 317mm depth and 170mm is taken from the mitx motherboard there is plenty room (147mm) to acomodate the 125mm width of the power supply on it. Now 200 height (A4 case) - 63,5mm height (SFX) = 136,5mm enough space for the shorter side (120mm) of the AIO to be acomodated.
2nd step: Create supports in the case in way to be abble to install the AIO on the top of the power supply just standing next to the side of the mothearboard.
3rd step: put the power button, USB, and Audio connectors in the side of the case like you did in the rendering for the C4 in way that you dont take space from the room needed for the AIO.
In this way you can have a standard 120mm AIO cooling your high end cpu but still keeping the 7,2L of the original Dan Case that is famous for being the smallest in the world.
You do this and i assure you that I will give any money for that case. And finally i will have a reason to sell my M1 case...