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    DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Into which you can fit standard, high-end, PC components.
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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    i have been following the development very closely, the success so far also means it will be released again for V2 just like the NCase M1.
    Fingers crossed it all goes well.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    230€ is quite the price. Especially with zero sound dampening and no space for a silent CPU cooler.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    I so want that case - sadly I cannot justify 230 Euro on it!!

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Yeah, I've been following it a while. It's a good internal layout but the front panel design is rather awkward. I'd have preferred a power button closer to the top edge and multiple USB ports.

    Hopefully the quick kickstarter funding will convince other case manufacturers that small cases that are 'only' suitable for mainstream components have an audience and they don't have to engineer every Mini-ITX box to accept a 1000W Power supply, a 295X2 and a heavily overclocked water-cooled 6700k.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Quote Originally Posted by EndlessWaves View Post
    Hopefully the quick kickstarter funding will convince other case manufacturers that small cases that are 'only' suitable for mainstream components have an audience
    I wish Kimera's Cerberus small mATX case was as popular as the A4-SFX has been on Kickstarter.

    We need more small cases!

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Will be good to see if it overheats after a proper gaming session with the amount that is going to be generated inside.
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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Looks loud.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Great idea but £190 for a case which requires an SFX/L PSU seems i bit much?

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    One of the few micro-form cases that I think looks feasible for gaming. The fact that the CPU, PSU, and GPU all draw in from one face and vent from different faces. Perhaps they could even increase the height by a few centimetres and include a bank of fans on the base blasting air up into the case.

    On the other hand, I've never fully understood the purpose of these tiny cases except for people who somehow don't have room for a full tower. They're not really portable as they're going to weigh a ton and you still need to take keyboard, mouse, screen, and cables with you. You'd need more of a suitcase than a rucksack.

    Still, I do like to see these interesting projects and clever use of space.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Quote Originally Posted by Froggywoggy View Post
    On the other hand, I've never fully understood the purpose of these tiny cases except for people who somehow don't have room for a full tower. They're not really portable as they're going to weigh a ton and you still need to take keyboard, mouse, screen, and cables with you. You'd need more of a suitcase than a rucksack.
    You'd be surprised just how portable something 'large' like the Ncase M1 can be. A single Pelicase can accommodate an entire deployable (i.e. not built into a case) system. Compact keyboard & mouse, compact monitor (e.g. ipad dispaly + eDP adapter) or a VR HMD gives you a very powerful portable workstation. If you don't need to pack for rough handling (i.e. will be carrying things yourself so you can baby it) a single backpack and careful packing can fit an entire system in.
    Switching from the M1 to the A4 will let me cut the volume down even further, though at the cost of an internal 3.5" drive. By the time the A4 starts shipping, 1TB m.2 SSDs should have wider availability, and with any luck 2.5" HDDs will be available as bare drives in 4TB 15mm hight capacities.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Quote Originally Posted by edzieba View Post
    You'd be surprised just how portable something 'large' like the Ncase M1 can be. A single Pelicase can accommodate an entire deployable (i.e. not built into a case) system. Compact keyboard & mouse, compact monitor (e.g. ipad dispaly + eDP adapter) or a VR HMD gives you a very powerful portable workstation. If you don't need to pack for rough handling (i.e. will be carrying things yourself so you can baby it) a single backpack and careful packing can fit an entire system in.
    Switching from the M1 to the A4 will let me cut the volume down even further, though at the cost of an internal 3.5" drive. By the time the A4 starts shipping, 1TB m.2 SSDs should have wider availability, and with any luck 2.5" HDDs will be available as bare drives in 4TB 15mm hight capacities.
    I used to travel with my Shuttle in its small custom case to LANs and to and fro from uni on the train quite a few times.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    Beautiful SFF case, elegant even. It's on my wishlist already, but I'm still hoping some other manufacturers will bring out something this year.

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    Re: DAN Cases A4-SFX claims world's smallest gaming tower chassis

    I've been following this one for a while now, but my interest waned upon seeing the price a few weeks back.

    I was expecting it to be expensive - it's not like he'll be selling millions of them to dilute his costs - but ~£200 is far too much IMO.

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