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Bought a pcie ethernet card for my Inwin Chopin to use as a router... Needed an additional Ethernet port. Hadn't really thought about it before purchasing, but there seems no way to fit the card in. Has anyone achieved this with some clever arrangement or mods? Currently I'm using a pcie...

I couldn't find any shorter ones for sale it seems pretty standard length because of the DP locking mechanism.

I measured my DisplayPort connector and it's rigid for about 7cm and needs about 10cm space before the cable bend looks safe enough. 10cm gap just to fit a cable at the top seems pretty extreme. Makes vertical case design quite limited imo. If you want motherboard IO out the top or bottom then...

Oh wow, these are very interesting replies, thank you everyone. Some good stuff to read. I was planning on using Noctua 20cm fans, so if a healthy airgap is based on the diameter I'll need a pretty big gap! Since I'm planning on 20cm fans I think I'll scrap the idea of solid front panel then...

Hi guys, is there any info/tests around regarding this? I'm building my own custom case with a solid front panel and sides (no airholes), but instead there's gaps to the side. Wondering how big I have to make the gap so I dont restrict the fan's abilities Added pictures to hopefully explain...

Personally I really like the size. Always good to have options I guess. I like SFF but I don't go for super-tiny so this is a perfect mid-way point for me

Yeah 300w is probably fine. Maybe looking at 350/400w. If I can't find anything I like in the 'extra small size' range, I'll probably just go for a Corsair SF450

Hi guys, new to SFF PC's and having a hard time finding PSU options to look at. Is there a resource/list anywhere of recommendations and reviews? I can find lots of info/reviews about SFX PSU's such as Corsair SF600/450 etc, but I'm struggling to find anything about smaller options such as...

How'd you go with delivery to NZ? Did you purchase off their ebay, or how did you purchase? I'm also in NZ and want to buy a couple of Li-Heat products (pci riser and front Chassis thing as seen here: http://www.liheat.com.tw/en/product_cg227483.html) Which type of rise would I get if I just...