Got it from taobao via Superbuy. Pretty painless process.
I am planning to create a minimal sized case based on this board.
The CPU Is not yet here so I can't post anything working yet but I have dimensions: from the left edge to the the top of PCI flange of a full height card it's quite exactly 30cm. Of course you need to plan for PCIe power and cards like the Gigabyte 1070 Mini so the minimal case width 33cm.
From the bottom of the board to the top of the PCI slot it's 11mm. From the bottom of the board to the edge of a single slot card it's 23mm, I suspect a two slot will be 44-45mm -- quite close to 1U, I guess. Plus of course standoffs.
The means a minimal height case would fit a 34mm CPU cooler or so which means it's prudent to adjust just a little bit up to 37mm so a Noctua NH-L9i can fit. Alternatively, some other heatsink plus a thin 140mm fan would fit. I measured it and you can place a 140mm such that it is behind the ports, clears the RAM and doesn't collide with the video card. Barely but possible.
This would make the case from the case bottom 53mm high. This seems to be the minimal anyways if one wants to use an ordinary I/O shield, too.
Finally, it's 202mm deep so that's the case depth. This makes for a <4L case.
But. I am wondering whether a Flex ATX PSU would make more sense than a huge brick and a DC-ATX PSU. I could get a custom cover made wtih lots of vents for a series of Flex ATX PSUs and leave vent holes for two 80mm x 10mm fans on top so it's both quiet and well cooled. After all, there's 53mm and the PSU is just 40mm plus 10mm fan would fit easily. My problem with AC-DC adapters is that it's essentially cheating on the case size and weight. It's not worth it IMO. Two bricks for some of them? Come now. This would add another 80mm to the case width and not change anything else. 410 * 202 * 53 makes for a ~4.5L case and with an internal PSU and it's quiet.
Another interesting point which might be visible from the photo but I missed it: the mini PCIe slot fits full sized but it has the screw for half sized too.
I am planning to create a minimal sized case based on this board.
The CPU Is not yet here so I can't post anything working yet but I have dimensions: from the left edge to the the top of PCI flange of a full height card it's quite exactly 30cm. Of course you need to plan for PCIe power and cards like the Gigabyte 1070 Mini so the minimal case width 33cm.
From the bottom of the board to the top of the PCI slot it's 11mm. From the bottom of the board to the edge of a single slot card it's 23mm, I suspect a two slot will be 44-45mm -- quite close to 1U, I guess. Plus of course standoffs.
The means a minimal height case would fit a 34mm CPU cooler or so which means it's prudent to adjust just a little bit up to 37mm so a Noctua NH-L9i can fit. Alternatively, some other heatsink plus a thin 140mm fan would fit. I measured it and you can place a 140mm such that it is behind the ports, clears the RAM and doesn't collide with the video card. Barely but possible.
This would make the case from the case bottom 53mm high. This seems to be the minimal anyways if one wants to use an ordinary I/O shield, too.
Finally, it's 202mm deep so that's the case depth. This makes for a <4L case.
But. I am wondering whether a Flex ATX PSU would make more sense than a huge brick and a DC-ATX PSU. I could get a custom cover made wtih lots of vents for a series of Flex ATX PSUs and leave vent holes for two 80mm x 10mm fans on top so it's both quiet and well cooled. After all, there's 53mm and the PSU is just 40mm plus 10mm fan would fit easily. My problem with AC-DC adapters is that it's essentially cheating on the case size and weight. It's not worth it IMO. Two bricks for some of them? Come now. This would add another 80mm to the case width and not change anything else. 410 * 202 * 53 makes for a ~4.5L case and with an internal PSU and it's quiet.
Another interesting point which might be visible from the photo but I missed it: the mini PCIe slot fits full sized but it has the screw for half sized too.
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