This is still a concept case. No Kickstarter yet. The a4 v3 case is now being sold thru sfflab.com. Target price for the C4 is 160-180 Euros (see first post).
@dondan will have to answer how he will sell this case and where he intends availability.
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This is still a concept case. No Kickstarter yet. The a4 v3 case is now being sold thru sfflab.com. Target price for the C4 is 160-180 Euros (see first post).
@dondan will have to answer how he will sell this case and where he intends availability.
The kickstarter will start at the end of May/Start of June.
I'm not sure you would have to have someone else answer that for you
Around $200 USD
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Would you consider the case finishing to be sandblasted rather than hairline?
I feel hairline has been done to death. And it'd differentiate the C4 from the A4.
Would you consider the case finishing to be sandblasted rather than hairline?
I feel hairline has been done to death. And it'd differentiate the C4 from the A4.
I would like this as well. Hairline gets finger prints that are impossible to remove.
@dondan Would it be possible for you to give us some psu cable length suggestions, cause It seems like using the cables that come with something like the SF600 is going to be quite difficult. I know it depends on what motherboard people will be using, but I am guessing a lot of people are going to opt for the ROG Strix Z370-I. Thanks in advanced!
@Drue I think it is too early to talk about custom calbe length. At first I need to test the prototypes. 
@Kineticman: I will talk about this topic with lian li, but I think it will be much more expansive than brushed anodized aluminum.
@FoskcoRS5 The final prototype comes closer and closer. The last weeks I wrote many many mails with Lian Li to finalize everything. Here and there tiny changes to match production requirements.
@jtd871 I hope I can sell it end of may on Kickstarter. Shipping will be world wide and the price tag is 160-180€, but i looks like it will be 189€.
@Kineticman: I will talk about this topic with lian li, but I think it will be much more expansive than brushed anodized aluminum.
@FoskcoRS5 The final prototype comes closer and closer. The last weeks I wrote many many mails with Lian Li to finalize everything. Here and there tiny changes to match production requirements.
@jtd871 I hope I can sell it end of may on Kickstarter. Shipping will be world wide and the price tag is 160-180€, but i looks like it will be 189€.
Today March 31, April is 30 days... end of May is worst case scenario 31th of May.. that's 62 days from now.
Count down has started
Count down has started
The excitement is building, we have a possible price and timescale AND prototypes on the way.
Great work @dondan - it's all coming together having seemed quite distant at the beginning of the year.
I hope my wallet can save up quickly enough, I'm half way there now
Great work @dondan - it's all coming together having seemed quite distant at the beginning of the year.
I hope my wallet can save up quickly enough, I'm half way there now
Of course! I can't see anyone putting budget parts into this case. Of course you could, but money should be spent else where if you're putting $235 into the case.
@mrbonkers On the tempered glass topic I have bad news. It will be only acrylic, but I try to get scratch resistant ones. The panel thicknes of the top and bottom panel of the C4 is 1.4mm, so I tried to get 2mm tempered glass. In Taiwan the minimum thickness is 5mm and in China 4mm. A 4mm glass panel will not lock good because it will stand out. Furthermore the keep out zones for mounting holes on tempered glass is 5x material thickness, if you don't comply it, the panel will break while drilling the hole. For my current design the distance is 10mm so it will not work.
The price for the C4-SFX window kit will be very low, because I don't need to add vent holes. So it could be ~20-25€. Furthermore I am thinking of adding the 2.5 Slot riser to the window kit and the 2 Slot riser to the default case. This will reduce the price of the case to 180€ and add 9€ to the window kit. I will made a survey for this topic.
The price for the C4-SFX window kit will be very low, because I don't need to add vent holes. So it could be ~20-25€. Furthermore I am thinking of adding the 2.5 Slot riser to the window kit and the 2 Slot riser to the default case. This will reduce the price of the case to 180€ and add 9€ to the window kit. I will made a survey for this topic.
Today I worked just for fun on a C4-SFX version based on Lian Li's unibody way to make cases (there is no inner frame only one big outer frame). Maybe a backup solution if i am not happy with the real live results of the current version.
Additional information: A unibody version like this can reduce the price from 180€ to 160-170€. Because the case will have less parts.
Additional information: A unibody version like this can reduce the price from 180€ to 160-170€. Because the case will have less parts.
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Dan, thanks for the updates on windows and your further ideas. This looks good, and (as you said), useful if your prototypes don't work out.Today I worked just for fun on a C4-SFX version based on Lian Li's unibody way to make cases (there is no inner frame only one big outer frame). Maybe a backup solution if i am not happy with the real live results of the current version.
Additional information: A unibody version like this can reduce the price from 180€ to 160-170€. Because the case will have less parts.
I still prefer the proposed C4-SFX design that you're prototyping, and look forward to see how it looks in the next few weeks.
This looks great. I'm not sure about the power button, but overall I may even like this more than the original which I'm surprised by. The reduction in price is also nice especially with the added cost of the window panel.Today I worked just for fun on a C4-SFX version based on Lian Li's unibody way to make cases (there is no inner frame only one big outer frame). Maybe a backup solution if i am not happy with the real live results of the current version.
Additional information: A unibody version like this can reduce the price from 180€ to 160-170€. Because the case will have less parts.
For the backup solution i am not sure with the front usb port. I can't put it on the same position as for the A4-SFX because it will collide with the AIO if you use 2x 120mm. Maybe I will put it above the power button.
I'll tell you, there are a couple of things I don't like about this approach: the outer bend radius along the edges is a little greater than it looks in your renders, and the seam where the bend meets the exterior panel is not a good look; and the forming process around the 10mm bends results in a little bit of bulging of the metal towards the corners. See this pic for example:Today I worked just for fun on a C4-SFX version based on Lian Li's unibody way to make cases (there is no inner frame only one big outer frame). Maybe a backup solution if i am not happy with the real live results of the current version.
Additional information: A unibody version like this can reduce the price from 180€ to 160-170€. Because the case will have less parts.
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