DAN C4-SFX

[dondan]

For the C14S you can install two 140 fans on the radiator bracket in a row above it. For Founders cards you will get massive air moved out the case.

What do youm mean with your last question?

 

[millerbedicks]

What do you mean with your last question?

I was asking the design choice to make the max gpu length 320mm instead of a few mm longer.
It just meant that msi amd aib cards won't fit.

 

[fish.ch]

I was asking the design choice to make the max gpu length 320mm instead of a few mm longer.

I guess it's first unspoken/de-facto "standard" length after official pci-e maximum of 312mm. Just like 10.5inch/267mm is not stated anywhere, yet there's a lot of cards just under/right at that length.

 

[dondan]

SFF should be designed in that way to fit many product while beeing as small as possible. 320mm was the sweet spot for GPUs and 280 radiators.

 

[Ghillie]

Any update on case progress? Don't mean to bug, sorry

 

[dondan]

After I got the new sample of the C4-SFX with a max cooler height of 145mm I will test some air coolers that will now fit:

Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 (https://www.bequiet.com/de/cpucooler/3351) - 725g heatsink only
Noctua C14S + dual 140mm (https://noctua.at/de/nh-c14s) - ~850g heatsink only
Thermalright True Spirit 120 M BW Rev. B (http://thermalright.com/product/true-spirit-120-rev-b/) - 450g heatsink only
Thermalright Silver Soul 135 (http://www.thermalright.com/product/silver-soul-135/) - 580g heatsink only
Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi (http://www.cryorig.com/h7ql.php) - 585g heatsink only

 

[Stinkybear]

After I got the new sample of the C4-SFX with a max cooler height of 165mm I will test some air coolers that will now fit:

Be Quiet! Dark Rock TF 2 (https://www.bequiet.com/de/cpucooler/3351) - 725g heatsink only
Noctua C14S + dual 140mm (https://noctua.at/de/nh-c14s) - ~850g heatsink only
Thermalright True Spirit 120 M BW Rev. B (http://thermalright.com/product/true-spirit-120-rev-b/) - 450g heatsink only
Thermalright Silver Soul 135 (http://www.thermalright.com/product/silver-soul-135/) - 580g heatsink only
Cryorig H7 Quad Lumi (http://www.cryorig.com/h7ql.php) - 585g heatsink only

Yes. Very interested in Noctua C14s and Silver Soul 135 and comparisons in general.

 

[millerbedicks]

Should c14s be better than the silver soul 135, because of more heatpipes, heavier heatsink, and bigger fan?

And how do you even buy a silver soul 135 to begin with? I can not find a site that sells one in Canada.

 

[DaHans]

@dondan Wow! 165mm? Thats a size were the Noctua U12A gets interesting! Are you also comparing TR Silver Arrow 130 vs Silver Soul 135?

@millerbedicks Its on aliexpress now: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003198112074.html

 

[dondan]

@dondan Wow! 165mm? Thats a size were the Noctua U12A gets interesting! Are you also comparing TR Silver Arrow 130 vs Silver Soul 135?

@millerbedicks Its on aliexpress now: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003198112074.html

I mixed case width and cpu cooler height. So max is 145mm

 

[lucinski]

I mixed case width and cpu cooler height. So max is 145mm

Oh, I am so stoked about these new limitations, together with the 2 x 140mm fan bottom AND side panel possibilities, this will turn out the best silent SFF (air-cooled) case!

 

[dondan]

Yes this is the plan

 

[schneeland]

Maybe not the most pressing thing for most people, but are you planning to offer a fully black version at some point after the silver one is out?

 

[dondan]

I will release full black and silver at the same time.

 

[schneeland]

Excellent! Thanks a lot!

Another design-related thing: does the logo on the front double as power indicator (i.e. is there an LED behind it)?

 

[dondan]

No

 

[schneeland]

Ok, thanks. No power on indicator at all? Or will there be something at the top?

 

[dondan]

The powerbutton has a indicator it is a tiny tiny hole in the middle of the button.

 

[ebolamonkey3]

is there a release date yet? or still too far away?

 

[fish.ch]

is there a release date yet? or still too far away?

No ETAs. For what we know Dan didn't got prototype of last design rework, so design isn't even finalized -- I'd say that even in a good timeline you can chill out till spring.