Please ensure support for the Hdplex 250w GAN power supply in the A4 :-)
DAN next project - A4-Nano/B4-SFX
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Btw, the Nano is very, very similar to the Cooj MQ5. Looking at that, some 10mm space between the PSU and ITX gpu would be cool. 1. The GPU could exhaust properly 2. it would allow for flex PSU with the 80mm fan mod.
I am giving my vote for the nano. I am currently running a 5600x + 3060 in a k39, but I have been keeping my eye out for something a little nicer. With some top fans and front IO. So this would be perfect. My main rig is also a Dan H20 and I love the design/quality. Hope you can make the nano reality!
Regarding the NANO, is there a specific reason to have the mobo and the gpu upside down compared to the Dan A4-SFX case?
I mean the mobo perhaps got to normal position as it was upside down in the A4-SFX actually, but that was pretty fine - could having the CPU cooler below, M.2 on above with the fans on top result in better overall temps? With vertical fins of the CPU cooler (AXP90-X36) the air would go nicely up to be exhaled out by the top fans through the M.2 and everything would receive airflow. With the current orientation, the M.2 does not receive the benefit of the top fans as it's under the cpu cooler.
As for the gpu, having the pcie slot below is probably better for stability and the riser cable would not get in the way of exhaling the air on top on the gpu side either. This can be solved by having the connecton of the bundled riser angeled 90' or even 180' though. For me, this is actually fine as with my model, having the gpu turned on it's head would mean the heatpipes would point upwards, but I'm not sure how this is with the majority of ITX cards (or if this even matters cooling-wise).
I mean the mobo perhaps got to normal position as it was upside down in the A4-SFX actually, but that was pretty fine - could having the CPU cooler below, M.2 on above with the fans on top result in better overall temps? With vertical fins of the CPU cooler (AXP90-X36) the air would go nicely up to be exhaled out by the top fans through the M.2 and everything would receive airflow. With the current orientation, the M.2 does not receive the benefit of the top fans as it's under the cpu cooler.
As for the gpu, having the pcie slot below is probably better for stability and the riser cable would not get in the way of exhaling the air on top on the gpu side either. This can be solved by having the connecton of the bundled riser angeled 90' or even 180' though. For me, this is actually fine as with my model, having the gpu turned on it's head would mean the heatpipes would point upwards, but I'm not sure how this is with the majority of ITX cards (or if this even matters cooling-wise).
@nightshift I believe the board is oriented this way because of the top fans. If the board were to be flipped, any riser cable used would be at risk of rubbing against the top fans. It is easier to simply route cables the other direction to avoid this conflict, necessitating the inverted GPU.
