Lian Li/DAN A4-H2O
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I think Machines and More needs more SFF love. He's very analytical and SFF focused.
I can agree with this statement. Hes awesome.
Here is a section of the infom material every reviewer got:
You know @dondan , sometimes it is so good to witness bad examples.
I fully agree that SFF demands preparation, clearly underestimated by Bitwit...but it is such a good video with tons of lessons learned!
From my point of view Dan A4 H20 represents a more refined & noticeably cheaper version of Sliger SM580...that's a huge achievement!
Yup
Just a shame from Lian Li and Dondan's point of view that he also dropped the review early. Wouldn't have been an issue if it dropped alongside half a dozen other reviews.
Well for me it is not really an issue.
But let’s wait for others reviews like Optimum or hardware canucks
Can't wait to see the case in hand and try to cramp a custom loop inside! 
Guess the EK 240 AIO would be like the perfect match but who says no to an external 1080mm SUPERNOVA...
Guess the EK 240 AIO would be like the perfect match but who says no to an external 1080mm SUPERNOVA...
Would you say the CPU and GPU were being pushed to near 100% at the same time while running these tests?
If so this is seriously impressive. Was the room temperature extremely cold or something? lol
Excited for this case!
I have a 3080 FE. Will this case come with the standoffs to offset the GPU? If not can someone link what I would need to get to offset the GPU?
I'm new-ish to PC building so I'm not too entirely knowledgable on threads, length, etc.
I have a 3080 FE. Will this case come with the standoffs to offset the GPU? If not can someone link what I would need to get to offset the GPU?
I'm new-ish to PC building so I'm not too entirely knowledgable on threads, length, etc.
Lian Li Taiwan Facebook rep confirmed that the case be on sale in Taiwan on Feb 11 through PChome, Shopee & Coolpc. I'd ask them through Facebook about release dates and local resellers elsewhere.
Also wondering if the 20mm x M3 standoffs will be included in the official launch? @dondan
Post in thread 'Lian Li/DAN A4-H2O' https://smallformfactor.net/forum/threads/lian-li-dan-a4-h2o.16201/post-260481
You just made a link to the post with the link, this is the Lian Li/Dan A4 H20 thread.
If it's any consolation, it's extremely obvious to most viewers that he didn't put in any research or consideration into the build. I cringed watching him. The case looks awesome and well-built, and anyone buying a case like this is going to spend a lot of time carefully picking out parts and making measurement comparisons and checking compatibility lists.
I don't know why Bitwit didn't just hold on for a week before posting the video. He was very clearly in a rush, to the point he didn't even want to wait a couple extra days to get brass standoffs instead of the nylon ones. It reflects badly on him and I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't get picked to sample new cases by other casemakers going forward. You can't build in a SFF case in a rush. It takes planning and care, especially when you start getting into the ~10L cases (as opposed to something more forgiving like the Meshlicious).
He didn't want to go back and undo his work/put in a new AIO. He just kept forcing everything to fit and eventually did. So I guess his video served two purposes:
1. To reinforce that you should never build in an SFF case without planning and research.
2. To demonstrate that even if you build with no plan, you can (probably) force it to fit anyway-- which makes the case somewhat newbie friendly, because a well-researched newbie will still do 10x better than Kyle did here.
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