dondan
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Looks great dondan, I'm really excited about seeing this project being produced. And very excited to build my very own A4!
Thank you so much I hope so much that this project become real.
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Looks great dondan, I'm really excited about seeing this project being produced. And very excited to build my very own A4!
That's some amazing news. I'm definitely interested in the SFX option.Big Update in the first post.
I will made a cutout at the position for the dc-jack. Than everybody can decide, dc-jack or ac-inlet at this position.
Thank you, I think it's the best solution to have a choice.I will made a cutout at the position for the dc-jack. Than everybody can decide, dc-jack or ac-inlet at this position.
Thank you so much I hope so much that this project become real.
It looks good, but it will be a hard sell without a power supply and power adapter. ESPECIALLY if it requires both a power supply and power adapter from two more different sources. Requiring further purchases to make something work is a sure-fire way to kill a kickstarter.
But the good news is, selling customizable choices on kickstarter is also a good way to make money. I suggest you only sell this with the parts needed to run it. And ALSO offer it without any extra parts (for less money of course).
If you want to sell a lot of parts, I wouldn't go to kickstarter until you have a bunch of power supplies and power adapters to sell as well.
Why should i try the chieftec? I only try the hdplex and pico-box dc-boards. Sfx is only supported with modding for the users which can't live with the external psu solution. And i think the dc solution is the best one. Very silent and enough power. I know much more expansive as the Chieftec but this case is not for user who wants it cheap. Everythink is expensive (Riser, Noctua Fans, DcBoard, Dell 330w brick)
Sure. From what I understand, dc bricks are lagging behind in terms of efficiency, plus, my daughter has this nasty habbit of pulling the plug
Wether you go with chieftec or not, I would love it, if you could include an already built in stripped psu in the final product. There should be plenty of options on the asian market for good sfx power supplies.
And the next incentive to improve AC-DC power adapter efficiency isn't until February 2016: https://www.powerint.com/blog/mrgre...ower-supply-efficiency-requirements-publishedFrom what I understand, dc bricks are lagging behind in terms of efficiency
But i can give you links to the shops with the he best price for this parts.
Qwerkus, there are plenty of options already for people who want to fit in radiators or SLI/X-fire configuations (such as the Ncase that you mentioned). The problem is that enthusiasts who are willing to put down the cash needed for a custom case like this are also very demanding in terms of quality and wouldn't settle for the cheapest option available, or they would have gone with a commercially available case.
Have been reading most of the post, and have to say that this is awesome. Congrats dondan, I share your feeling that there is great potential here.
Yet I also feel that the target marketing segment might not be the ideal one, when you write that "everything is expensive". I sure understand a genuine wish to produce the best possible case. Nevertheless, methinks an enthusiasts willing to pay for the upper class stuff would want more horsepower, the possibility of mounting rads..etc. A bit more like the Ncase.
Now with a little tweaking, your stuff could come out as the next hp slimline rig, provided it's cheap enough. And cheap it could be: one could use sturdy steel instead of aluminium, a stripped psu directly from the factory, and a bit lower quality fans, and still get an awesome case.
Don't get me wrong. I don't want to hijack your efforts: it's already quite an achievement as it is. I just have this feeling that this could be the raspberry pi of itx cases. Now that thanks to ssds and ongoing miniaturisation a gaming/high end pc is actually not much more than a laptop with a full fledged gfx card and better airflow, you sir did it, and showed how it could fit within a tolstoi volume. Let's mass produce, and show ms/sony/nintendo how overprice and lousy their products are.
Should you be interested, you can pm me if you could use some help finding cheap industrial partners. If not, count me in anyway to order one of your samples.
keep up the good work,
qwerkus
make the psu 600w or higher and I'd feel comfy with something like this
The smallest case I know of is the 10.8l Silverstone SG05. Part of the problem is smaller cases don't always give figures for gfx card length, so the data is sparse.Well, point me to a sturdy mini itx case below 7-8L supporting a full sized video card ? I sure couldn't find one.
Well you could have a go at stripping an SFX 600w and mounting it.
TechPowerUp.com did it - there was a pic back in the thread.Know of any resources detailing how to strip a silverstone SFX power supply?
From what i've gathered, it's not easy and potentially dangerous before and after. But it seems like the only option if I were to buy a case.
Know of any resources detailing how to strip a silverstone SFX power supply?
From what i've gathered, it's not easy and potentially dangerous before and after. But it seems like the only option if I were to buy a case.
Know of any resources detailing how to strip a silverstone SFX power supply?
From what i've gathered, it's not easy and potentially dangerous before and after. But it seems like the only option if I were to buy a case.
Yes and this is the reason because a striped sfx will work. The room is 160x120x50I've done it, and moved the AC line filter elsewhere in order to make my SFX less tall and fit it onto a 120mm rad. But I still put it back in an enclosure to ensure a little safety.
But SFX PSUs are so dense, you don't really win anything by opening them. You can remove the fan, move the inlet / line filter, move or remove the modular connector PCB. Then you are still left with something that is around 120x80x50mm.
Yes and this is the reason because a striped sfx will work. The room is 160x120x50
@backedfeed: Thank you for makin this clear. But to ran save i would prefer a normal gtx 780 or gtx 980 (less power because of maxwel)
Because of the external brick and the combined price brick+hdplex. And if you're thinking outside of US, the price will grow even more.Why not just use the hdplex?
The ripple value is coming from the ATX spec. The real value of the 250W is a lot lower. It costs around 1k to do serious test for ripple noise.
I have done this for linear PSU. But I have not done this for 160W nor 250W.
Computerbase.de is doing a review of this using chroma6000 machine. Hope the review will shed more light.
For cooling, passive cooling is ample since it has high efficiency.
Also for the power rating, I think the 250W rating is underated a little.
Hello all,
Sorry to see your thread on OCN got deleted dondan; I asked the moderators for an explanation, and they suggested that the deletion was necessary due to some sort of paid affiliation/promotion by the thread's OP and the project creator.
I'll follow this thread to hear back regarding the graphed results of the HDPlex's Vreg and Ripple Suppression.
The smallest case I know of is the 10.8l Silverstone SG05. Part of the problem is smaller cases don't always give figures for gfx card length, so the data is sparse.