DAN A4-SFX v2

[Rosinbole]

On 28/2/2018 at 1:02 AM, adventurenby said:

Love the build but i find it ridiculous that DAN had to put the brand name in the see through side panel. Kinda ruins it for me

As far as I'm aware, Daniel (that's his name, right?) had a conversation and a poll on one of the forums which he is on, and they decided to put the DAN logo there instead of something like just a big line... I think that it's OK because it offers way more airflow than just a line

[Selder]

Today is a happy day! The plexi designs arrived and I couldn't be happier with the results  

 

At first I was a bit afraid, there were some laser/cut marks, but these were only on the protective film (one white on one side, and a milk-white on the other side)

 

Take a look for yourself:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Full album here: https://imgur.com/a/2DwYa

 

 

[Selder]

Installed 2 cablemod Aura-sync compatible LED strips and made my own extention cable to connect the 2 strips.  One above the GPU (not in the video) the other one around the motherboard...

 

 

[Rosinbole]

Looks hella dope! Ever thought of doing a custom paintjob on the fans?

[Selder]

Nah, those Noctia fans deserve to be in their original colour   Otherwise I would have bought their redux line, or any other fans in dark/black.  <3 Noctua <3 

[ZTylerDurden]

Hi Selder,

 

I'm also on [H] but see that you're displaying your build here too!

 

My build will be practically the same as yours.  The only difference and concern I'm having is my 500gb SSD drive that will complement my M.2 500gb SSD.  It will mount on the front.  Looking at your build, do you have space to route a SATA data and power cable if you were to mount an SSD?  Would love to know this because if not I may have to return my M.2 500gb for 1tb.

 

 

[Rosinbole]

Hi again @Selder!

I've just recieved my Asetek 545lc, and there seems to be quite a bit of air in it! This is of course a completely normal problem when an AIO is shipped halfway around the planet, and the ratteling sound almost went away after a few minutes of it being upside down and plugged in, but when I turned it around to simulate the position it would be in when installed, all of the air of course just poured right back into the pump... How did you manage to have a silent AIO with the rad being below the pump?

 

[Selder]

On 3/7/2018 at 5:51 PM, ZTylerDurden said:

Hi Selder,

 

I'm also on [H] but see that you're displaying your build here too!

 

My build will be practically the same as yours.  The only difference and concern I'm having is my 500gb SSD drive that will complement my M.2 500gb SSD.  It will mount on the front.  Looking at your build, do you have space to route a SATA data and power cable if you were to mount an SSD?  Would love to know this because if not I may have to return my M.2 500gb for 1tb.

 

 

I think that might work, but you'll need to use a _very_ small or slim SATA cable, and you'll have a lot of fun getting the SATA power cable from the PSU to your SSD.  Good luck  

 

Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Lateral-Low-Profile-Connectors-CP11/dp/B00HDEBGSQ

 

22 hours ago, matias_a_etersen said:

Hi again @Selder!

I've just recieved my Asetek 545lc, and there seems to be quite a bit of air in it! This is of course a completely normal problem when an AIO is shipped halfway around the planet, and the ratteling sound almost went away after a few minutes of it being upside down and plugged in, but when I turned it around to simulate the position it would be in when installed, all of the air of course just poured right back into the pump... How did you manage to have a silent AIO with the rad being below the pump?

 

 

I didn't do anything special, I also heard some air in the closed loop of the Asetek, but after a minute or so the sound went away and now I don't hear anything when the system is idle... I never connected or powered the Asetek outside of the case.  When I pull the case slightly to the right or left I can hear the air again for some seconds, but the sound goes away pretty fast...

 

And you don't see any leakage at the joints or radiator?  

 

[Rosinbole]

29 minutes ago, Selder said:

I think that might work, but you'll need to use a _very_ small or slim SATA cable, and you'll have a lot of fun getting the SATA power cable from the PSU to your SSD.  Good luck  

 

Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Lateral-Low-Profile-Connectors-CP11/dp/B00HDEBGSQ

 

 

I didn't do anything special, I also heard some air in the closed loop of the Asetek, but after a minute or so the sound went away and now I don't hear anything when the system is idle... I never connected or powered the Asetek outside of the case.  When I pull the case slightly to the right or left I can hear the air again for some seconds, but the sound goes away pretty fast...

 

And you don't see any leakage at the joints or radiator?  

 

Thanks... And no I don't... Dry as a desert... It'll probably go away and if it doesn't I'll just have to RMA the unit I guess

[ZTylerDurden]

1 hour ago, Selder said:

I think that might work, but you'll need to use a _very_ small or slim SATA cable, and you'll have a lot of fun getting the SATA power cable from the PSU to your SSD.  Good luck  

 

Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Lateral-Low-Profile-Connectors-CP11/dp/B00HDEBGSQ

 

 

Nice find!  I'll let you know how it goes!  Thanks!

[Selder]

I finished the "manual" on how to create your own personal plexiglass designs for the DAN A4-SFX.  Feel free to comment or ask any question if something isn't clear  

 

DAN A4-SFX Window Kit Custom Plexiglass Design.pdf

[ZTylerDurden]

4 hours ago, Selder said:

I finished the "manual" on how to create your own personal plexiglass designs for the DAN A4-SFX.  Feel free to comment or ask any question if something isn't clear  

 

DAN A4-SFX Window Kit Custom Plexiglass Design.pdf

Amazing!  Thank you!

[ViPr Tacticalz]

One of the builds looks like it was very hard to put the side panel on because of the AIO cooler. Did it work out in the end?

[Selder]

Yep, the tubes of the AIO protrube a bit, but they can be tucked inside the case manually. I haven’t found a way yet to keep them in place, I’m thinking a small aluminium rod that’ll that will hold the tubes “inside” the case.  For now: the plexi is steong enough to hold them.

 

Speaking or plexi btw, my second order just arrived! 

[dronebynsa]

Ugh. Thanks for convincing me I need to go ITX!

 

Kidding, LOVE the build man. Very sleek.

[ZTylerDurden]

Whoa.  That black is nice.

[Selder]

Project from MDPC-X for today ?

 

[Rosinbole]

Holy shit the case looks good with the tinted, custom panels! Looking forward to seeing the build with your custom sleeved cables! And I really would suggest you making a fan cover... Those cables get really stiff, real fast! By the way... Do you know where I can get some window sidepanels for my build?

[Selder]

You can easily make them yourself, just like I did ?

 

I even created a little procedure ?

DAN A4-SFX Window Kit Custom Plexiglass Design.pdf

 

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Ah, the DAN Sidepanels themselves, as far as I know they're not for sale currently, I'd keep an eye on sfflab.com to see if they pop up there...

[phiveam]

Hey OP,

 

Thanks for this, really helpful, I am working on my first build while awaiting for the v3 to arrive, and am using your build as a guide. Most of our parts are the same, other than the GPU (rip to those prices) 

 

Question about the Asetek, i'm looking at getting the 545LC, since like you I also bought the 8700k and I'm reading reports that a simple Noctua L9i won't do the job, but my question is - did you have to buy a retention kit as well? I'm not familiar with the pieces I need, and would rather have it all shipped in one go rather than getting the 545 and then finding out I need a retention kit later. I will probably go with the same fan as you. 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

[Selder]

I ordered my Asetek 545LC kit directly from their webshop and when you add the 545LC to your cart Asetek says "Fan not included. Retention kits sold separately.". You can then easily add the Intel 115X / 1366 Premium Retention Ring Kit for Asetek Liquid Coolers to your cart.

 

[SonoDanshi]

Nice build and thanks for the guide on custom plexi designs. I'm going to use one for my v2 as I'm not at all a fan of having DAN on the side of mine. I have some Be Quiet! 92mm fans on a slow boat from Europe heading my way, because as much as I like Noctua, I really don't like their color choices. I will be doing custom cables aswell, as I've done them in the last three builds of mine, but I am using an old R9 nano right now and holding out to see what the next gen Nvidia/AMD cards are doing rather than spend money on overpriced 1080Tis right now.

[Rosinbole]

On 5/4/2018 at 11:40 AM, Selder said:

I ordered my Asetek 545LC kit directly from their webshop and when you add the 545LC to your cart Asetek says "Fan not included. Retention kits sold separately.". You can then easily add the Intel 115X / 1366 Premium Retention Ring Kit for Asetek Liquid Coolers to your cart.

 

Yeah... I didn't see that retention kit thing... Ended up waiting two months from ordering the cooler to getting it installed due to extra shipping... Thanks on everybody's behalf for reminding us of that again, so no one has to go through a whole month of pain just like me by only being able to look at the cooler and not actually use it...

[Mnpctech]

Progress looks good! (bookmarked)

[Damascus]

42 minutes ago, Mnpctech said:

Progress looks good! (bookmarked)

Just saw you on @Revan654's build, guess you're checking out the progress on the site as a whole?