A new Kickstarter project for a PC chassis that claims to be "The World's Smallest Gaming Tower Case" achieved double its funding goal of €125,000 in its first day. We have seen many an SFF gaming chassis, barebone, and system but the DAN Cases A4-SFX aims to provide the compact system you desire without sacrificing the PC USP of switchable high-end standardised components. The designer of the A4-SFX says that this diminutive chassis can fit Intel's powerful Core i7 processors and full length graphics cards such as Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti models, while providing a handsome design with a small-footprint.
The size of it
Before we go on, one person's idea of small isn't always the same as another's. The A4-SFX measures 205 x 112 x 327mm (including protrusions such as rubber feet), it offers a capacity of 7.25l, and weighs 1.25Kg. Inside you can fit a Mini-ITX motherboard, with CPU cooler up to 48mm tall, and dual-slot graphics card up to 295mm long and 45mm thick. Memory chips can be a maximum of 52mm tall. The design allows for only SFX (or SFX-L) power supplies to be fitted. Elsewhere in the chassis you have capacity for up to 3 x 2.5-inch drives.
On the minimal front panel there is a premium grade power button and a single USB 3.0 port. The chassis is made of 1.5mm brushed aluminium and available in an anodized black or silver exterior, with matte black painted interior.
DAN Cases says that a key part of the chassis design is the use of "the highest quality PCIe extender on the market, made by 3M, which allows for PCIe Gen3 and Gen4 support". Even though space in the chassis is at a premium DAN says that "every component is able to cool itself by getting fresh air directly from the outside". It goes further to talk about the natural convection facilitated by the chassis design and to claim "amazing cooling efficiency".
Lian Li forged
As a Kickstarter project end-users 'secure' product hot off the production lines via pledges. DAN Cases is offering those who pledge €230 or more a black or silver A4-SFX when they start to ship, between October and December this year. (Add €20 to ship to UK). DAN Cases intends to get the manufacturing done by Lian Li. The project has been open about 2 days and the funding goal of €125,000 has been exceeded to the tune of €261K already, with 29 days left to run.
