dondan
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Today I got the 300mm Version of the 3M risercard that was extra made for the A4-SFX from an employee of 3M.
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Hey Dondan, what's the likelihood of a second run or V2 of this case. I will probably get this case, but since there isnt a tag like in the Ncase M1 v1 cases, I'll probably hold off for the second run or V2.
That's fair. First edition of anything is rarely any good.
Just wait for some reviews. I am already unhappy with the fact that I can only get 3 of my SSD's in the case. (is this still the case? Heheh no pun intended )
That is my ONLY gripe, but it's not enough for me not to purchase.
Where and how can I buy this case? I mean can I buy a prototype, if Kickstarter is not yet available? How much would it be to ship to Russia? And from where would be the shipment?
This is off-topic, but do you guys think it would be possible to have modular DIY barebones solution for PC boxes like the Zotac EN970 or Alienware Alpha?
I can't wait for this case to come out. Hopefully this will push companies harder for smaller PCs!
Yeah the night blade looks significantly larger. I'm sure it's also louder with that tiny fan on the PSU. Really don't understand why another manufacturer hasn't created a design on par with the A4 as far as size and materials.
I got an well priced 5820k so I ordered today an Asrock x99e-ITX, Dynatron T318, 8GB Crucial DDR4, Crucial 256GB MX200 M.2. The Deepcool 120x120x20mm fan is already here.
Lets see how the A4-SFX can handle a Six Core CPU with Prime95 default clock, undervolt and overclocked. I will also test different FANs on the T318.
Sorry @Ca11idus but I can't wait.
I got an well priced 5820k so I ordered today an Asrock x99e-ITX, Dynatron T318, 8GB Crucial DDR4, Crucial 256GB MX200 M.2. The Deepcool 120x120x20mm fan is already here.
Lets see how the A4-SFX can handle a Six Core CPU with Prime95 default clock, undervolt and overclocked. I will also test different FANs on the T318.
Sorry @Ca11idus but I can't wait.
Hey everyone, M1 user here. Just stumbled upon this project the other day while I was thinking about how my M1 is entirely too big and I wish there was something smaller. All I can say is... Holy crap. I'm glad I didn't find out about this sooner. Because now that I know about it, the waiting is already unbearable. I must have this in my life right now! Dan, you are amazing.
Anyway, I'll probably go full stalker and check this thread daily from now on, I can't wait to see more progress updates!
That said, I've also been keeping an eye out on the Nova project in case I decide to switch to mATX when I upgrade to a new motherboard / Skylake processor. Basically, I want something that can deliver an awesome VR experience in as small of a package as possible, and if it looks like a single GPU won't cut it, then I'll need to go mATX. But... I'd really rather not. I already feel like the M1 is too big for me. I'd really just love to have an awesome gaming machine that I can carry with me in my backpack. The M1 technically fits but it takes up so much room that I need a second bag if I want to bring more than a few essentials.
This might be crazy
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What do you think?
I think it whould be better to wait for the Nano x2 or a pcie riser Splitter riser^^.
I guess my main question would be, will the nano work well enough with only 4 PCIe lanes? I'm dumb so I don't know how much bandwidth GPUs normally use up.
Holy crap that idea is crazy! But that's why I love lurking around these forums! Assuming there are no motherboard support issues... I guess my main question would be, will the nano work well enough with only 4 PCIe lanes? I'm dumb so I don't know how much bandwidth GPUs normally use up.
There are already passive pci-e splitter risers like this one
As for the SLI/CrossfireX support - at least for intel chipsets, I think, there's no requirement for special features on the motherboard to support them nowadays. SLI on amd boards might be somehow different but once again there's no mITX AM3+ boards on the market.
This comes up every now and then, and the answer is that yes, 4 PCIe lanes are enough, at least if they're PCIe3.0. SLI wouldn't work with PCIe4x, but CF does.
Using the riser splitter is the better choice, though, because the PLX chip can give each GPU eight lanes. Not sure how you'd then mount the second GPU, but it would work in theory.
In that case, x8 should be enough to do this with SLI as well, but don't motherboards need to be specifically approved for SLI? According to Nvidia's website this seems to be the case.
Just curious question - anyone has done some proper research on these PLX chips?
I mean logically they can give multiple pci-e guests 8 lanes each even when there's only 8 lanes on the host but there must be latency problem when guests are transmitting synchronously. And that's especially the case when in SLI/Crossfire yeah?
I get it makes sense when you're running a bitcoin mine with asynchronous transmissions for multiple gpu's but what happens with SLI and Crossfire? Are those transmission made async then and it's supported by these multi gpu techs?
But you get to run dual gpu cards on single slot motherboards anyway, don't you? And that's also a SLI/CrossFire configuration.