Lian-Li / DAN A4 H2O

DAN A4 H2O is 11L aluminium Mini-ITX case, created in collaboration with Lian-Li & DAN Cases. Prices start at US$129 for PCIe 3.0 and US$169.99 for PCIe 4.0 version. The A4 H2O is available via Newegg, CaseKing & Overclockers UK.

SPECIFICATIONS

DAN A4 H2O SPECIFICATIONS
DIMENSIONS326 x 140 x 244mm (L x W x H)
VOLUME11.1 Litres
MATERIALSAluminium & Steel
I/O2x HD Audio
USB 3.0 Type-A
USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C
MOTHERBOARD COMPATIBILITYMini-ITX
MAX CPU COOLER HEIGHT55mm
EXPANSION SLOTS3
MAX GPU LENGTH322mm
MAX GPU THICKNESS61mm (triple slot)
RADIATORS SUPPORTED240mm
RADIATOR COMPATIBILITY55mm thickness (radiator + fans)
POWER SUPPLY COMPATIBILITY SFX / SFX-L
CASE FANS SUPPORTEDTop: 2x 120mm
Bottom: 1x 92mm (fan mod / unofficial – replaces 2.5″ drive)
2.5 / 3.5” DRIVES SUPPORTED 1x 2.5″

BUILD

CASEDAN A4 H20 X3
MOTHERBOARDGIGABYTE B660I AORUS PRO DDR4 (paid link)
CPUIntel 12700K (paid link)
CPU COOLER EK AIO Basic 240 (paid link)
GPU RTX 3070 Ti (paid link)
GPU RISER200mm PCIe 4.0 ITX Riser Cable (paid link)
PSU Corsair SF 600 Platinum (paid link)
RAMCrucial Ballistix, 16GB (2x8GB), 3600MHz, CL16 (paid link)
STORAGE1TB M.2 NVME (paid link)
CASE FANSTop: 2x Noctua NF-A12x25 chromax.Black (paid link)
Bottom: Noctua NF-A9x14 (paid link)

We were able to install a 92x14mm Noctua fan in-place of the 2.5″ SSD using anti-vibration fan mounts. We set our 92mm fan to exhaust and AIO fans to intake. You can fit a 92x25mm fan if your using custom cables.

THERMAL BENCHMARKS

CONCLUSION

The DAN A4 H2O is an excellent 11L case. Cooling performance is as expected for case of this size & hardware compatibility. Our build faired little better due to using unofficial 92mm bottom exhaust fan instead of 2.5″ SSD. One thing we noticed was having our GPU fans running increased CPU temperature in CPU only workloads. The A4 H2O is among the best SFFPC cases currently available and has an excellent pricetag to match.

LIKEDDISLIKED
Design aestheticsCase modularity (limited to GPU)
Case materials (aluminium vs SPCC)Case flexibility (primarily designed for AIOs, not air cooling)
11 litre case size (can accommodate seriously powerful hardware in very small footprint)

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