Dan x Lian Li A3 mATX case

If I'm not specifically building an ITX case then I had this down as my first choice from now on. Especially as it is decently priced with the tempered glass panel an extra if you want one.
 
I am keeping my eye out for the white one. Will OcUK sell the TG side panel as well?
 
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It looks extremely good in terms of functionality and ability, my only dislike is that it’s rather dull aesthetically. But they’ve managed to hit a really keen price point which is good.
 
rare said:
It looks extremely good in terms of functionality and ability, my only dislike is that it’s rather dull aesthetically. But they’ve managed to hit a really keen price point which is good.
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I understand where you are coming from but sometimes simple/boring is all that is required. I believe the interior is where the whole focus was plus I really like where the I/O ports are on the case.
 
Really like this, may be tempted to finally move my PC away from ATX. Can you fit 3.5" hard drives? Probably need at least one.
 
I'm still on Sandy Bridge, so I won't get a motherboard with NVME and to install all my games I'd probably need a lot of extra cash for a 3+ TB SSD, which would make the move more costly with the price of the case and used MATX board. Yes I know it's an ancient PC but it still plays through my backlog of steam games at mostly 80-120FPS so see no point in changing the whole thing yet. But my massive Corsair 650D would be nice to make go away now.
 
That's a really appealing case that hits the trifecta of price/design/flexibility IMO.

I wonder if it's possible to cram three 360mm radiators in there with some light modding...
 
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I'm still on Sandy Bridge, so I won't get a motherboard with NVME and to install all my games I'd probably need a lot of extra cash for a 3+ TB SSD, which would make the move more costly with the price of the case and used MATX board. Yes I know it's an ancient PC but it still plays through my backlog of steam games at mostly 80-120FPS so see no point in changing the whole thing yet. But my massive Corsair 650D would be nice to make go away now.
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Oh I won't knock that, if it works for you it works.

One of my rigs has a Z77 board - still very capable of you don't ask too much of them.

But, yeah, that Corsair is a big case - a matx sandy probably doesn't need all that room :)
 
It's a nice case at a surprisingly low price point. I was expecting it to be a lot more when I knew it was approaching launch.

That being said, from the video reviews I've watched, the front does 'feel' particularly cheap and I thought the PSU bracket looked a little bit half-baked. Would have liked to see a vented front panel but maybe that will come later down the line.
 
Anyone contemplating or done a build in one of these yet (I know they've only just landed)

I'd planned to do a new build around the end of March but life threw a few speedbumps in the way. I quite fancied a build in a Jonsbo D41, because of it's compactness and quirkiness. In the meantime the Dan A3 has popped up. I like the size and it being quite understated, so think I'll give it a go. Not done a build in over 10 years, so out of touch a bit. (a lot) However I do like the versatility this case offers. Makes it interesting and possibly more problematic that a standard ATX build, pitfalls there a plenty for the unwary. The way of things appears to be for AIO cooling solutions, however I quite want to stay with air cooling as it's reliable and fairly idiot proof.

I'll stick my proposed build up a little later for scrutineering / advice / suggestions.
 
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problematic that a standard ATX build, pitfalls there a plenty for the unwary. The way of things appears to be for AIO cooling solutions, however I quite want to stay with air cooling as it's reliable and fairly idiot proof.
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With both sides being removable i like to think it wouldn't be too bad. The PSU at the front will help also.

This has ticked a few boxes, as whilst i would like MITX, i just cba with dropping the cash on a new board, especially given i can drop in something faster as i'm on B550 anyway. I too use a HDD for general storage and haven't been able to warrant NAS, server, external drives, etc for various reasons.

Having 3x USB on the front on small case is nice, others should follow suit.

Just going through the size compatibility on the website, so we shall see if it's a go or not.
 
Just caught me mulling over my potential build list. I'll probably tweak it here and there. PSU will probably be 850W not 1000W (Its just what OCUK have in stock at the moment, they are both 140mm long) Likewise I wanted to stick with air cooling but the Arctic Liquid Freezer III - 360. Looks tempting at £76.99

My basket at OcUK:

Total: £1,646.78 (includes delivery: £0.00)​
 
Lian Li A3 mATX Black
CAS-LIA-02350
£70 (incl. VAT)
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Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 1000W 80 PLUS Gold Modular ATX Power Supply
CA-03H-GI
£130 (incl. VAT)
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Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard
MB-6K2-AS
£210 (incl. VAT)
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Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C40 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit
MY-29H-KS
£90 (incl. VAT)
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Arctic P12 PWM PST Black Fan Five Pack - 120mm
FG-05J-AR
£27 (incl. VAT)
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail
CP-3DT-AM
£480 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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Asus GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Dual 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card
GRA-ASU-01517
£630 (incl. VAT)
£600 (incl. VAT)
FREE DELIVERY
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