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Years ago i bought a DAN A4-SFX PC case. I was so in love with the idea of it. I always told myself that the next time i did a full-build i would build in the A4.

That build never came.
With COVID prices and the various other pricing crisises, i never did a full-build of my PC--it was just never really worth it. I did individual upgrades along the way instead and have ended up with a 5800X3D and a 6800XT.

Well, after AMD announced that AM5 will probably end around 2029 (and fucking AI), i decided a full-build still wasn't going to be in the works for years and years, and thus have decided to spend a bit of money to transfer my current components into the A4.

All along i was aware that the v3 case will be suboptimal due to the PCI 3 riser and USB A front panel port, but i was more interested in actually using my sweet PC case. But, to my surprise, after unpacking the case for the first time i realized it was the v4! I was genuinely blown away--i have been misremembering this for years.
Unfortunately, i also learned that my case has a sweet dent in one of the side panels. lmao What an epic prank on me--excitement of realizing it was the better version only to be taken down a peg by finding a large dent.

Tbh, i'm not super worried about it--and i may not even fix it--i'm just excited to use this thing that's been sitting on a shelf for years and years.

I'll share when i eventually get everything swapped over.
I have some decisinos to make first and i'm clearly not in a rush. lmao

Dent in question:

Awww, that @#%ing sucks. I'm not sure I'm big on SFF that uses riser cards/cables any more. Had a machine built in a Fractal Ridge, then wound up moving to a different case. Rebuilt using some older parts in the Fractal to sell it off, and it wouldn't post. Turns out the riser board had failed.

On the bright side you'll never have a problem identifying your own PC, it's quite unique now.

It is a bummer, for sure, but nothing i own ever stays pristine anyway. lol

I'll keep that in mind for if i have issues. I don't know anything about risers...

I love that case. rocking it for some years now.