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lamarao, I had similar issues attaching the C14. Some forum members here with better skills than mine, such as csd and @Aibophobia, were able to use the Dynatron screws and some elbow grease. I take my hat off to them. For me, it made it much easier to use some 10 mm M4 screws and a low-profile...

Yes, Blue Fox is right. I myself am writing this right now on a 1650v3 system on this very board. It's currently at stock on air in a tiny Ncase M1, but I pushed it to 4.4 GHz on a quick-and-dirty H100i test before installing the mobo in the case. It's a well-known phenomenon in the enthusiast...

Reaching back to the OP, what I personally would really like to see is an SFF case with a high-powered integrated cooling solution. In the space between tiny NUC-ish machines and mATX, where a lot of the really interesting SFF action is, we seem to be settling on a basic formula: ITX mobo...

This is the mounting kit that I used to mount my C14 on the board. I also found that using an ultra-low-profile screwdriver, and using 10 mm M4 screws instead of the Dynatron screws, made the installation much easier, but if you are handy and patient, you should be able to get away with a...

Thanks for the detailed reply, and sorry for the confusion. Yes, what I clumsily tried to say was to orient the C14 with the bends at the top, as iLikeVoltron had in the photo. So orienting it that way would make the cooler less efficient? I see now, that makes sense. If I can get my hands on a...

Hold on hold on, does that mean that with an extension or riser cable and a graphics card in the bottom two slots, you could orient the C14 with the heat pipes facing up and get the bottom 140 mm fan to fit? I hadn't thought of that. I'll eyeball it later on my mobo (ASRock X99E-ITX/AC) and sift...

PC Perspective has been throwing more coverage at crowdfunded SFF cases lately, including the M1, the A4, and the Cerberus. It might be a good idea to speak with them. I think much of the enthusiasm is coming from Sebastian Peak. If you could get some coverage on their site or podcast, that...

+1 for the Node 202. The Lian Li PC-TU100 is another option. It is rugged enough for frequent travel. The thermals are not great, so I wouldn't plan to cram high-TDP components in there, but you should be ok with the short 950 and a stock 1155 CPU. Here is a video with a build from a couple...

Patrick is great, and I wish the show had more viewers. He spoke about it a few weeks ago, presumably before he'd bought the case, so I'd been waiting to see what he would do with it. He mentioned that he was trying different coolers to try to coax better thermals from his 6700, so you might...

Did anybody see Patrick Norton rave about his new S4 build on TWiCH this week? Judging by the views, probably not. It's not a super popular show, but still, nice to have an endorsement like that from someone as respected as Patrick. He's apparently putting up an entire build video for...

Thanks. This is all useful information. Many of the recent high-profile ITX cases seem more focused on aesthetics than portability, so it's nice to hear from someone who actually uses their build for travel. The handle is nice, and the lack of perforations in the top panel gives you a measure of...

Thanks for the reply. That's thoroughly decent performance on an overclocked 5820K. I didn't know that the NH-U9DX i4 could handle that much heat. I'm happy with my C14, but it's nice to know that there's an easier solution, and the U9DX is also not as bulky, so maybe there's less torque on the...

TomK and Nox, how are you finding the U9DXi4? What kind of overclocks/temps are you getting on what CPUs? How is the noise under load?

Epos7, I have essentially the same setup: X99E-ITX/Ncase M1/MX Master, and I can confirm that the problem is not just you. I get erratic response from the Master if the dongle is on one of the motherboard ports, which is one of the reasons why I use an external USB hub beneath my monitor with a...

A tip for those considering using a Noctua C14 or other cooler with tight clearance for screws: you can use regular M4 screws. Others on this thread have been able to get the spring-loaded screws from the included Dynatron cooler to work, but I found it almost impossible to get a grip on the...

Thanks, csd and Aibophobia! I pried the e-clips off with all of my might from the open side. Now onto the C14!

Hi everybody. I'm trying to install an NH-C14 cooler on this board, and have run into a small issue. I'm having trouble removing the spring-loaded screws from the included Dynatron cooler and attaching them to the C14. I ordered the narrow-ILM adapter kit, and was hoping to use the Dynatron...

"Lowest possible sound level" can have different interpretations. For example, the best AIO liquid coolers will generally be quieter than air coolers when the system is running at full load because they don't have to spin their fans as quickly, but the best air coolers are generally quieter than...

Thanks. Very useful information to have as I think about moving to a new build. Something like a 1650 v3 with 32 GB of ECC would make for quite a powerful little workstation.

Will 16 GB ECC sticks such as the Crucial 2133s (CT2K16G4RFD4213) work without the BIOS update? I've seen a few Xeon builds on this thread with ECC.

If you wanted to go X99, you could swap out the 6700K for a 5820K and the mobo for the ASRock X99E-ITX/ac on the build I suggested. Personally, this is the route I would go, as you won't be losing much in clock speed if you overclock, and you will definitely appreciate those extra cores in video...

How about something like this? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Ph8LGX It's on the large side for mini-ITX, but the added size gives you access to substantially better cooling, power supply, and graphics options--worthwhile tradeoffs in my opinion if performance and silence are what you're after...

Happy that XelNika's findings may be able to help someone else. At least for me, it has been a pretty ideal setup. The only way I could imagine getting significantly quieter and / or cooler with these components in the M1 would be with custom liquid cooling. Examine the dimensions of the...

I can't answer your first question, but as to the second, I can say from experience that the C14 + 970 Gaming is a great combo, both in terms of noise and temps. XelNika did some thorough testing comparing the C14 and the H100i with this card a few months ago, and I was convinced to switch from...

How much storage and upgradeability do you need? Have you considered a NUC-style unit? A super-simple solution would be something like a barebones Gigabyte Brix Pro for 400 USD. Pop in a 2.5" HDD and your 16 GB of RAM, and you're done for under 600 bucks. It's a quad-core i5, so you can install...

Epos7, good to hear (no pun intended), thanks. I'd be grateful if you would include your impressions on the 140 / 120 combo in terms of noise, as well. Are you getting any weird turbulance due to the size differential, or harmonics ("singing") at certain loads? I will be attempting to run a...

Thanks for the photo. I was also curious as to how csd was able to get these screwed in with a regular long-handled driver. Mine hasn't arrived yet, but if I can't get it to work, I was thinking about picking up a set of these Anex 6102T Ultra Low Profile Screwdrivers (sorry, site is in...

I use mine to game at 1080p (went 4k for productivity), and I don't find the scaler offensive. It is indeed slightly less sharp than a native 1080p display. The "super resolution" setting does mitigate the issue even further, but I don't bother, even sitting up close. At distances greater than 2...

M76, I've had a Wasabi Mango UHD 420 for about a week now, and at least so far, I have been extremely impressed. 4K 60 Hz, no PWM, IPS, and adaptive sync (FreeSync). I purchased mine from green-sum on Ebay, and if the skimpy Ebay warranty worries you, you can augment it with third-party...

I, too, was looking at blowers only, but after a recommendation from XelNika and seeing XelNika's test results, I was convinced to try the MSI 970 4G. I've only had it about two weeks, but at least so far, it's been a terrific card: cool, quiet, efficient, and powerful. On a hot day at full...

Just a quick note. Did anyone listen to the PC Perspective podcast this week? Sebastian Peak called the M1 "the greatest Mini-ITX case ever made" (around 1:23:50). Praise doesn't get much higher than that.

Indeed, and I feel that we already have a markedly different picture of the board than when it was released. It reviewed well and garnered several awards, but at least my takeaway from many of the reviews was "this is a marvel of engineering, but the lack of cooling options make it difficult to...

csd, you, sir, have just made my day! That's great news, thanks! Was screwing it in as tough as we thought it might be? Did you have to use a special screwdriver, or were you able to reach the screws with a regular (straight-handled) one? I'm putting in my order for this board and a 5820K...

Zurec, below is from a post by Xandr a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing these are the brackets that csd is using (please correct me if I am mistaken). Can't find a dedicated page for the kit, so you'd likely just have to contact Noctua to order directly. If the installation of the C14 is not...

This would be awesome, but getting both fans on the cooler on this board in a small case might be a challenge. I'm running my C14 on a mini ITX Z77 board in an NCASE M1 now, and clearance issues only let me use the top 140 mm fan ("high clearance mode"), enough for my 95 W CPU at stock, but an...

Not bad at all, especially if it's quiet at idle. I've heard several people say that the reference 980 ti tends to hit its thermal limits and throttle itself quite often, but as long as it's not doing that at a much higher frequency than it would in a larger case and you're okay with the noise...

Hmm, very interesting indeed. I was under the impression that the C14 couldn't do narrow ILM, but if all that is needed is a set of brackets and a bit of elbow grease, it might be worth a try. Here's a shot of someone attaching one of the NM-XFB4s to a cooler. Can you confirm that the C14 works...

Nice build! How are your temps and noise with the h75 and the reference 980 ti? I'm especially curious as you've got that 3.5 in HDD beneath the video card.

Epic post, Xelnika! Thanks. Surprising results, indeed. You've convinced me, so I'll be cracking my case open and going back to the C14 for some tinkering. If I come up with anything interesting, I'll report. Nicely done, and Corsair should take note. On a side note, I also appreciate your...

Here's a crazy idea: maybe you could just barely fit the Fury X rad next to the card on the bottom of the case and use intake? The card is only 7.5 in (190.5 mm) long, so you couldn't mount and bolt the rad in the dedicated 120 mm spot on the front floor, but you might be able to squeeze it in...