When will the sx500-lg be available to buy in the US? This is one of the last parts I need to buy for my v3 build (which should of shipped today). Debating on just buying the 450w and doing the fan swap mod or waiting to order the new 500 PSU. Why is it taking them so long to start selling them in the US?
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NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)
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It has the same pinout as the ST45SF-G and the SX600-G.
Stev3FrencH
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Wondering the same thing
Is the Silverstone SX500-LG PSU, a clearance problem at all, if I go and get a short-PCB 970 such as the upcoming ASUS GeForce® GTX 970 DC Mini?
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX970DCMOC4GD5/
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/GTX970DCMOC4GD5/
Man, this is a tight fit with the GTX 980, Cryorig C1 and Silverstone ST45SF-G. I've ordered the short flexible PSU cable kit so hopefully that helps a bit on being able to bend and tuck the wires.. As is, I basically cannot move or hide any of the wires, whatsoever. I know that's not the point of this case as it's not meant to show the internals, but it's impacting airflow a bit. Also wondering if you guys have any suggestions as to where I should place fans. I have two 120mm noiseblocker eloop fans that I'm just not sure where they should go, yet. Also may mount a fan on the back if that would help at all.
Sorry for the potato quality pics..
Sorry for the potato quality pics..
Good info on the cryorig c1 about the fitment most of us didn't realize it would not fit with the normal sfx mounting bracket. Im still trying to decide on my cooler choice right now.
My current small powerful budget build consist of...
Ncase M1 V3- $250 shipped-still waiting on tracking number. (lol...Yes this is my most expensive part in my entire build and some people might think spending this much on a bare case for a budget build is stupid but the only logical way to look at it is compared to all other components in the system a nice case will not lose much if any value and its is the only part you and everybody else will look at everyday so it would be silly to not get the very best, most high quality case you can. Besides all the other Mini ITX cases look completely lame and non functional in comparison)
Intel 4790k- 115$ (intel retail edge program, hit 25k coins in 1 night and ordered. This program is legit!)
Asus Z97i-Plus- $90- with rakuten.com $50 signup offer and new years 10% off sitewide code
Team Xtreme 2x8GB 2400 Cas 10-$125 newegg sale a few days ago
Samsung 256gb 850 Pro- $145 with 30$ off checkout promo
EVGA slim load optical drive kit- $42 amazon prime
Only things I have left to order is power supply, video card, and cooler. This is my first PC build ever but im planning to do everything legit and have been doing tons of research the past few weeks. Right now im 50/50 on getting the noctua C14 or the new CM Nepton 240M. Either way im going to delid my chip then use CL Pro between the die and IHS. Should safely do 4.7ghz @ 1.30v stable and cool no problem from what iv seen after doing this.
Anyways my questions are will the CM Nepton 240M fit with zero issues mounted to the side bracket? I assume it will since people fit the h100i and its about the same size unless im overlooking something. I want my system as quiet as possible and it looks like the Nepton 240m blows everything out of the water in its class, My other choice would be the c14 air cooler. I really want to keep the inside very clean and simple but worried about the weight and stress the C14 might put on the MB/Processor especially if the case is moved and carried around from time to time. What do you guys think? Price difference isnt much $75-C14 vs $90-Nepton 240m after rebate.
My current small powerful budget build consist of...
Ncase M1 V3- $250 shipped-still waiting on tracking number. (lol...Yes this is my most expensive part in my entire build and some people might think spending this much on a bare case for a budget build is stupid but the only logical way to look at it is compared to all other components in the system a nice case will not lose much if any value and its is the only part you and everybody else will look at everyday so it would be silly to not get the very best, most high quality case you can. Besides all the other Mini ITX cases look completely lame and non functional in comparison)
Intel 4790k- 115$ (intel retail edge program, hit 25k coins in 1 night and ordered. This program is legit!)
Asus Z97i-Plus- $90- with rakuten.com $50 signup offer and new years 10% off sitewide code
Team Xtreme 2x8GB 2400 Cas 10-$125 newegg sale a few days ago
Samsung 256gb 850 Pro- $145 with 30$ off checkout promo
EVGA slim load optical drive kit- $42 amazon prime
Only things I have left to order is power supply, video card, and cooler. This is my first PC build ever but im planning to do everything legit and have been doing tons of research the past few weeks. Right now im 50/50 on getting the noctua C14 or the new CM Nepton 240M. Either way im going to delid my chip then use CL Pro between the die and IHS. Should safely do 4.7ghz @ 1.30v stable and cool no problem from what iv seen after doing this.
Anyways my questions are will the CM Nepton 240M fit with zero issues mounted to the side bracket? I assume it will since people fit the h100i and its about the same size unless im overlooking something. I want my system as quiet as possible and it looks like the Nepton 240m blows everything out of the water in its class, My other choice would be the c14 air cooler. I really want to keep the inside very clean and simple but worried about the weight and stress the C14 might put on the MB/Processor especially if the case is moved and carried around from time to time. What do you guys think? Price difference isnt much $75-C14 vs $90-Nepton 240m after rebate.
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thefivetheory
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Looks like be quiet! has some new fans that might fit the M1. At least one of them looks.. a lot... like the C14. Nice to have some more options.
Oh yeah, does any one know if I can use the full hard drive bracket, if I get the SX500 PSU as well?
Many thanks to all replies in advance.
Been a long time since I've posted in this thread, I feel like I've missed a lot. 
I recommend cutting your cables shorter and resleeving them. It'll take a lot of time unless you pay someone else to do it for you, but it's worth it.
That combo will have no issues fitting.
I'd probably put both on the bottom.
The Nepton should fit fine.
I don't think the weight of the C14 would be a major concern, but if you're really worried about it you can leave the fan(s) off the cooler and install fans on the side bracket instead, which will keep the weight down. The fans installed that way can also help to support the cooler, IIRC.
Yes.
Hey M4rk, sure has. How've you been?Been a long time since I've posted in this thread, I feel like I've missed a lot.
If you go to newegg and look at their CPU coolers, filter by 92mm fan models and sort by price, there are quite a few basic small coolers for ~$10 that will work.
just finished up my m1 v3 build! will get pics when i can. love this little case.
final build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $252.99)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $41.99)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $113.99)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $139.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $189.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $89.99)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (Purchased For $339.99)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (Purchased For $124.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-B9 PWM 37.9 CFM 92mm Fan ($23.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $27.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $27.99)
Other: NCASE M1 V3, Silver (Purchased For $185.00)
Total: $1558.89
final build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For $252.99)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (Purchased For $41.99)
Motherboard: Asus H97I-PLUS Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard (Purchased For $113.99)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $139.99)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $189.99)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $89.99)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (Purchased For $339.99)
Power Supply: Silverstone 600W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular SFX Power Supply (Purchased For $124.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-B9 PWM 37.9 CFM 92mm Fan ($23.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $27.99)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan (Purchased For $27.99)
Other: NCASE M1 V3, Silver (Purchased For $185.00)
Total: $1558.89
Last we talked I got a job as a community manager for a social games studio in California. That didn't last forever (the studio downsized) and now I'm back in Florida. Basically a free agent again. Looks like I missed some new case ideas getting posted here and actually produced. Going to try and read through some of what I missed.
Are you guys still working on the smaller steambox design? I was always interested in that too.
Yeah, though it's been on the backburner for a while. I have a thread on it here.Are you guys still working on the smaller steambox design? I was always interested in that too.
goodbyegalaxy
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Hey, been following this thread of a bit and was just wondering something - I see that the current run is expected to run out soonish - is it safe to assume there will be more in the future? I'll be building in 6ish months but wouldn't want to miss out on this case!
This comes up quite often, I would recommend to buy it if you are set on building using it. It's a case, the only thing that could go wrong is shipping issues/damage so you aren't exactly running out of warranty time or useful lifespan by buying it early. A bunch of people were bummed when they missed out on previous runs. It's a great case and you can't go wrong with it. Order first, question later
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Just received my set of silver V3 panels (Ottawa, Canada area). They look great on my V1 case.
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trying to decide on cooling for when my case gets here. i have a brand new h105 that im thinking about selling if there is a better option. my old h105 performed amazing though. im open to air coolers but only if they are as quiet and perform the same or better as the h105. anyone have any thoughts or should i stick with the h105 and get some nice fans for it?
side note: had some issues with my case shipping and its going to be a bit longer than id hoped but my god Ncase has by FAR the best customer service i have ever dealt with. Seriously, every company should strive to be as helpful and kind as these guys! Will be buying the steambox to support you guys if it comes to fruition
side note: had some issues with my case shipping and its going to be a bit longer than id hoped but my god Ncase has by FAR the best customer service i have ever dealt with. Seriously, every company should strive to be as helpful and kind as these guys! Will be buying the steambox to support you guys if it comes to fruition
At the current sales rate, I expect our inventory to last into March or April, maybe even later. Six months? I can't say for sure, but four months is a fair bet. I also don't know if there will be another run in the future; it will really depend mostly on whether w360 wants to keep doing it. It is a fair bit of work - dealing with customer issues on a daily basis, organizing shipping and payments, etc., and can be stressful, so we'll see.
The H105 is a thicker rad and will be a bit trickier to find room for, so what you might consider doing is just trying it out when you get the case and then go from there - either keep it if it works for you, or replace it with something else.
Dan/w360 rightly deserves most of the credit for that: when you send a message to our support email, that's who you're talking to. He occasionally consults with me on customer issues, and I've tried to impress my own philosophy of customer service on him, but as far as day-to-day support, it's all him.
Anyone looking into this one? It's availability is good in EU as we speak and the price is "doable" .
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Fractal_Design/Kelvin_S24/
While I'm happy with my current air cooled set up, as it is very silent, it does get quite hot in the small case. Hence I might opt for some additional cooling.
Anyone already experiences with this one in the M1 case?
Cheers!
.http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Fractal_Design/Kelvin_S24/
While I'm happy with my current air cooled set up, as it is very silent, it does get quite hot in the small case. Hence I might opt for some additional cooling.
Anyone already experiences with this one in the M1 case?
Cheers!
Hey I recieved a mcp50x for Christmas and planned to use it in the ncase. Other than the fact I wouldn't be able to use a full size gpu with it I was gonna use the EK full water block for the vi impact. I'm having second thoughts though that the apogee xl would be just as good. I like the look and idea of the ek block cooling everything especially with reduced airflow finding smaller and smaller gpus is becoming easier . Has anyone else tried going this way?
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Watercooling a (stock) CPU will probably result in a louder overall experience because of the pump. The only real reason to go with watercooling (in the Ncase) is because you have overclocks that require >20% extra voltage and/or want to watercool the GPU.
I tried installing a Corsair H75 in my M1 in the beginning and couldn't even find a way to "smash" it all in. The tubes were the more flexible, rubber type, but I still had a hard time trying to get it all in. How are people fitting this even larger kits in?
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A pump controlled via PWM?
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While I didn't say "all pumps are louder", it's not easy to find an AIO watercooler that is on-par with a good similarly priced air cooler, performance and noise-wise.
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I've got a H75 installed in my M1. I just twisted it during installation so the tubes 'spiralled' down the the waterblock, and easily coil up in between when installed.
When done this way, don't the tubes block airflow of the H75 fans?
The Arctic Accelero III looks like it's avalable in europe again, but now, when almost pressing the "buy" button on it i whent back and searched the thread for info and re-read Config 3.
Necere: You state that the system was less quiet than with stock blower at idle (fans @ 1000rpm), but how was the noise when the fans were @ 1700 rpm? I would expect that it would be better than stock, no? Also kind of depressing about the VRM temps, but given that the new 9-series nvidia cards are far less power hungry this might not be that much of an issue after all. I kind of wish I read this properly before toying with this idea for months. I'll do a google dive to see if i can find a way around this VRM issue.
Necere: You state that the system was less quiet than with stock blower at idle (fans @ 1000rpm), but how was the noise when the fans were @ 1700 rpm? I would expect that it would be better than stock, no? Also kind of depressing about the VRM temps, but given that the new 9-series nvidia cards are far less power hungry this might not be that much of an issue after all. I kind of wish I read this properly before toying with this idea for months. I'll do a google dive to see if i can find a way around this VRM issue.
I'm also very interested in cooling my GTX970 with this cooler. It seems like there's not much info on the VRMs and this specific cooler for the 900s series.
Prett much anything is quieter than the reference AMD blower under load, so that's not exactly a high bar.
Any fan at 1700rpm isn't really what you'd call "quiet" - especially with four of them in such a small space - but it was certainly quieter than the reference blower (under load).
Edit: That reminds me, GPU blowers would be a perfect application for Rotosub's active noise canceling tech. Anyone know anyone at AMD or nvidia? Or even EVGA...?
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It's hard the tell from the image, but if you imagine the rim of the fan projecting a cylinder straight out from the fan, the pipes are 'wrapping around' this area.
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lulz, I didn't know the spreadsheet I created so long ago would serve so good and so long
Although, to be fair, the only thing I did was to create it, and post here the links. Bam, community did the rest
Who would have thought, V3 already...
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BTW, what are the changes on the bracke? I haven't been following the thread recently, and I've seen people to use the V3 bracket with the V1, what for?
Oh, since I have a mini case... I also downsized my keyboard, and now it looks funny when you see the screen I'm using (29")
lulz, I didn't know the spreadsheet I created so long ago would serve so good and so long
Although, to be fair, the only thing I did was to create it, and post here the links. Bam, community did the rest
Who would have thought, V3 already...
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BTW, what are the changes on the bracke? I haven't been following the thread recently, and I've seen people to use the V3 bracket with the V1, what for?
Oh, since I have a mini case... I also downsized my keyboard, and now it looks funny when you see the screen I'm using (29")
It mounts the PSU a few millimeters up (3mm i think) for marginally better SFX-L support. Still not ideal though.
Thanks. I konw those blowers are awefully noisy, but to be fair so is the Twin Frozr II @ Max. Even headphones ruin the gaming experience.
My build would have 3 fans though. Only one on the NH-C14 and then the two on the bottom.
Since the Accelero is compatible with so many different cards i was considering buying it for my old 580 now instead of waiting till i get a 970, but I think I'll wait.
Still think I'll try it out though. It's not that expensive. And given that the Accelero VI cools the VRM's from the top, nothing should be stopping me from getting a few smaller heatsinks to attach on the top of the card to get cooling from both sides. Hell, even an aluminum bacplate with some thermal pads could do the trick.
With the TDP of the new cards, If VRM temps can be kept in check, I would think that really good expensive fans with the proper profile (sacrificing temps for silence) could potentially give a really silent build.
Also, with the ref 970 PCB being shorter, eventhough the accelero heatsink is long could potentially give the headroom for SFX-L cable mgmt. With our without ATX bracket + SFX adapter (or custom adapter).
I'm itching to figure this one out. Need to allocate some funding towards unproductive nerd related activities soon