NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

Thanks for the tips guys.

In regards to performance of the 980/970, I was thinking of it more in terms of future proofing and/or extending the life of the system. I don't mind spending the extra coin for limited increase today, I'd like to do as few upgrades as possible over the lifespan of the system(between a cramped case and an after market cooler).

But if there's a notable associated temperature increase, then I may sick with the 970.
 
Thanks!

Any thoughts on the Arctic AIO keeping VRAM cool with only thermal pads, no heat sinks and air cooling?

As much as SPCR raved about it, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information out there.
 
I never realized how happy a tracking number could make me.

Wahaha360 and Necere thanks so much for doing this project can't wait to build.

I guess I really need to buy my CPU cooler and fans since everything else is on its way to my house.
 
ytraMeeL said:
I never realized how happy a tracking number could make me.
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Just out of curiousity, how long after you placed your order did you appear on the spreadsheet or any confirmation??

It feels like a miracle that I even stumbled upon this awesome case, and just want to get building already!!

Thanks!
 
So I ordered mine Friday last week I think. Just got notice I am receiving today. I am still not on spreadsheet.
 
For clarification:

Today, 1 week after I ordered I got confirmation of shipment and a tracking #. Today is also the day it's scheduled to arrive.

I was expecting another week so I hadn't ordered any parts yet. Time to get going.
 
smc805 said:
Just out of curiousity, how long after you placed your order did you appear on the spreadsheet or any confirmation??

It feels like a miracle that I even stumbled upon this awesome case, and just want to get building already!!

Thanks!
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I ordered on 2/22 so almost two weeks, but I blane most of that on Chinese New Year break.

Got everything ordered and should be arriving over the next week. Hoping everything makes it here by Thursday so I can build on my off day.
 
Taco said:
For clarification:

Today, 1 week after I ordered I got confirmation of shipment and a tracking #. Today is also the day it's scheduled to arrive.

I was expecting another week so I hadn't ordered any parts yet. Time to get going.
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Thanks Taco for the insight! Nice to have that little nugget of truth. I'll be waiting as patiently as possible...

Can't wait for this awesome little thing!
 
ytraMeeL said:
I ordered on 2/22 so almost two weeks, but I blane most of that on Chinese New Year break.

Got everything ordered and should be arriving over the next week. Hoping everything makes it here by Thursday so I can build on my off day.
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Didn't even think about that :confused::(

I've done all of this backwards, I have all of my components except the case, lol. I've put it all together on the MoBo box and tested the system and done some light gaming, but disassembling/reassembling is getting old fast.

Thanks!
 
smc805 said:
Didn't even think about that :confused::(

I've done all of this backwards, I have all of my components except the case, lol. I've put it all together on the MoBo box and tested the system and done some light gaming, but disassembling/reassembling is getting old fast.

Thanks!
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That is the one thing that worried me, I've been sitting on CPU and motherboard for a couple of weeks. Really hoping they aren't DOA. I had tested my GTX 970, but I just swapped it for a 980 which should be here today hopefully.
 
smc805 said:
Thanks Taco for the insight! Nice to have that little nugget of truth. I'll be waiting as patiently as possible...

Can't wait for this awesome little thing!
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Ordered mine the 21st, got my tracking number today, just says package acceptance - Taiwan. All my parts should be here the 11th, i'm very excited to build in this case. :D
 
ytraMeeL said:
That is the one thing that worried me, I've been sitting on CPU and motherboard for a couple of weeks. Really hoping they aren't DOA. I had tested my GTX 970, but I just swapped it for a 980 which should be here today hopefully.
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I'll take your GTX 970! :D:D This case is by far the most expensive part of my build. This is my first time building and wanted to experiment with a budget gaming system before I bought any crazy expensive stuff and broke anything. Mine certainly isn't the fastest, but my GTX 750 Superclocked will have a beautiful home :cool: Needless to say I'll certainly be doing some upgrading now that I have some idea of what's up.
 
VampireVendetta said:
Ordered mine the 21st, got my tracking number today, just says package acceptance - Taiwan. All my parts should be here the 11th, i'm very excited to build in this case. :D
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That's awesome! Yeah I'm really excited as well. I had been looking at the Hadron but wasn't thrilled w/ some of its limitations, and all of the other m-itx cases looked kind of lame (just in my opinion). I can't wait to give my components (and future upgrades) a nice home!

Can't wait to see yours finished!
 
Taco said:
For clarification:

Today, 1 week after I ordered I got confirmation of shipment and a tracking #. Today is also the day it's scheduled to arrive.

I was expecting another week so I hadn't ordered any parts yet. Time to get going.
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Scratch this. The first sentence is accurate. However I coincidentally got a tracking # for another package someone else ordered literally an hour after I got the first notice and confuses them.

So 1 week from ordering I got confirmation of shipping, I do not know when it will be here though.
 
ytraMeeL said:
That is the one thing that worried me, I've been sitting on CPU and motherboard for a couple of weeks. Really hoping they aren't DOA. I had tested my GTX 970, but I just swapped it for a 980 which should be here today hopefully.
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Very unlikely to get a bad cpu. The mobo however is what would worry me if I waited also. Hopefully though it will work out fine. Good luck. :)
 
I really need to quit spending money haha. Cooling, SSDs, optical drive, and a new 4K monitor en route.
 
ytraMeeL said:
I really need to quit spending money haha. Cooling, SSDs, optical drive, and a new 4K monitor en route.
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For real. I've just finished (save for the case) buying everything for an admittedly super cheapo budget build and putting it together... Now with my confidence and knowledge up a little bit I can't help but drool and coerce myself away from Newegg and the like before I go totally broke.

*Sigh* one day
 
No Hands 55 said:
Anyone have any tips on managing these cables a little better? I'm wanting to get a 92mm fan to go under the gpu fan and didn't know if there was any better way to tuck away everything other than under the gpu. Really wish i had the tools to make custom length cables

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this reply is probably too late, but this is how i managed the cables:
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After some squeezing, I got the SFX-L PSU in with a long card with fan facing outside. Even with the V3 bracket, the card will either be warped or be pushed downwards if there's space below, but it works, barely.
 
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew where to get hardware for the ncame m1 v1. I lost my bag with extra screws and the like.

If anyone cares: I managed to cram a h100i 780ti and 600w sfx in there! yay!
 
vortaku said:
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew where to get hardware for the ncame m1 v1. I lost my bag with extra screws and the like.

If anyone cares: I managed to cram a h100i 780ti and 600w sfx in there! yay!
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Just email W360 (info at ncases.com) and tell him which spares you'd like to buy. I ordered a bunch of spare plastic clips, the shorter PSU cables, and a few bags of various screws and rubber washers. Iirc, he didn't have any of the exterior domed screws at the time.. not really sure what he has on hand now.
 
Aibohphobia said:
I've gotten quotes for my SFX-L bracket, so now it's time to see if there's enough interest to move forward.

Custom SFX-L Bracket Interest Survey

Please only fill out if you're serious about buying one. We need to see if we could hit the minimum order quantity otherwise it'd be too expensive to produce.


For those not familiar, I've developed a custom bracket that would mount a SFX-L PSU up against the front of the case like the ATX bracket so the connectors will clear the end of 10.5" length cards like the reference GTX 970/980.

Pic of prototype installed: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1041440375&highlight=#post1041440375

Note: Production version would be shifted forward slightly to better clear the card.

Also note: The bracket will block use of anything mounted to the forward part of the side bracket (radiator, fan, HDD, etc.). It will also block any 2.5" drives from being mounted to the inside of the front frame with the PSU in the forward position.

There is an additional set of mounting holes for those with shorter video cards that will let the PSU clear 2 x 2.5" drives. Either way, you can still mount drives behind the front panel.
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Any news? Got any quotes and if you did, whats the min. q?
 
So about three days ago I got that upgrade itch. The itch to build a SFF, finally, after all these years of wanting a tiny system.
I have just placed an order for this magnificent M1 case. So incredibly excited to get building!

I will post pictures as things arrive. :)

Just really wanted to say thank you to the community for getting this thing off the ground.
 
Aibohphobia said:
Looking at minimum of 200 units, only up to 30 responses so far though.
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:(
Maybe this caters only to a too specific group and there just aren't enough ppl with the combination of hardware this bracket fits.

Other more general options:
The problem with raising the sfx bracket another couple of mm is the power cable right? (or is it the clip)
Are there any "low profile" power cable connectors?
 
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
 
okwchin said:
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
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Interesting... making a modular power supply... non-modular?
 
okwchin said:
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
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Would you need to go that far? a ribbon style cable and a connector with grooves for a key puller or some similar tool. Should be plenty, only need a couple of mm..
 
okwchin said:
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
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This, I've searched high and low and the plug that ships with the M1 is the lowest profile one around.
 
Any guidance on how long their M1 stays in customs? Mine was inspected on morning of the 10th, but hasn't leff LA yet. Just seeing if this is normal. I just want to build this thing so bad haha.
 
ytraMeeL said:
Any guidance on how long their M1 stays in customs? Mine was inspected on morning of the 10th, but hasn't leff LA yet. Just seeing if this is normal. I just want to build this thing so bad haha.
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Mine is in LA as well, prob same batch. Glad I'm not the only one.
 
Anybody interested in buying a V3 silver or V3 black panel kit? Both have the ODD slot. I got an extra set since they set me the wrong color first.
 
Super-exciting news for those who want to maximize CPU performance in the M1 (or any mITX SFF case), per Anandtech:

I always love to see interesting deviations to the norm when it comes to motherboards, and something such as a mini-ITX based extreme system has been at the top of my list for many years. We never saw a mini-ITX X79 system (the nearest was an extended mini-ITX from Shuttle) but now ASRock has gone head first into the X99 plus mini-ITX arena, showing their first model at CeBIT later this month
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:)
 
okwchin said:
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
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I'm currently seeing if the 24-pin cable from the PP05-E cable set can be modified to be lower profile (with right-angle cable exit) using the German method. My pin-vise should arrive this weekend, so I can start hacking away at the de-pinned connector. If the 24-pin can be modified, the remaining PCI-E-style connectors should be easy.
 
okwchin said:
or rather, Even LowER profile connectors. Its already impressively small compared to what is available on the market. Seems like the only option left would be for the power cable to be hard wired.
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How about making a slimmer connector using a 3D printer? Maybe someone could design one and we could all print them at our local Staples.
 
EdZ said:
I'm currently seeing if the 24-pin cable from the PP05-E cable set can be modified to be lower profile (with right-angle cable exit) using the German method. My pin-vise should arrive this weekend, so I can start hacking away at the de-pinned connector. If the 24-pin can be modified, the remaining PCI-E-style connectors should be easy.
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How are you going to solve the problem with the latch thing (what's it called in english?)
 
Latch, or locking mechanism (for you technical folk). ;)
Can't think of any other name, at the moment.
 
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