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

According to the spreadsheet the Noctua NH-L12 should fit on the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming with the heat pipes pointing upwards. Does it matter btw if it's mounted with the heat pipes point upwards, according to Noctua this is not the correct positioning of the CPU Cooler?

Also there is only 1 build log I could find with this motherboard and cpu cooler combo, but I can't tell from the build log if a GPU with backplate would fit... Looks like a really close call. Does anyone know if it'll fit? Maybe someone knows who wrote the comment in the spreadsheet?

Build log with this mobo + cpu cooler combo: here.
 
Making progress w/ the build... Asus Z170 Pro Gaming/Corsair SF600....
* Got the 24 pin atx power connector cable from MB to the Corsair PS ( Sheesh...that was difficult)
* Problem...now trying to connect the 8 pin atx 12v power cable to the cpu plug on the Corsair PS... It will NOT plug into the connector on the PSU...the little plastic clamp thing seems to be in the way of it going all the way into the PSU..... What the heck.... help...
 
RIRed48 said:
Making progress w/ the build... Asus Z170 Pro Gaming/Corsair SF600....
* Got the 24 pin atx power connector cable from MB to the Corsair PS ( Sheesh...that was difficult)
* Problem...now trying to connect the 8 pin atx 12v power cable to the cpu plug on the Corsair PS... It will NOT plug into the connector on the PSU...the little plastic clamp thing seems to be in the way of it going all the way into the PSU..... What the heck.... help...
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Think you have the cable reversed?.. Try same cable but swap ends.The clamp end goes onto the motherboard...
 
Chapeau said:
Think you have the cable reversed?.. Try same cable but swap ends.The clamp end goes onto the motherboard...
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I had the same problem with a Silverstone power supply (the SX600-G). I had the cable reversed. One end had a wider latching clip than the other which made no difference at the motherboard socket, but prevented insertion (thank goodness) into the PS socket.
 
One of the last items to place on the case is the side panel with my 2 Vardar 120mm fans. I cannot get one of the fans' power cable connected to the fan header...the one that is right near the video card, as the 1080-FE is in the way. When I try to remove the video card to do that I can't get it out of it's PCI slot on the MB.... it's stuck in there. On the nVidia card there's a little tab that you can supposedly push to help remove the 1080, but it does no good regardless of which way I push it before trying to remove the card ....... just shoot me now...
 
Alright so I finally managed to put together a final solution to my loop. cutting all PETG pipes today. Holy smokes it's tight in this baby. A real challenge.

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RIRed48 said:
One of the last items to place on the case is the side panel with my 2 Vardar 120mm fans. I cannot get one of the fans' power cable connected to the fan header...the one that is right near the video card, as the 1080-FE is in the way. When I try to remove the video card to do that I can't get it out of it's PCI slot on the MB.... it's stuck in there. On the nVidia card there's a little tab that you can supposedly push to help remove the 1080, but it does no good regardless of which way I push it before trying to remove the card ....... just shoot me now...
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The end of the PCI-E slot has a clip that locks onto the end of the graphics card. You must push or pull on the clip to unlock the card so that it may be pulled from the slot.
 
RIRed48 said:
One of the last items to place on the case is the side panel with my 2 Vardar 120mm fans. I cannot get one of the fans' power cable connected to the fan header...the one that is right near the video card, as the 1080-FE is in the way. When I try to remove the video card to do that I can't get it out of it's PCI slot on the MB.... it's stuck in there. On the nVidia card there's a little tab that you can supposedly push to help remove the 1080, but it does no good regardless of which way I push it before trying to remove the card ....... just shoot me now...
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Not entirely sure whether this is the issue..... but does this help?
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Well, could not get the 1080-FE out of the PCI slot, SO, I removed the Noctua C14 HSF from MB, & cleaned original Gelid paste off the cpu. With the HSF out of the way, now I could connect the side panel Vardar fan power cable to the lower-left fan header on the MB right next to the 1080. I then re-installed the Noctua C14 to the CPU. I am concerned with the Gelid paste re-application, as it seemed too thick to spread well....

I used a zip-tie to get the power cables from the MB to the PSU away from the Vardar fans (also put on the fan guards as well). I attached the side panel fan bracket w/ the Vardar's to the case. I then just put on the aluminum panels.

When I turn it on, should I have my new Win 10 containing flash drive in one of the USB3 ports, or do that after when I go into bios at boot-up to select initial boot drive?
 
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RIRed48 said:
Well, could not get the 1080-FE out of the PCI slot, SO, I removed the Noctua C14 HSF from MB, & cleaned original Gelid paste off the cpu. With the HSF out of the way, now I could connect the side panel Vardar fan power cable to the lower-left fan header on the MB right next to the 1080. I then re-installed the Noctua C14 to the CPU. I am concerned with the Gelid paste re-application, as it seemed too thick to spread well....

I used a zip-tie to get the power cables from the MB to the PSU away from the Vardar fans (also put on the fan guards as well). I attached the side panel fan bracket w/ the Vardar's to the case. I then just put on the aluminum panels.

When I turn it on, should I have my new Win 10 containing flash drive in one of the USB3 ports, or do that after when I go into bios at boot-up to select initial boot drive?
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Nice work! So close now...
 
Dumb question...

Is it possible to put the power cable from my 1080-FE into the Corsair PS upside down, and if I did does it even make a difference?
 
Kattstrumpa said:
Alright so I finally managed to put together a final solution to my loop. cutting all PETG pipes today. Holy smokes it's tight in this baby. A real challenge.

bBIhwPF.jpg
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Looking good!!

How are you hooking up the small alphacool radiator?
 
Guys, I'm slightly confused.
What's the shortest GTX 1070 that would fit into an NCASE M1 v2 with the side HDD bracket in use with 2x 3.5" hard drives?
I've currently got the ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU Mini and I fancy an upgrade! :)
 
Chapeau said:
Looking good!!

How are you hooking up the small alphacool radiator?
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Thanks man! It's a 92mm radiator that magically fits *exactly* in the rear of the M1. The loop goes res>pump>cpu>gpu>240>92>res with PETG 14mm OD straight pipes :D
 
Gandergray said:
Intriguing build.



Agreed! And, if you don't mind, please keep us apprised of these and other details.
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Thank you man. :) I will keep you guys updated. I aim to make this the most sick looking M1 build out there. Only straight pipes, a lot of fittings and other shenanigans ;)
 
phillai said:
Guys, I'm slightly confused.
What's the shortest GTX 1070 that would fit into an NCASE M1 v2 with the side HDD bracket in use with 2x 3.5" hard drives?
I've currently got the ASUS GTX 970 DirectCU Mini and I fancy an upgrade! :)
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There is only one GTX 1070 itx available and that is the Gigabyte, but it is not without fitment problems. At 131 mm wide you will need right angle pci power connector in order to attach the power connector and clear the side panel. The pcb is also very tall in the corner, but if you check the picture here it looks like the pcb will just fit.
 
Necere > I see lots of accessories available for purchase on the Ncases site, but I don't see any extra ssd brackets. Is there a way to order another set of SSD brackets as I have apparently lost my backup set when I moved to my new apartment.

Thanks again, been enjoying my case since I got in on the original pre-order.
 
Ok...finally ordered this. A silver case with black top. :D Now the waiting game starts....this SUCKS!
 
BaK2BaK said:
Necere > Is the Ncase font available?
(The one used on the front pannel or on the box.)
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Nope, because it's not a font - I actually designed the logo myself.

Kaos_Drem said:
Necere > I see lots of accessories available for purchase on the Ncases site, but I don't see any extra ssd brackets. Is there a way to order another set of SSD brackets as I have apparently lost my backup set when I moved to my new apartment.
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Not sure if we have any available, but if you go through the contact link on the website w360 should get back to you within 2-3 days.
 
Dante Bellin said:
Hy Folks

Summer Project Done.
Ready for Winter Days. Ready for great Stories. Ready for 1080p/60fps

Highly Inspired by Bluehandstechs M1 Build. Thx for that.


NCase M1 ITX Small Form Factor

CPU - Skylake 6700K
GPU - Nvidia Geforce GTX 980Ti
RAM - 16GB HyperX Fury DDR4-2133
Samsung SSD 850 EVO M.2 128 GB
Samsung 850 EVO Basic 500GB
Corsair SF600
ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING
XBOX ONE Elite Controller


Custom Selfmade Watercooling Loop

- Alphacool Radiator
- Alphacool Adapters
- EKWB Radiator
- Monsoon Hardline Fittings
- EKWB Waterblocks
- Monsoon PETG 13/10 Tubes
- Watercool Heatkiller Pump/Res Combo
- 2x Silverstone 120mm Fans
- Noctua 92mm Fan
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Is this the 100 long reservoir?

How did you mount it to the front of the chassis?
 
Hey guys,

It's 48mm clearance from an EK gpu waterblock to the bottom of the case, right? I read that somewhere in this thread but I'm not sure if it's 48mm or 49mm

thanks
 
Learning_mode said:
Hey guys,

It's 48mm clearance from an EK gpu waterblock to the bottom of the case, right? I read that somewhere in this thread but I'm not sure if it's 48mm or 49mm

thanks
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I measure 44mm to the bottom of the plugs on the terminal. Less on the far right plug.
The card itself ranges from about 49mm to 47mm from left to right. Despite my best efforts, the card droops significantly. I weighed the card, with acrylic block, acrylic terminal and alloy backplate it's a pretty substantial 1.03kg total.

In terms of your build, every little bit of extra room helps. Even one or two mm may mean the difference between actually being able to fit your GPU (or not!...) into the case after you bolt the water block on. A combination of unscrewing the bottom rads/fans and sliding the card are all required to fit the card into position.
 
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so 49mm if the card doesn't droop, gotcha. I'm planning to get this top, 46mm total height excluding top plugs

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Holy crap I put a EVGA Hybrid kit on my 1070 Aero last night and mounted it up in the Ncase. Card went from throttling at 80% fan and 82C to rock solid clock speed at a peak so far of 42C. And the very best part is I can now game without needing headphones because the blower fan is so damn loud.
 
Saturday I hope to disconnect my old comp and boot up the new build for the first time.

Should I place the Win 10 installation flash drive in a USB port prior to the boot, or put the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming MB drivers DVD in first instead?
 
RIRed48 said:
Saturday I hope to disconnect my old comp and boot up the new build for the first time.

Should I place the Win 10 installation flash drive in a USB port prior to the boot, or put the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming MB drivers DVD in first instead?
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Put the usb in first, just change your boot options in the bios to boot off usb. Drivers install after the OS.
 
voklskier4452 said:
Holy crap I put a EVGA Hybrid kit on my 1070 Aero last night and mounted it up in the Ncase. Card went from throttling at 80% fan and 82C to rock solid clock speed at a peak so far of 42C. And the very best part is I can now game without needing headphones because the blower fan is so damn loud.
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Nice! I did the same upgrade on my GTX 1080 Founders Edition, and have the same temperature and performance improvements.
 
Hi everybody... First of all excuse my bad english

I´m just a noob in building a PC so i ordered the components and got them assembled in a shop. I own a V2, with a Asus Z97 i plus, a 4790K, M2 ssd... and a Silverstone SFX-500L. I´ve used this config first with a 770, later a 960 and now i´ve just bought a gigabayte 1080 G1

I´m trying to fit the card inside the case and i´m having PSU clearance problems-. I can´t insert the PCI connector as the back part of the card is contacting the PSU power connectors. I´ve tried to search this forum for PSU clearance but i can´t find anything.

Is it possible to fit that Graphic Card in my case or do i have to buy another PSU like de Corsair 600 or the SFX-L Lianli PE-500 ?

Has anyone solved this problem?
 
NotOnlyBits said:
Hi everybody... First of all excuse my bad english

I´m just a noob in building a PC so i ordered the components and got them assembled in a shop. I own a V2, with a Asus Z97 i plus, a 4790K, M2 ssd... and a Silverstone SFX-500L. I´ve used this config first with a 770, later a 960 and now i´ve just bought a gigabayte 1080 G1

I´m trying to fit the card inside the case and i´m having PSU clearance problems-. I can´t insert the PCI connector as the back part of the card is contacting the PSU power connectors. I´ve tried to search this forum for PSU clearance but i can´t find anything.

Is it possible to fit that Graphic Card in my case or do i have to buy another PSU like de Corsair 600 or the SFX-L Lianli PE-500 ?

Has anyone solved this problem?
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If it still won't fit with the revised SFX bracket it will fit with the Corsair SF600. It is a regular SFX not a SFX-L.
 
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