Sadly, NCase has announced that the M1 is effectively end of life. However, new products are in development. Hopefully, the products in development include an NCase Mini-ITX tower, with a layout that satisfies the following design objectives or considerations:
1. Tower style case
2. No GPU PCIe riser cable
3. Houses full length GPUs
4. Supports liquid and air cooling
5. Supports dual radiators
6. Accommodates pump and reservoir inside the case
7. Variety of panels: regular, performance, display
1. Tower: A PC case in tower layout or orientation better allows all sides of the case to be available for cooling or display of the interior.
2. No riser cable: Eliminates cost of the cable and the need to route the cable inside the case.
3. Lengthy GPUs: A frequent objective in boutique mini-ITX cases is to include full-size, high performance GPUs, either liquid or air cooled. If air cooled, some GPU coolers require triple PCI slots.
4. Liquid and air cooling: The NCase Mini-ITX tower could support both by using a "sleeve" that is mounted either to the GPU side or MB side of the case. (See the mock-up image above.) Although different in orientation, this "sleeve" is similar in concept to the TopHat (or "skirt") of the Louqe Ghost S1: Ghost TopHat .
When air cooling a GPU, the "sleeve" would be attached to the GPU side of the case (green), and would house the GPU with air cooler.
When liquid cooling a GPU, the "sleeve" would be attached to the MB side of the case (blue), and would house a radiator and fans. With the "sleeve" attached to the MB side, the GPU water block with coolant would be adjacent to the GPU side of the case, and thus, readily available for display.
5. Dual radiators: High capacity cooling for high performance computing, such as gaming or overclocking, or cool an quiet computing. The NCase Mini-ITX tower would support radiators and fans on the MB side and top of the case. A "TopHat" (gold) would house the top-mounted radiator, and as noted, the "sleeve" (blue) would house the MB side radiator and fans.
6. Pump and reservoir: The NCase Mini-ITX tower would including mounting support for a pump and reservoir in front of the MB and power supply.
7. Panels: Regular, performance and display panels could be an option. "Performance" panels have larger or more pervasive ventilation holes. See, for example, the renderings provided by Necere in Post #160 (click the image). Display panels could be made available for the front and GPU sides of the case (when the "sleeve" is mounted to the MB side of the case, the GPU water block is effectively positioned for display).
What you you think? What should the next NCase be?
1. Tower style case
2. No GPU PCIe riser cable
3. Houses full length GPUs
4. Supports liquid and air cooling
5. Supports dual radiators
6. Accommodates pump and reservoir inside the case
7. Variety of panels: regular, performance, display
1. Tower: A PC case in tower layout or orientation better allows all sides of the case to be available for cooling or display of the interior.
2. No riser cable: Eliminates cost of the cable and the need to route the cable inside the case.
3. Lengthy GPUs: A frequent objective in boutique mini-ITX cases is to include full-size, high performance GPUs, either liquid or air cooled. If air cooled, some GPU coolers require triple PCI slots.
4. Liquid and air cooling: The NCase Mini-ITX tower could support both by using a "sleeve" that is mounted either to the GPU side or MB side of the case. (See the mock-up image above.) Although different in orientation, this "sleeve" is similar in concept to the TopHat (or "skirt") of the Louqe Ghost S1: Ghost TopHat .
When air cooling a GPU, the "sleeve" would be attached to the GPU side of the case (green), and would house the GPU with air cooler.
When liquid cooling a GPU, the "sleeve" would be attached to the MB side of the case (blue), and would house a radiator and fans. With the "sleeve" attached to the MB side, the GPU water block with coolant would be adjacent to the GPU side of the case, and thus, readily available for display.
5. Dual radiators: High capacity cooling for high performance computing, such as gaming or overclocking, or cool an quiet computing. The NCase Mini-ITX tower would support radiators and fans on the MB side and top of the case. A "TopHat" (gold) would house the top-mounted radiator, and as noted, the "sleeve" (blue) would house the MB side radiator and fans.
6. Pump and reservoir: The NCase Mini-ITX tower would including mounting support for a pump and reservoir in front of the MB and power supply.
7. Panels: Regular, performance and display panels could be an option. "Performance" panels have larger or more pervasive ventilation holes. See, for example, the renderings provided by Necere in Post #160 (click the image). Display panels could be made available for the front and GPU sides of the case (when the "sleeve" is mounted to the MB side of the case, the GPU water block is effectively positioned for display).
What you you think? What should the next NCase be?
