- Apr 21, 2017
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Just a quick heads up to NCASE M1 owners and potential owners. Today we built a system in an NCASE M1 V2.0. We used an ASUS ROG Strix Z390-I. This board has compatibility issues with the case due to the IO shield and rear VRM heatsink. The 92mm rear exhaust fan would not fit. Additionally the board is not compatible with the MSI Ventus 6G OC RTX 2060 due to back plate clearance issues.
That never stops us so out came the Dremel and a few minutes of cutting the plastic back plate down, I MADE it fit. Not for the feint of heart though, or people who care about the warranty. ^_^
Not sure about other versions of the case, but for the V2.0, get a GPU without a backplate if you're using the ROG Strix Z390-I mainboard. Additionally, don't plan on using the 92mm rear exhaust fan.
That never stops us so out came the Dremel and a few minutes of cutting the plastic back plate down, I MADE it fit. Not for the feint of heart though, or people who care about the warranty. ^_^
Not sure about other versions of the case, but for the V2.0, get a GPU without a backplate if you're using the ROG Strix Z390-I mainboard. Additionally, don't plan on using the 92mm rear exhaust fan.