I posted this on Reddit, but I'll take as many opinions as I can get.
I've been going back and forth with current and upcoming designs and my needs, and I keep coming back to these two. Before we go any further, I can only get one of the two unfortunately lol.
Anyways, I won't be building into either right away. It will be in a few months or probably longer, I just want to get it now. My current GPU will fit into the SM560 but will not into the Ncase [for a three slot card its too long whereas its length would have been fine if it was dual slot]. Regardless, I'm not building into either until I upgrade the gpu. Like I said, I'd just like to have it now. Although I could get a dual slot card, I like the option of being able to buy longer or thicker cards. In that regard the SM560 allows a wider range of GPU while being about 2-3 liters smaller.
As for the CPU, due to the 55mm heatsink limit of the SM560 I'd be limited to 65w cpu, maybe 95w with higher bottom exhaust fan speeds. The Ncase would allow for a much bigger heatsink and possibly even 105w cpu. The option for a 240mm aio is nice, but having never messed with them, I'm not sure if I want to, but maybe? But either way, the option is nice. As is, in my current case I already spend an unhealthy amount of time running stress tests and checking temperatures and voltages for fun almost much as I game. That being said, my system is used primarily for gaming, currently at high refresh 1080p triple a games, and minor web browsing. Design wise I definitely like the look of the SM560 a bit more, specially the white vented case with black vented top/bottom. Would look great with the hopefully soon to be released Noctua 12x25 black fans with white corners to match the panels. The lack of a need for a riser is also a plus to me on the Ncase
As far as dimensions [and price] they're both about the same. I don't "need" anything to have to fit in a backpack, and I don't travel with them almost at all. However I do like being able to carry it from house to house or room to room without thinking it a chore. What are your thoughts?
P.S. The big reason why I'm not building sooner is because I have my stuff in a mid tower at the moment. And with relatively new components [and while mostly everything will fit] I rather not pony up for a mini itx motherboard and a corsair 750w sfx right away. I'll probably look into doing it when B550 motherboards come out next year. Specially since I'd like to keep my Ryzen 2600 [and MSI 2070 Gaming Z] at least until the release of 5nm. Thank you.
I've been going back and forth with current and upcoming designs and my needs, and I keep coming back to these two. Before we go any further, I can only get one of the two unfortunately lol.
Anyways, I won't be building into either right away. It will be in a few months or probably longer, I just want to get it now. My current GPU will fit into the SM560 but will not into the Ncase [for a three slot card its too long whereas its length would have been fine if it was dual slot]. Regardless, I'm not building into either until I upgrade the gpu. Like I said, I'd just like to have it now. Although I could get a dual slot card, I like the option of being able to buy longer or thicker cards. In that regard the SM560 allows a wider range of GPU while being about 2-3 liters smaller.
As for the CPU, due to the 55mm heatsink limit of the SM560 I'd be limited to 65w cpu, maybe 95w with higher bottom exhaust fan speeds. The Ncase would allow for a much bigger heatsink and possibly even 105w cpu. The option for a 240mm aio is nice, but having never messed with them, I'm not sure if I want to, but maybe? But either way, the option is nice. As is, in my current case I already spend an unhealthy amount of time running stress tests and checking temperatures and voltages for fun almost much as I game. That being said, my system is used primarily for gaming, currently at high refresh 1080p triple a games, and minor web browsing. Design wise I definitely like the look of the SM560 a bit more, specially the white vented case with black vented top/bottom. Would look great with the hopefully soon to be released Noctua 12x25 black fans with white corners to match the panels. The lack of a need for a riser is also a plus to me on the Ncase
As far as dimensions [and price] they're both about the same. I don't "need" anything to have to fit in a backpack, and I don't travel with them almost at all. However I do like being able to carry it from house to house or room to room without thinking it a chore. What are your thoughts?
P.S. The big reason why I'm not building sooner is because I have my stuff in a mid tower at the moment. And with relatively new components [and while mostly everything will fit] I rather not pony up for a mini itx motherboard and a corsair 750w sfx right away. I'll probably look into doing it when B550 motherboards come out next year. Specially since I'd like to keep my Ryzen 2600 [and MSI 2070 Gaming Z] at least until the release of 5nm. Thank you.