So it's just slightly large than a t1, but isn't limited to 4090 fes???
Why not call it the M2 instead of the M1 EVO?
Nice GPU compatibility as MSI RTX 3070 Suprim X dimensions are 335 x 140 x 61 mm.I made a new post on the replacement here, but for those that are too lazy to click, here is the summary:
2022-10-23: Testing an air-cooled build with 30XX GPU.
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We have not received the 4090 GPUs yet, so test-fitting Thermalright SS135 on Noctua A12x25R + MSI 3070 Suprim X + ATX PSU. FWIW, Micro-ATX motherboards will fit, and there is space for 25mm thick fans between the Top Panel and GPU.
Well as an idea for the M2 (or N1), how about a properly cooled/coolable Mini-ITX NAS box. Because that SilverStone DS380 case failed at the cooling task. If you want 8 or more drives it is really hard to find a compact case. I don't know of any others besides the SilverStone.It's an updated M1, M2 would require more changes.
this is great placement of the video card, and still room for decent thick fans to be de-shroudedI made a new post on the replacement here, but for those that are too lazy to click, here is the summary:
2022-10-23: Testing an air-cooled build with 30XX GPU + 4090FE.
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We have not received the 4090 GPUs yet, so test-fitting Thermalright SS135 on Noctua A12x25R + MSI 3070 Suprim X + ATX PSU. FWIW, Micro-ATX motherboards will fit, and there is space for 25mm thick fans between the Top Panel and GPU.[/URL]
4090 FE *could fit via direct contact with minor tweaks to the design and a custom 12P GPU cable. But, of course, this will also depend on the back of the motherboard.
Will it have capacity for an optical disc drive? No front audio/mic jack and no ODD will lose the interest of many previous M1 buyers.
My current setup has a ODD, so that would definitely be missed
However, no ODD is really disappointing
The ability to swap out SSD’s and quickly change operating systems turns the NCASE M1 into very capable workstation. Whether it’s trying out different Linux distros, various Windows installations or a drive dedicated to gaming, the easily swapable hard drive enclosures turn the NCASE M1 into a SFF PC Swiss Army Knife.
It's not a surprise really, considering just how power hungry components are getting and what the future seems to be holding for them, they will most likely become even bigger unfortunately... The days of the 250W 1080 Ti is long gone, soon 500W will be norm.This. I also love when SFF case give more attention to storage.
Unfortunately, it seems that our use case is not common. AIO & XXX mm radiators get higher priority
(Yes there are NAS & portable drives, but..)
Now this is rather cool, had no idea about this and stuff like this is why I love the internet. Such a neat little thing to add, that has a rather massive potential to itThe lose of the ODD would hamper the versatility of this case and one of the reasons why it had major advantage over other SFF cases.
I got hooked on the NCASE M1 (I was previously using a CaseLabs Merlin SM8, Mercury S5, S3 and a BH4) after finding out that it could not only house high end hardware but also the ability to use Icy Dock’s hard drive enclosures, which I had great success using in my CaseLabs cases.
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The ability to swap out SSD’s and quickly change operating systems turns the NCASE M1 into very capable workstation. Whether it’s trying out different Linux distros, various Windows installations or a drive dedicated to gaming, the easily swapable hard drive enclosures turn the NCASE M1 into a SFF PC Swiss Army Knife.
My next project was to try to install the new ICY Dock removable U.2/M.2 SSD enclosure that will also fit in the ODD location - MB852M2PO-B_ToughArmor Series_REMOVABLE U.2 / M.2 SSD ENCLOSURES_ICY DOCK manufacturer Removable enclosure, Screwless hard drive enclosure, SAS SATA Mobile Rack, DVR Surveillance Recording, Video Audio Editing, SATA portable hard drive enclosure
If the NACSE M1 EVO had the ability to house my Nvidia 4090 along with the SSD enclosure I don’t think there would be a need for me to go back to a ATX PC case.