NCase M1 (mini-beast)

[oalmali]

Budget (including currency): 2-3k EUR

Country: Germany

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: It will mostly be used for programming, 3d rendering, photo&video editing and occasional gaming. Main criteria before selecting components was longevity of the system.

Other details:

• NCase M1
• AMD Ryzen 3700x (want to wait for 4000 series that's why I'm not getting 3900x)
• NZXT X52 Kraken
• Asus ROG X570-I Strix
• Gigabyte RTX 2060 Mini OC (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07MQ9CLMQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
• G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
• Corsair SF 600W power supply
• Some additional Noctua fans for better thermals

Any feedback is appreciated. So there is one important issue here, somehow PCPartPicker is not happy with this particular GPU and case. Bad news is I already purchased them. I have some time to return the GPU but can't think of any reason that would prevent me to use this card since the case is happy with lot bigger cards in terms of dimensions. Any ideas why PCPartPicker is not happy about this compatibility?

 

[Fasauceome]

I believe this dimension is what PCpartpicker is complaining about

 

 

 

 

so the card is definitely not too long, but maybe too thicc

[Sorenson]

There are a lot of different versions of the case so PC part picker has issues with it. I would return the GPU though and get a dual fan model. If you go to Ncase’s website they have a list of compatible GPUs. I have a gigabyte windforce in mine, which has 3 fans, and runs really quiet. That GPU you selected will be pretty loud.

[oalmali]

Thanks a lot for replies. @Fasauceome I guess PcPartPicker is not checking V6 of the case since Ncase website says GPU max height is 125mm. But @Sorenson is right, I was somehow tempted because of the small form factor of the GPU but dual fan version of the card is probably a better choice in my case.

 

 

[Sorenson]

1 hour ago, oalmali said:

Thanks a lot for replies. @Fasauceome I guess PcPartPicker is not checking V6 of the case since Ncase website says GPU max height is 125mm. But @Sorenson is right, I was somehow tempted because of the small form factor of the GPU but dual fan version of the card is probably a better choice in my case.

 

 

If you go with a strict 2 slot version you can fit two 25mm fans below the GPU as intake. If it is a little over 2 slots you can fit two 15mm fans. Just something to keep in mind if your GPU temps get a little hot in the case.