[COMPLETE] NCASE M1 - High End Gaming, Photo & Video Editing PC

[blu Gecko]

NCASE M1 - High End Gaming, Photo & Video Editing PC

 

Ncase M1 Build Log

 

Hello Forum, I would like to start off by saying this is my second PC build, my old build will be shown at the end of this post.

I decided to get a new PC as my old one was starting to get dated and i wanted a smaller system sitting on my desk.

The grand total for the build including all the peripherals came to $4850 Australian Dollars.

 

 

 

 

The Specs:

 

Case

Ncase M1

 

CPU

Intel Core i7 4790k Quad Core @ 4.0Ghz - 4.4Ghz

 

CPU Cooler

Corsair H105 All-in-One Liquid Cooler

 

Motherboard

Asus ROG Maximus VII Impact Z97

 

RAM

16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2400Mhz

 

GPU

Gigabyte G1 Gaming Nvidia Gefore GTX 980

 

Storage

2x Samsung Evo 1TB ssd's

 

PSU

Silverstone 600 watt SFX

 

OS

Windows 8.1 64bit

 

 

The Peripherals:

 

Display

Asus MX299Q IPS Ultra Widescreen

 

Keyboard

Razer Blackwidow Chroma

 

Mouse

Razer Deathadder Chroma

 

Headset

Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma

 

Mouse Mat

Corsair MM200 Extended

 

 

The Build:

 

All the parts

 

 

 The case

 

Case tear down

 

 

Motherboard

 

CPU

 

RAM

 

Prepared motherboard

 

Installed motherboard

 

PSU

 

PSU installed

 

Cables installed

 

GPU

 

GPU installed

 

Wired Up

 

SSD's installed 

 

 

I ended up having to install one ssd on both sides as the sata power connector wouldn't fit in between the two ssd's stacked on top of each other.

 

Preparing CPU cooler

 

Hooking up CPU cooler

 

 

I had to place the water block upside down in order to have the tubes on the left side to fit when screwing the rad to the case.

 

 

I also decided to put some fan grills on the rad to keep the cables and tubes away from the fins on the rad.

 

CPU cooler installed

 

 

Sound dampening the front panel

 

 

Applying fan filters

 

Adding two more fans

 

After testing the system and putting it on load the GPU was heating up a fair amount so i decided to place two more fans on the bottom of the case to bring more air to the GPU.

This made a huge difference (10-15 Degrees cooler)

 

 

 

 

Final Product:

 

 

The Setup:

 

 

 

Old Build:

 

My previous build was really good but I really wanted a much smaller, more powerful system

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel Core i7 3770k @ 3.5 - 3.8Ghz - CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i - GPU: 2x EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 660ti OC - Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z77

RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz - Storage: 1x Samsung Evo 500GB, 1x WD Black 7200rpm 2TB, 1x WD Black 7200rpm 1TB

PSU: Coolermaster Silent Pro Hybrid 1050 watt

 

 

 

Final Thoughts:

 

I hope this build log was informative about the process of how to build in the Ncase M1 as it is a very small case and hard to work in.

I am really happy with how it turned out as it is much smaller than my previous PC and much faster in every way, it is also extremely silent at Idle with very low temps.

[GhostWindGamer]

It's nice but M1 builds bore me now there have been to many to soon

[Nup]

Wow, beautiful set-up, looks great with the lighting under the desk. Very minimalist. M1 is gorgeous, as always  

[ShadowCaptain]

Looks so cute I love the desk, I bet it isnt so tidy a few weeks down the line

[Sandfortress]

Very nice!

[blu Gecko]

Looks so cute   I love the desk, I bet it isnt so tidy a few weeks down the line

I am particularly clean, I'll make sure not to get it messy  , thank you for your kind words though 

[blu Gecko]

Wow, beautiful set-up, looks great with the lighting under the desk. Very minimalist. M1 is gorgeous, as always

Thank you very much, I try to keep things minimal

[Tiniest_Teddy]

That's a really nice, clean setup you've got. Is everything Razer Chroma?

[blu Gecko]

That's a really nice, clean setup you've got. Is everything Razer Chroma?

Thank you very much, yes everything is Razer Chroma, The LED's customisation is great and keeps my setup looking sleek with the matching LED's

[mikeeginger]

Oooo nice and small ROG board all the noctua's and a 980

Dammmmmmmmm son not bad not bad at all 

Nice one 

[Marvzl1357]

Liked for the 21:9 monitor.

Seriously, they're great, more people should use them

[ELSknutson]

Why is corsair dominator platnum ram cheaper ath 2400MHz then 1866Mhz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233665&cm_re=corsair_dominator_platinum-_-20-233-665-_-Product

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233287&cm_re=corsair_dominator_platinum-_-20-233-287-_-Product

 

I was about to go off on a rant about the fast DDR3 until I noticed the price. 

It must be do to the fact that no one buys fast DDR3 

 

Well the build looks nice 

I would get something to hide the clutter under your desk.

 

[Janssent11041]

Very nice build and setup.

but why fan grills on a rad???

[SoftenButterCream]

 

 

 

 

 

That is one sexy clean setup/build. How much did the case cost you?

[razor767]

Amazing build!!! It must have been a nightmare getting everything into that tiny case though. 

[d33g33]

Nice! Respect x2, 1. for Aussie and 2. for an NCASE build Ours are actually very similar, 4970k, 980, dominators, SFX600w, Ultrawide... excellent!

 

how do you find the single 980 driving the ultrawide?