NCase M1 Alternative

benparker · 24 Jun 2019 at 01:29

So right now I have a Thermaltake Suppressor it's case and I want to build another mini itx pc with Zen 2 in mind. I've seen the NCase M1 about 2 years ago but couldn't find stock at the time.

It seems it will cost £200+ as may even have to import it. Ive seen the Ghost 1 and the Dan C4 looks amazing but doesn't look it will see release this year. Is there an alternative that looks just as beautiful as those case. Could spend upto £150ish.

benparker · 27 Jun 2019 at 20:44

Thanks guys especially @satchef1 for the many links. Forgot to mention that I would prefer a glass panel and the Raijintek Ophion looks good and also has usb c port on the front which is a bonus.

I'll do a bit more looking around.

benparker · 3 Jul 2019 at 14:30

Why did it have to have the power button on the front

kids are gonna be pressing it every time

benparker · 26 Jul 2019 at 12:21

Varsh said:
I'm also heavily considering the NCase M1, but, as you can only purchase it straight from the manufacturer, they're currently out of stock. They are in the process of upgrading the front IO to have a USB-C connection, removing the top slot as it's now redundant, plus it can come optionally with a glass side panel.

I believe pre-orders are starting this month - according to their website with the USB-C IO update coming Q4 this year.

The Dan A4 (same company) looks nice, but I'm worried about the heat. At least with the M1 you can have a 240 rad in there.

I've decided to wait for next year's AMD CPUs. That way M1 should have a new revision and hopefully that Dan case is out.

benparker · 28 Jul 2019 at 13:07

ak22 said:
Turn off the power on the PSU.

Yes but sometimes leave it on rendering a video. Will also be interesting in game streaming.

benparker · 27 Dec 2019 at 08:50

Any new interesting cases pop up lately?

benparker · 28 Dec 2019 at 18:16

The last 2 look good. I'll be ready to buy what's available when the new Ryzen CPUs are available.

benparker · 10 Jan 2020 at 13:00

So what do you guys think of the Lazer3D LZ7 XTD?

benparker · 28 May 2020 at 10:21

Anything new pop up recently?

benparker · 21 Sep 2020 at 14:34

Anything on the horizon?

benparker · 3 Oct 2020 at 10:53

jsbombjack said:
Not the same materials, but the NR200P has the same sort of form factor (though is bigger)

40% larger

benparker · 3 Nov 2020 at 11:39

@McPhee did you see the revision of the Dan C4? I think the older one looked better.

benparker · 3 Nov 2020 at 22:18

McPhee said:
To be honest, I lost interest when he ditched the last prototype. I'm currently using a Cooler Master NR200P, which is fine for the money. I can't see the C4 being worth £100+ more. The M1 certainly wasn't.

Why do you think the M1 is not worth £100 more?

benparker · 4 Nov 2020 at 07:02

McPhee said:
If you're travelling with the PC, the M1 is better. But then the FormD T1 is going to be an even bigger improvement.

I had a look at the FormD T1 and there seems to be no front io? Alsoore expensive than M1 and out of stock unless it's not shipping yet?

benparker · 7 Nov 2020 at 18:32

Christo said:
Where are you guys finding the M1? Looks very thin on the ground too.

I think most have set-up an alert and pull the trigger the moment they're notified.

benparker · 8 Nov 2020 at 07:28

FrozenShivers said:
Sliger has an M1 alternative probably releasing in he middle of this month.

Got a link please?

benparker · 8 Nov 2020 at 09:55

FrozenShivers said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/sliger/com...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Here you are

Edit - Pics https://imgur.com/a/ONAgGEO

Thanks. Looks good but no front USB C?

benparker · 8 Nov 2020 at 14:08

@mushtafa have you got link to that char please?

benparker · 8 Nov 2020 at 21:53

FrozenShivers said:
Highly requested, here is the reply from Sliger:

"Working on it, but most likely will be a future add-on option that can be applied to any of these X series or older Cerberus/Cerberus X cases. China is a manufacturing mess right now and it's hard to source these repeatably with good quality. Lots of quote are 20+ weeks which doesn't work for a 2020 launch."

Thanks, that is quite a massive oversight though.

benparker · 13 Dec 2020 at 12:27

FrozenShivers said:
I’ve got Cerb Mini (S620) on pre-order, hopefully have it soon, wasn’t cheap though, about £250.

That's more than the M1 right?