Drerex
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On Friday I ran across a Ncase M1 case on ebay. It was in mint condition and starting bid was $99. Before placing a bid, I had to ask the guy if he was willing to put a buy now feature since there was no bids yet. Well, he did and he did it at a good price. Since I have been building small form factors lately, I thought why not! So, I bought it for $189 w/free shipping. I have noticed that these cases are selling over $300. I missed the campaign they did on the M1 and have been wanting one since. So I really look forward to doing this build. I don't get the case until this Thursday so I have a little time to figure out how I want to do this build.  One thought I did have is since this is a Drerex build that will go with the SFF collection, I have to do a powder coat on this bad boy. Just the outer shell though. Along with the Tiki case that my daughter has, I plan on hanging onto this case for a long time. So current plans on this build is a Z87 (Still decided between the Impact and the Stinger), Intel 4770K, G.Skill Trident 2400MHz 8GB, GTX Titan, probably Silverstone 450W SFX Gold (Will try ATX Power supply first), EVGA Slot loading internal DVD drive, SSD OS drive, and HDD Data drive. The current choice on the powder coat is a Super Chrome base coat with a Black Chrome II top coat. See pic below for an example of the powder coating. I will update this thread later this week.       
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/01/21 06:52:47
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189$ is nothing :P ... great deal and like to see the progress. Good luck for your planed steps
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/01/21 11:39:48
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Congratulations, NCASE Brother  Keep us updated!
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/01/21 12:09:56
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Another great mod is coming...I can feel it!
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Drerex
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/01/21 12:35:56
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RuffeDK
Congratulations, NCASE Brother
Keep us updated!
Ncase brother is right!  Thanks. rjohnson11
Another great mod is coming...I can feel it!
Haha! Gonna try to make it a good one. Planning out the build as we speak. Thanks RJ! Here are the specs of the build: Motherboard:  Chip:  Graphics:  Graphics Cooler:  Memory (8GB 2400MHz):  CPU Cooler:  CPU Cooler Fans:  PSU:  PSU Cables:  DVD Slot Load (EVGA/Panasonic):  Bottom Case Fans:  Rear Case Fan "TBD"
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/01/21 21:36:04
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Gotta see it when it's finished. =)
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Drerex
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/21 12:55:21
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Finally got the build put together. Powder coating is still planned but set back a little (Busy with several other things). Once build is complete, I will have better pictures loaded. Specs have been updated as well. Motherboard - Asus Impact Z87 Chip - Intel Core i7 4770k CPU Cooling - Corsair H100i AIO Liquid Cooler Memory - Corsair Vengeance Pro 2133MHz 8GB GPU - EVGA GTX 780 Ti SSD - Samsung 840 Pro 500GB PSU - Silverstone 450W SFX PSU Sleeving - Atwood Paracord 550lb Fans - (4) Cougar Vortex PWM Fans Optical - EVGA's Hadron Slot Load DVD-RW          Tested on Video Wall. While watching March Madness!! 
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/21 19:05:13
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What no kitchen sink or BBQ?
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/22 16:33:15
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Hi, what tamps you have in stres ?
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/23 08:04:00
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Love what you did with this build!
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/23 12:00:20
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Great build. Patience has its rewards.
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Drerex
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Re: NCase M1 Build!!
2014/03/24 05:42:14
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Thanks guys and thanks for the BR RJ. I have to say, that I love this case. There is another Crowdfunding campaign coming up so if any of you want the case, the guys over at HardForum are going through another revision and will be announcing soon when it will be starting. irek83
Hi, what tamps you have in stres ?
On the CPU, It doesn't get above 60 Degrees. On the GPU 70 was about the highest it got. Once EVGA gets the Titan Black ACX cooler in stock, I will be throwing that on for better performance.
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