1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,080 I actually tried to figure out how to get in touch with the PR folks at ENC 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:12,320 case a couple of times before they eventually reached out to me because I 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:14,240 really wanted to review the NASA M1 4 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:18,000 since I first saw the crowdfunding campaign that brought it to life. It's 5 00:00:16,240 --> 00:00:23,359 no great secret that I've got kind of a weird fetish for tiny feet that I mean 6 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:25,600 PCs. And the end case is on the extreme 7 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:31,039 end of what can be done to make a computer that uses standard components 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,680 as compact as possible. It's kind of 9 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:38,320 magic like the piece of camera tech that Brandon will be checking out in his 10 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:43,260 second hosted Linus Tech Tips video due out in a couple of days. So, let's get 11 00:00:40,239 --> 00:00:49,920 started, shall we? 12 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:56,879 Save on select Intel Core i7 processors and 730 series SSDs with instant rebates 13 00:00:54,960 --> 00:01:02,640 during Valentine's week, February 14th to 21st, 2015. Click now to learn more. 14 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:07,520 The included accessories stood out to me right away. Most casem makers abandoned 15 00:01:05,199 --> 00:01:11,840 wire fan grills due to their cost years ago, but you get four of those and 16 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:15,280 filters to go with them, a power supply bracket, and all of your mounting 17 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:18,799 hardware neatly sorted into little baggies for your consumption. If I had 18 00:01:17,439 --> 00:01:22,640 to complain at this stage, though, it would be about the complete lack of 19 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:26,479 included documentation. There isn't even a little slip of paper that says, "Hey, 20 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:31,200 you can download the manual on the website here." Fortunately, I found this 21 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:35,680 image on their site without too much difficulty. And the site also has some 22 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:40,880 helpful tips for component selection, but it should be noted that most of it 23 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:44,720 is quite technically worded. And for a project like building a PC in the M1, 24 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:48,720 while it's enough for experienced builders, for folks who are new to 25 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:53,759 building PCs, I think it could be improved. The first step is to pop off 26 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:57,680 the front and all three ventilated panels on the sides and top. It should 27 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:02,399 be noted that I have the top panel with the slot load OD cutout in it, but this 28 00:02:00,399 --> 00:02:06,320 can be swapped out for a plain one if you prefer not to have an optical drive 29 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:10,160 and not to have a slot for the one you don't have. With all of them off, it 30 00:02:08,239 --> 00:02:13,280 reveals the skeleton of the case, which actually, other than the motherboard 31 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:16,800 tray, doesn't give us a ton of hints about how a computer is supposed to fit 32 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:20,480 in here. Again, a very experienced builders will probably be able to fight 33 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:26,000 their way through it using a combination of the FAQ compatibility and spec tabs 34 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:29,040 on the website, but uh for those who are less experienced, well, I guess that's 35 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:32,480 the point of people like me existing. So, let's do a tour of the guts of the 36 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:37,840 case together, shall we? At the front, you'll find two USB 3.0 0 ports, a power 37 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:42,480 switch with power and drive activity LEDs built into it, and front panel 38 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:47,440 audio jacks along with mounting holes to put the slimline optical or up to two 2 39 00:02:45,519 --> 00:02:51,120 and 1/2 in drives between the front of the chassis and the bezel using fine 40 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:55,200 threaded spacer screws and rubber grommets and the handy dandy SSD 41 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:59,360 stacking plates, two sets of which come in the box. On the right hand side is 42 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:05,519 the motherboard tray with a cutout for easy cooler installation and absolutely 43 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:07,519 zero room for cable management. You can 44 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:10,879 run really small stuff between the motherboard and the tray if you're 45 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:14,879 desperate, but other than that, you'll be bundling everything over on the other 46 00:03:12,879 --> 00:03:18,879 side of the motherboard under the power supply. Also over here, speaking of your 47 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:23,680 power supply, is the intake for your power supply, which will probably be SFX 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:28,480 if you don't want to give up mounting drives or a radiator on the left side. 49 00:03:26,959 --> 00:03:33,760 The ability to use a modular power supply or the ability to install a 50 00:03:30,879 --> 00:03:38,560 fulllength GPU, not worth it, IMO, especially with Silverstone's excellent 51 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:42,640 600 W SFX power supply as an option where you don't have to make any of 52 00:03:40,159 --> 00:03:47,200 those compromises. And you even get zero RPM mode when it's not under heavy load, 53 00:03:44,959 --> 00:03:50,560 making for a very quiet little system. While we're looking at the power supply, 54 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:55,760 the top of the case is mostly taken up by the mounting bracket for it. And this 55 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:59,680 cleverly routed AC power input extension with a good look at just how little 56 00:03:57,599 --> 00:04:04,480 space was wasted in the width of this case once you fill it with hardware. 57 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:08,720 especially if it goes balls to the wall with an ROG board with that beefy 58 00:04:06,959 --> 00:04:14,480 daughterboard mounted power delivery solution and 3/8 in tubing on your AIO 59 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:19,919 CPU cooler. It should be noted that had I not opted for a dual 120 mm radiator, 60 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:24,320 there's a bracket that sits where the forwardmost radiator fan is now that 61 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:28,560 holds up to two 3 and 1/2 in hard drives. And the space taken up by my 62 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:32,720 rearmost radiator fan would have been reserved for clearance for a CPU air 63 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:37,520 cooler. Around the back, we find mounting holes for an 80 or 92mm fan, 64 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:43,280 but I opted to leave this empty since my dual 120 mm radiator fans are pressure 65 00:04:40,639 --> 00:04:47,600 optimized models configured as intakes with the rest of the case basically 66 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:51,440 acting as passive exhaust. Back here, we also find external water cooling 67 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:55,680 grommets. Definitely useful for the third party reservoir mount that some 68 00:04:53,199 --> 00:04:59,919 users have installed back here and IO for the motherboard and curiously 69 00:04:57,199 --> 00:05:05,280 actually three PCI slot covers allowing up to a triple slot card if you opt not 70 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:08,639 to install a 3 and 1/2 or 2 and 1/2 in drive using rubber grommets in the 71 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:12,880 bottom where we have this hard drive mounted. Another option down in the 72 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:19,440 bottom, thanks to the feet that keep the case up off the desk or floor, is a 120 73 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:21,680 mm fan in the back and a 120 mm fan in 74 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:25,520 the front. But again, neither of those are possible with that hard drive in 75 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:30,479 there. You can throw in an 80 or 92 in the front, but I opted not to since my 76 00:05:27,759 --> 00:05:34,880 GPU intake is right there anyway. Which leads us finally to the left hand side 77 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:38,560 where we can see the system assembled. And we actually, no, actually, we really 78 00:05:37,039 --> 00:05:44,080 can't see a whole heck of a lot of the system assembled. just the dual 120 mm 79 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:46,320 radiator and the GTX 780 Ti that I threw 80 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:51,520 in to find out if this sucker will throttle even one of the powerest 81 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:53,280 hungriest cards available. Powerist. So, 82 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,400 all that's left now then, I guess, is to start tearing it down so you can 83 00:05:54,720 --> 00:06:00,160 actually see how all the guts fit in there. The radiator mounting bracket 84 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:05,120 comes off first with four screws revealing the CPU area and the 85 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:09,919 incredibly tightly packed motherboard connectors that just barely allow enough 86 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:14,400 clearance for my 16 gig memory kit to fit inside. Pulling out the GPU gives us 87 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:18,560 a better look at the rat's nest of cables in front the front of the case 88 00:06:16,479 --> 00:06:22,800 where the video cards PCI Express power connectors are wrapped up and also a 89 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:27,120 better look at how much room there is for high-end large graphics cards. I 90 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:31,039 would seriously recommend sticking with a reference design like I have for this 91 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:35,199 build, but if you really wanted to, you could actually install something taller 92 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:39,919 than standard, like an ASUS Direct CU card or MSI gaming card. Just don't 93 00:06:37,759 --> 00:06:45,280 expect the rest of your system temps to be very good, as we demonstrated in this 94 00:06:42,319 --> 00:06:50,160 video here. So, I guess all that's left now is the conclusion. The M1 is a 95 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:54,240 stunningly strong first entry for a new manufacturer and delivers exactly what 96 00:06:52,319 --> 00:06:58,639 it promises with a thoughtful internal layout that wastes no space and allows 97 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:04,479 your PC to be as quiet as it would be in a much larger case without compromising 98 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:06,720 on thermals. My GTX 780 Ti turboed up 99 00:07:04,479 --> 00:07:12,479 around 1 GHz in Crisis 3 without even touching boost clock settings. Freaking 100 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:15,280 impressive. There are some sort of less 101 00:07:12,479 --> 00:07:19,280 positive notes. 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