WEBVTT 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 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:12.320 case a couple of times before they eventually reached out to me because I 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:14.240 really wanted to review the NASA M1 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:18.000 since I first saw the crowdfunding campaign that brought it to life. It's 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 00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.600 PCs. And the end case is on the extreme 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:31.039 end of what can be done to make a computer that uses standard components 00:00:27.920 --> 00:00:33.680 as compact as possible. It's kind of 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:38.320 magic like the piece of camera tech that Brandon will be checking out in his 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 00:00:40.239 --> 00:00:49.920 started, shall we? 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:56.879 Save on select Intel Core i7 processors and 730 series SSDs with instant rebates 00:00:54.960 --> 00:01:02.640 during Valentine's week, February 14th to 21st, 2015. Click now to learn more. 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:07.520 The included accessories stood out to me right away. Most casem makers abandoned 00:01:05.199 --> 00:01:11.840 wire fan grills due to their cost years ago, but you get four of those and 00:01:09.600 --> 00:01:15.280 filters to go with them, a power supply bracket, and all of your mounting 00:01:13.520 --> 00:01:18.799 hardware neatly sorted into little baggies for your consumption. If I had 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:22.640 to complain at this stage, though, it would be about the complete lack of 00:01:20.960 --> 00:01:26.479 included documentation. There isn't even a little slip of paper that says, "Hey, 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:31.200 you can download the manual on the website here." Fortunately, I found this 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:35.680 image on their site without too much difficulty. And the site also has some 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:40.880 helpful tips for component selection, but it should be noted that most of it 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:44.720 is quite technically worded. And for a project like building a PC in the M1, 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:48.720 while it's enough for experienced builders, for folks who are new to 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:53.759 building PCs, I think it could be improved. The first step is to pop off 00:01:51.520 --> 00:01:57.680 the front and all three ventilated panels on the sides and top. It should 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 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 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 00:02:08.239 --> 00:02:13.280 reveals the skeleton of the case, which actually, other than the motherboard 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 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:20.480 in here. Again, a very experienced builders will probably be able to fight 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:26.000 their way through it using a combination of the FAQ compatibility and spec tabs 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:29.040 on the website, but uh for those who are less experienced, well, I guess that's 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 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 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:42.480 switch with power and drive activity LEDs built into it, and front panel 00:02:40.160 --> 00:02:47.440 audio jacks along with mounting holes to put the slimline optical or up to two 2 00:02:45.519 --> 00:02:51.120 and 1/2 in drives between the front of the chassis and the bezel using fine 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:55.200 threaded spacer screws and rubber grommets and the handy dandy SSD 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:59.360 stacking plates, two sets of which come in the box. On the right hand side is 00:02:57.440 --> 00:03:05.519 the motherboard tray with a cutout for easy cooler installation and absolutely 00:03:01.920 --> 00:03:07.519 zero room for cable management. You can 00:03:05.519 --> 00:03:10.879 run really small stuff between the motherboard and the tray if you're 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:14.879 desperate, but other than that, you'll be bundling everything over on the other 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:18.879 side of the motherboard under the power supply. Also over here, speaking of your 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:23.680 power supply, is the intake for your power supply, which will probably be SFX 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. 00:03:26.959 --> 00:03:33.760 The ability to use a modular power supply or the ability to install a 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:38.560 fulllength GPU, not worth it, IMO, especially with Silverstone's excellent 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 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:47.200 those compromises. And you even get zero RPM mode when it's not under heavy load, 00:03:44.959 --> 00:03:50.560 making for a very quiet little system. While we're looking at the power supply, 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 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:59.680 cleverly routed AC power input extension with a good look at just how little 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:04.480 space was wasted in the width of this case once you fill it with hardware. 00:04:02.000 --> 00:04:08.720 especially if it goes balls to the wall with an ROG board with that beefy 00:04:06.959 --> 00:04:14.480 daughterboard mounted power delivery solution and 3/8 in tubing on your AIO 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, 00:04:18.239 --> 00:04:24.320 there's a bracket that sits where the forwardmost radiator fan is now that 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 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:32.720 rearmost radiator fan would have been reserved for clearance for a CPU air 00:04:30.880 --> 00:04:37.520 cooler. Around the back, we find mounting holes for an 80 or 92mm fan, 00:04:35.280 --> 00:04:43.280 but I opted to leave this empty since my dual 120 mm radiator fans are pressure 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:47.600 optimized models configured as intakes with the rest of the case basically 00:04:44.880 --> 00:04:51.440 acting as passive exhaust. Back here, we also find external water cooling 00:04:49.280 --> 00:04:55.680 grommets. Definitely useful for the third party reservoir mount that some 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:59.919 users have installed back here and IO for the motherboard and curiously 00:04:57.199 --> 00:05:05.280 actually three PCI slot covers allowing up to a triple slot card if you opt not 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 00:05:06.880 --> 00:05:12.880 bottom where we have this hard drive mounted. Another option down in the 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 00:05:16.320 --> 00:05:21.680 mm fan in the back and a 120 mm fan in 00:05:19.440 --> 00:05:25.520 the front. But again, neither of those are possible with that hard drive in 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 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:34.880 GPU intake is right there anyway. Which leads us finally to the left hand side 00:05:32.560 --> 00:05:38.560 where we can see the system assembled. And we actually, no, actually, we really 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 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:46.320 radiator and the GTX 780 Ti that I threw 00:05:44.080 --> 00:05:51.520 in to find out if this sucker will throttle even one of the powerest 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:53.280 hungriest cards available. Powerist. So, 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 00:05:54.720 --> 00:06:00.160 actually see how all the guts fit in there. The radiator mounting bracket 00:05:58.320 --> 00:06:05.120 comes off first with four screws revealing the CPU area and the 00:06:02.960 --> 00:06:09.919 incredibly tightly packed motherboard connectors that just barely allow enough 00:06:07.840 --> 00:06:14.400 clearance for my 16 gig memory kit to fit inside. Pulling out the GPU gives us 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 00:06:16.479 --> 00:06:22.800 where the video cards PCI Express power connectors are wrapped up and also a 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:27.120 better look at how much room there is for high-end large graphics cards. I 00:06:24.960 --> 00:06:31.039 would seriously recommend sticking with a reference design like I have for this 00:06:28.960 --> 00:06:35.199 build, but if you really wanted to, you could actually install something taller 00:06:32.800 --> 00:06:39.919 than standard, like an ASUS Direct CU card or MSI gaming card. Just don't 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:45.280 expect the rest of your system temps to be very good, as we demonstrated in this 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 00:06:47.840 --> 00:06:54.240 stunningly strong first entry for a new manufacturer and delivers exactly what 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:58.639 it promises with a thoughtful internal layout that wastes no space and allows 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 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:06.720 on thermals. My GTX 780 Ti turboed up 00:07:04.479 --> 00:07:12.479 around 1 GHz in Crisis 3 without even touching boost clock settings. Freaking 00:07:08.960 --> 00:07:15.280 impressive. There are some sort of less 00:07:12.479 --> 00:07:19.280 positive notes. Um, bits like the inclusion of different kinds of rubber 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:24.319 isolators without specifying which is for what and general documentation 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:28.479 deficiencies with ENC case relying on a thread on hard form to guide users 00:07:26.240 --> 00:07:34.639 during the installation process. 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