A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the interior, simply pull the side panels off. All of them are in fact held in place by push pins, which is great for ease of assembly and applying an upgrade, though it also means that strangers will easily be able to pull things apart at a LAN Party, for example. Looked at from the side, the interior actually looks very simple, but do not let it fool you as a peek at the bare top already hints at the efficient use of space.


The M1 is meant to be used with a compact SFX PSU to allow for the biggest possible hardware to be installed. Next to it, in the front, is a HDD bracket for two 3.5'' drives. It occupies one of two 120mm mounting positions along the side.


Taking a look at the front's interior, you may place a 2.5" storage drive there as well thanks to the little pre-installed plate. NCASE again ensures that every square inch is used in a meaningful manner.


You may install a 3.5" hard drive toward the front or back on the floor, or combine one 2.5" drive in the rear with a 3.5" drive in the front. With no storage options in those spots, there are mounting holes for a 80mm or 92mm fan toward the front of the chassis, or a single 120mm unit in the middle.


You may detach all major elements to give you unobstructed access to the interior, or as a means to make assembly easier as it allows you to prep various elements outside the confines of the M1's walls.


All the cables within the NCASE M1 are sleeved black and of the usual variety, so you should run into no issues while attaching these to a modern motherboard.

Given the chassis only comes with USB 3.0 connectivity, it would have been nice of NCASE to include a USB 2.0 adapter inside the box for those looking to use an older board without the required header.