The NCASE M2 is a revision/offshoot of the M1EVO. Case pricing starts at US$165 for M2 rounded and US$205 for angled variant. The M2 was originally intended as M1EVO v2, and was rebranded as NCASE M2 for marketing purposes.
SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL | M2 V1.0 |
MATERIALS | Anodised Aluminium, Steel |
DIMENSIONS | 366×166×258mm (L×W×H) |
VOLUME | 15.67 Litres |
CASE I/O | Power Button, 2x USB-A, 1x USB-C, HDD LED |
MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT | Mini-ITX / Deep-ITX / Mini-DTX / Micro-ATX (mATX may limit hardware compatibility) |
COOLER CLEARANCE | 144.8mm (50mm for 4 slot, 70mm for 3 slot vertical config) |
RISER CABLE | 1. Classic: N/A 2. Inverted: N/A 3. Vertical GPU: PCIe X16 4.0 (riser kit sold separately) |
GRAPHICS CARD COMPATIBILITY | 359×81×148mm (359×81×175mm in vertical config) |
DRIVES SUPPORTED | 3x 2.5″ drives based on components 1x 3.5″ drives based on components. 12x 2.5″ drives or 4x 3.5″ drives will fit with Mini-ITX Motherboard and SFX/SFX-L power supply in NAS config |
CASE FANS SUPPORTED | Top: 2x 120/140mm Side: 2x 120/140mm Rear: 1x 92mm Bottom: 2X 120/140mm (radiator/fan bracket addon required for installation of top + side fans simultaneously, sold separately) |
LIQUID COOLING SUPPORT | Top: 1x 240/280 Side: 1x 240/280 Bottom: 1x 240/280 (3x radiator configs are for extreme users and requires specific hardware configurations and additional radiator bracket, sold separately) |
POWER SUPPLY SUPPORT | SFX / SFX-L / ATX (ATX bracket sold separately and limits hardware compatibility) |
Visually and design wise, the NCASE M2 is slightly wider M1EVO, with improvements: unibody motherboard tray, thicker PSU bracket, reworked front case I/O, power button, improved graphics card and CPU cooler clearance. Overall improved case rigidity. NCASE continue to make stealth improvements to M2 lineup and case feedback is overall positive.