Recent content by bznotins

Pharnos, I didn't think cable management was possible in the M1, but you have proven me wrong. Nice work!

I have this keyboard. Ordered it because it was cheap and had "blue" switches. Came to find out (didn't read/research enough) that these aren't Cherry Blues, they're something else. So they're not quite as clicky as Blues. Not exactly thrilled with that but it is what it is. No problems...

The "tall" heatsink, as seen in the photos, occupies space that could accommodate a second HDD cage. Instead, I put the second cage on the floor of the case, which then blocks the (unneeded, in my case) PCI-E slot. So, if your question is "can I fit a tall HSF, two HDDs, and a video card in...

I posted some pics earlier in this thread. It blocks the one side of the side mounts but not the other, so you can still use the HDD cage.

Yup. I thought maybe that wasn't clear to most. Apologies!

No LP or VLP DDR4 sticks listed at the site you posted. I have their VLP DDR3 in another system and it's great, but I haven't seen them release any (V)LP DDR4 yet.

That's the motherboard I'm using but I'm not aware of any low-profile DDR4 available yet. Using the Noctua NH-U9S my standard height DDR4 fits with plenty of clearance.

Quick update: I wasn't happy with the noise of the server so I ordered a Noctua NF-A9 92mm PWM Fan for the intake at the bottom. Being a PWM fan, it also allowed me to use the custom fan control profiles in the ASRock mobo's BIOS. After installation, I found that it wasn't the fan...

The first one is pretty blurry and doesn't do the elegance of the M1 justice. Plan to take a better photo this weekend if I can.

It's been four months but MicroCenter finally had my CPU and mobo in at the same time so that I could take advantage of their combo discounts. Was tough waiting, but I finally completed the build this weekend, and it worked exactly as you said it would. Case: NCASE M1 V4 (of course!) PSU...

I'm leaning toward the ASRock board, but given the confusing litany of posts on this issue, I hope you don't mind if I ask for simple clarification/summation. I'm building a server (NCASE M1 V4) and don't plan to use the PCI-E slot at all, but having access to the full SATA array is...

So you intentionally bought a board you planned to return? Thanks for making components more expensive for the rest of us with your "rental".

That's what my secondary 1:1 backup server is for.

I'm pretty much building my home server with this board (whenever it comes out). 6 SATA devices. ;) FWIW, ASRock finally posted the BIOS to their website downloads, so I'm assuming the board is final and shipping. Totally making that up that correlation though. Hopefully the two are linked.

I'm holding-out for the ASRock board. More SATA ports!