Started with a basic box for the chassis, just like one of their cases. The first CAD models I sent to Lian Li they basically told us, “this needs a lot of work.” So I spent a week or two just studying pictures of their cases to see how they were put together – where the sheet metal was bent, the toolless clip and stud system, etc. Necere: Neither of us had ever designed a case for manufacturing before. SFFN: What were some of the challenges you faced while designing and producing the M1? From there it was just working out the rest of the details and incorporating features people requested, where it was possible without increasing the volume. Necere: In the original Hardforum thread (which is still up) you can see how we progressed through several different layout concepts before I stumbled on the idea of putting a 240mm radiator opposite the motherboard and PSU, which was such an amazing optimization of space that I think I pretty much had to do it. SFFN: Where did the idea of the M1 originate from? He’s spoken with us before, but with the end of production for the original M1, it was time to reach out again. Necere is one half of the NCASE duo, and the primary designer of the M1 Classic. Following up on the launch of the NCASE M1 article that we published, we conducted an interview with Necere.
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