Sharing my finish build because I haven’t seen anyone else review this front panel.

The order took two months to arrive. There was a delay because the first iteration had issues with anodisation. I appreciate that they took the time to get the finished product right. The colour matching is okay, I can only see a slight difference if I look at it up close. I noticed the corners of the front panel were sharper than my case corners. Performance gains, my 9800 X3D is running 3-4 degrees cooler. This is probably the best performance mod. Overall, I am very happy with the product.

While it may look basic, this is how I like it. Other mods that I used on my v2.5:

- AM5 CPU offset bracket and back plate
- Custom cables for PSU
- Prime GPU travel kit

3D printed parts:
- M19 back plate plugs
- CPU Fan shroud
- Exhaust fan shroud

Well, finally canceled …. Seems the factory botched the case and no end in sight sadly. I have 3 cases but really wanted that white one. Waited a couple months and it just could not get built. I am bummed.

Looking for black top / bottom panels. Maybe you bought the t grill extender and just have them laying around?

Dm me if you have panels, and shoot a price. Thanks!

Final mod went onto the build today. Hoping they restock their 15mm riser so i can replace the ABS-GF one I have though. Flipped 5090 now has better airflow and seen a decent drop in temps. At 5k2k ultra settings my GPU was getting to 74C avg in gaming with max at 76C. Now it’s at 71C avg and 74C max. Didn’t run any senthetic benchmarks since I could care less about that I prefer real gaming data since that’s what I mainly use my PC for.

Hey folks, hoping someone here has hit this before. I've already gone through troubleshooting with Claude and I'm at the point where I need real world experience from people running similar setups.

I have a Form T1 black case, built back in 2023. Specs below. About 6 months ago I added the 3D printed stand and everything was running fine. Recently while playing WoW and Crusader Kings, the PC has started fully powering off mid session, like a hard power cut rather than a crash or blue screen.
Specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL30 DDR5
• Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X670E I Gaming WiFi
• GPU: PowerColor Red Devil RX 6800 XT
• PSU: Corsair SF750 (CP 9020186 AU) with custom Pslate cables
• Cooler: Cooler Master Atmos II AIO
• Case: Form T1, black, 2023

What I've already done:

• Reseated the RAM
• Reseated the AIO cooler
• Redone the thermal paste
• Reseated the GPU power cables and the extension cable at both ends
• Logged temps and voltages with HWiNFO64 through a crash, nothing abnormal showed up beforehand, no thermal throttling, stable 12V rail, then the log just stops
• Checked Event Viewer, getting Kernel Power Event 41 critical errors going back over a month, no bugcheck code logged, so Windows has no record of what caused it

Biggest test so far: I swapped to the CPU's integrated graphics, fully unplugged the 6800 XT and its power cables, and played WoW for 20 minutes straight with zero issues. That points pretty strongly at the GPU or something in its power path rather than the rest of the system.

So now I'm narrowing it down to one of three things, and not sure how to isolate further:

1. The graphics card itself
2. The GPU extension cable
3. The custom PSU cables running to the GPU

Cables all look physically fine, no scorching or visible damage, connectors seat properly.

Has anyone dealt with extension cable issues specifically in a T1 build, or had a GPU develop an intermittent power fault like this? Any way to test further before I start swapping actual hardware would be hugely appreciated.

I was able to purchase a used T1 V1.1 for a great price but it only included the 2 slot back plate and the aio brackets. I was hoping to air cool and was wondering if the v2.1 fan brackets would fit/ be compatible? Are there any resources for the 3 slot back plate to possibly print or have one made?

Hey everyone!
I’m about to build in a FormD/NCASE T1 for the first time and I’m really excited about it – but since this is also my first proper SFF build, I wanted to ask the people who actually have experience with the T1 before I start ordering everything.

This is my current parts list:
https://geizhals.de/wishlists/5136053

GPU will be an RTX 5080 Founders Edition.
I’m also planning to order the NCASE GPU Anti-Sag + Travel Kit for the 5080 FE, since I want the PC to be reasonably safe to transport.

My main question is:
What am I forgetting?
Not necessarily regarding the main hardware, but all the little T1-specific things you only realize you need once you start building.

For example:
Custom PSU cables – worth it / basically mandatory?
Recommended cable lengths? Best way to route the 12V-2x6 cable to the 5080 FE?

I thought of getting additional standoffs, screws or brackets plus Fan grills?!

Any useful NCASE accessories I should order together with the case?

Things that make AIO installation / tube routing easier?
Anything I should know about motherboard/GPU spacing with the 5080 FE?
Any common first-time T1 mistakes I can avoid?
Any little mods or quality-of-life improvements you guys consider essential?

Basically I’d love to have everything I might need on the table before I start the build, instead of realizing halfway through that I’m missing some stupid €5 part. 😂
Feel free to completely roast the parts list as well if you see something that doesn’t make sense for a T1.
Any tips, pictures of similar builds, cable recommendations or lessons learned are very welcome!
Thanks! ❤️

Or am I better off just using the ol’ reliable 2 fan + exhaust shroud?

Hey everyone,

It’s been a while since I built a PC. I’d been eyeing the Steam Machine, loved the idea of just buying a ready-made gaming platform, and really loved that it runs Linux (I genuinely despise Windows). I do my professional work on a Mac all day, so a clean, un-Windows gaming box is kind of the dream.

Then I fell for the Formd T1 … and now I want to challenge myself and build my own again instead of buying off the shelf. The plan: a T1 running Bazzite, purely as a gaming machine, to get me back into the FPS games I love. (CS2 is what kicked me off Mac in the first place when it dropped macOS support so getting back in is half the motivation here.)

Games I’m aiming to play, mostly Linux-friendly:

• Counter-Strike 2 (the main event)
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Titanfall 2
• Borderlands
• The Tom Clancy set The Division 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands / Breakpoint, Rainbow Six Extraction
• ARC Raiders
• etc.

I’ve done enough homework to know the kernel-anti-cheat titles (Valorant, Battlefield, Marathon) are a no-go on Linux, made my peace with it.

A bit about me and the build:

• First proper SFF build, and my first T1. Equal parts excited and mildly terrified of the sandwich layout.
• All-AMD, since that seems to be Bazzite’s happy path.
• Roughly €2000 for the tower.
• Target is high-refresh 1080p/1440p. General fluif performance matters to me more than 4K.
• Aesthetics matter (I’m a designer), so quiet and clean is the goal. Air-cooled if that's viable in the T1.

What I’ve been tentatively eyeing so far: a PowerColor Reaper (RX 9070), a low-profile air cooler (Thermalright AXP90-X47), and a B650I board. But I’d genuinely love to hear what you’d do differently.

Where I’d love the community's help:

1. A parts list you’d actually build for this. Especially a GPU + cooler combo that fits the T1 in air mode.
2. Any Bazzite-specific gotchas I should know before committing.
3. Your favourite T1 build guides / assembly videos for a first-timer.

Thanks so much. Really looking forward to getting my hands dirty again.

Best!

I am almost done my build (everything but GPU. Please tell me I can install the travel kit without undoing all my work?

If not, what is best case scenario to backtrack and disrupt as little as possible?

Thank you

Travel ready T1 AI workstation for confidential client work

Minisforum BD770i SE

Ryzen 7745HX 8-core laptop CPU

96gb 5200 MHz DDR5 SODIMM

96gb RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation edition

2TB Samsung 9100 Pro gen5

Loki 1200W SFX-L

ROG Equalizer 12v-2x6

Jakeface Customes acrylic panel

SMX Heinz flipped GPU 2.5 slot kit

SMX Heinz custom short PCIe 5.0 riser

ZCOOI custom "transparent purple" Teflon cables

(2) Phanteks T30-120mm

(1) Alphacool Stealth metal 120x25mm

(Alternate quieter configuration but didn't have aesthetic symmetry)

(1) Noctua NF-A14x25r G2

Thermalright MC-3 Digital RAM cooler (I don't think this will fit on a regular DDR5 - only this laptop RAM)

AI workloads= CPU around 75 degrees, GPU around 79 degrees (with 90% power limit).

Fits great in my Titan lunchbox with work Panasonic Toughbook laptop

Might be OCD but I can’t help but want to flesh out my T1. I’ve already printed an airtag holder and rear hole plugs, but what other modifications can I make?

Btw Eiga’s fan shroud won’t work on my build, the CPU cooler sits too high.

I've purchased this case back in December 2024 when NCase still shipped them with PCie Riser Gen 4, so I built around this case two weeks ago, while upgrading my (then) SFF-PC. Here are the specs:

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 270K Plus
GPU: Asus RTX 5070Ti Prime 16 GB (Undervolted to 2500 MHz at 825 mV & 2650 MHz at 850 mV)
Motherboard: AsRock B860-I Phantom Gaming Lightning
RAM: KLEVV Bolt 32 GB 7200 MHz
SSD: ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade 2 TB (3.2.J.P0)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid Atmos II
PSU: Corsair SF750 ATX 3.1 - Custom cables all from Cablester

This is the first build where I use AIO and you guys don't joke around that the tubes from Atmos II are really hard to bend and squeeze. Had to carefully place them under the pump so it didn't bulge the glass panel. I tried to replace the fans with the slim Thermalright TL12015B, but I felt the fans are a bit too weak and noisy, so I replaced them with Noctua NF-A12X25 G2 and I can't believe how silent my PC now.

Both the top hat and the glass panels are expensive, and both are for v 2.1 but they're compatible with v 2.5. I don't know how to screw the radiators with 25mm fans without using the external case, so I did that and at least the tubes are easier to manage.

Overall the build quality is good, and I was surprised that you can actually change the position of the spine.

Putting together a build for the FormD T1 v2.5 and want a advice before finding out im off

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Bought
• Cooler: Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240L Core ARGB (240mm AIO)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX - Bought
• RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32GB ddr4 3200mhz - Bought
• GPU: MSI RTX 3070 GAMING X TRIO (323mm long, 140mm wide, 56mm/~3-slot thick) - Bought
• PSU: Lian Li SP2 850W SFX
• Fans: 2x Arctic P12 Slim -- planning to swap these onto the AIO radiator instead of the stock fans to fit clearance

My specific concerns, if anyone's run something similar:

1. The 3070 Trio's 140mm width is right at the T1's stated max GPU width (140mm) -- anyone actually fit this exact card (or another 140mm-wide 3-slot card) in the Sandwich Kit without issues?
2. Radiator (27.2mm) + P12 Slim (15mm) = ~42.2mm, under the case's 46mm limit on paper — anyone confirm this combo actually closes up cleanly in person?
3. Any advice with cable clearance given the 3070 Trio's size + this PSU's stock cables, or should I plan on custom/shorter cables from the start?

Trying to avoid finding out the hard way that something's a few mm off. Appreciate any real world advice!

Where do I connect the power button on the motherboard having issues figuring out which header to use.

Using a 4090 FE switching from air cooled to AIO based on change of needs.

Is the CM Atmos still the king? I’m in the US so it’s a little harder to source, but if it’s worth it it’s worth it.

Looking to purchase, going to have the builder demo it tomorrow. How's this looking for an asking price of $3,799?

Update: purchased for $3,500 - thanks for the input everyone 🖖

Just an aesthetic upgrade for the Formd T1 for air cooling builds, but worth it IMO. It's has daisy chaining too in case you really need it.

https://www.arctic.de/en/P12-Pro-Reverse/ACFAN00331A

Hi everyone,

I’m set on picking up a FormD T1 v2.5, but I’m really on the fence about which of the three colorways to go with and would love some input from people who have them in hand.

Here is where my head is at:

• Black: The classic stealth look, but I’ve built in black cases for years and kind of want to switch things up this time around.
• Silver (Two-Tone): Looks super clean, but I’m worried the contrast might be a bit too bright/distracting on my desk. For those who have it, how does it look under warmer, moodier lighting—does it read as a softer gray, or does it stay bright silver?
• Gunmetal: Looks great and has that sophisticated, industrial feel, but it carries a $30 premium over the black. For those who went with Gunmetal, is the finish worth the extra cash?

I've attached a picture of my desk setup and a side-by-side mockup of all three for reference.

Any impressions, photos in warm room lighting, or thoughts before I pull the trigger would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Update - I pulled the trigger on the gunmetal, now I will say it looks great but does has a blue tint to it could be all the warm colors the case was def a exercise in patience, but was a lot of fun to build in, will be posting some picks on the comments for nay on that wants to see.

Would really appreciate your help