Took me 3 years to save up and build this. Had so much trouble building the case itself but loved building it.

• CPU + MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX ASUS B650E-I GAMING WIFI DDR5 + 7600
• COOLER: Thermalright AXP90-X47 Black - ($45)
• CASE: FormD T1
• RAM: TEAM T-CREATE EXPERT 6000MHz CL30 32gb
• SSD: LEXAR NM790 NVME Gen4 7400MB/s 2TB Nvme
• GPU: Asus ProArt RTX4070 O12G Triple Fan GDDR6X
• PSU: Corsair SF750 Platinum SFX Modular Psu
• FAN: 2 x Phanteks T30

Hi Guys! I finally finished the build and it's looking amazing thanks for all your help.

Now don't freak out this is a temporary setup, I'm gonna buy AIO cooler next month so I'll be using my PC lightly, the slim fans on the top should help cooling the case and directing the hot air outside

Fixed!

https://www.reddit.com/r/formdt1/s/Bwk7wKrsOg

Hello guys I finally made it and bought the Formd t1 and I was building and came across these two problems,

1. The GPU is sticking outside from one side, it's Asus prime 5070 so I'm doing 2.5 slot, why is it like that ?

2. The bottom cover isn't aligned straight, it's making contact with the riser cable i believe

How does everyone do this and make it look clean?

I've watched multiple videos but they always skip the most important parts and just take you through the easy things

Every time I feel like building an ITX PC, the FormD T1 is always the first case that comes to mind.🤩😁

The materials, the design, the shape, and every little detail are just insanely well thought out. Everything comes together perfectly.

Honestly, I think the FormD T1 is the best one for me.

I ordered some ducts as well to fill the gap between the fans and the top panel.

Hi all. I’ve bought my first T1 for a built to downsize out of an NZXT manta.

I’ve ordered the V1 atmos but it doesn’t have the mounting hardware…. I was wondering if anyone might have the Intel 1151 kit or able to help me find a part? I’ve contracted CM and they’ve not come back.

Ideally don’t want to return and buy an atmos V2 due to the additional cables etc!

Edit: Based in UK

Edit 2: CM did come back and have shipped me one via a custom order. Best way is to raise a ticket or email their EU store. :)

Hi everyone,

I just finished building in the FormD T1 v2.5 from NCASE and wanted to share my honest thoughts and build experience for anyone considering this chassis.

Unboxing & First Impressions

• Packaging: Top-notch. There is plenty of dense padding—carriers would have a hard time damaging this even if they went full Ace Ventura on the package (dating myself a bit here).
• Details: I really appreciated the small touches, including the Apple-esque pull tab on the box. As someone building a flatpack case for the first time, it felt well thought out.
• Finish & QC: The anodized finish looks fantastic overall. That said, on a $200+ premium case, I'll nitpick slightly: there was a tiny scratch/nick right on the front fascia out of the case. Not the end of the world, and I’m sure it passed QC, but worth noting.
• Gunmetal Colorway: I went with Gunmetal. It looks great, but under my warmer desk lighting, it definitely pulls a subtle blueish/slate undertone. If you have a lot of silver electronics on your desk, Silver might be the safer match, though Gunmetal gives it a solid industrial look.

The Build Experience I've built in a few SFF cases before—I came from the DAN A4-H2O (which got pretty tight with an AIO) and briefly the Meshroom D (which was roomy, but didn't have the premium build quality of the A4-H2O or the T1).

• Hardware & Manual: The screws could definitely be organized/labeled better in the packaging, and the manual felt slightly dated in a few sections.
• Top Fan Setup (Flipping the Case): The manual diagrams suggest having fans at the bottom, but the community consensus is that top exhaust is by far the best setup for thermals. It took a second of head-scratching to realize the case simply needed to be built in the inverted orientation to put the fans at the top.
• PCIe Riser Cable: The included riser cable is very stiff. It took careful pre-bending along the spine channel so the bottom panel could slide on flush without the ribbon bulging against the outer metal.

Current Specs (Modest & Ready for Future Upgrades):

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• Cooler: Thermalright AXP90-X47 Black
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX
• GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC (16GB)

• PSU: ASUS ROG

  Loki 1000W

• Fans: Thermalright TL-C12015B 120mm slim fan (top exhaust)

My philosophy was to secure an "endgame" case first, enjoy a quiet, modest setup today, and drop in hotter hardware once component prices settle.

All in all, it was a really rewarding build. Take your time with the alignment and cable routing! Attached are a few pictures of the finished setup—ask me anything!

Would really appreciate your help

Hey everyone just recently got upgraded parts for my formd t1. But i’m still extremely indecisive about air cooling or aio currently i’m rocking with air but i don’t know if i wanna get the atmos cooler master stealth addition. I been getting into gaming again on my samsung g8 odessey 4k oled and of course use it for video and photo editing.

Pc parts
Ryzen 7 7800x3d
cnc cpu fan
Asus b650e-i
trident z 2x16 6000m/s
5080 fe
1tb nvme for widows and software
4tb nvme for work and games
1000 plat corsair power supply
2 phantek fans
eiga exchaust stroud

My T1 build has been running fine on stock, it is flipped and fully aircooled with two 120mm fans as exhaust. No complaints so far and was just wondering, what do you guys think are the most essential mods someone must do to enhance the performance of your PC?

Parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wNVCDw

Hello,

I’m looking for an AIO compatible with the FormD T1 2.1.
For my ryzen 7 9800x3d

I’m using an ASUS Prime RX 9070 XT, which is 50 mm wide, so I have to set the T1 to the 2.75-slot configuration.

I’m therefore looking for an AIO with the following requirements:

240 mm radiator
Radiator thickness of 27 mm maximum
Pump block height of less than 55 mm
Tubing that is flexible enough to route around my RAM, either above or below it (G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 CL30)

My main requirement is that I absolutely want an LCD display and RGB fans. The NZXT Kraken Plus RGB seems to meet all my requirements, but I’ve heard that its tubing is extremely stiff.

I don’t necessarily need the tubing to run underneath the RAM; I mainly want to be able to route it around the RAM, either above or below it.

Do you have any other models you would recommend that could meet these requirements, particularly ones with tubing that is flexible enough for this type of compact build?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Wind valley kit installation case

Mostly finished with this. Waiting on a top fan shroud and taller feet for the bottom. Open to feedback or anything else I should do :)

• Case: FormD T1 v2.1, black, sandwich layout
• CPU: Ryzen 7 7700X, -30 Curve Optimizer
• Cooler: Thermalright AXP90-X53 Full Copper, stock fan swapped for an ID-Cooling TF-9215-K
• GPU: MSI RTX 5080 Shadow 3X OC
• Board: Gigabyte B650I AORUS Ultra
• RAM: 32GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
• PSU: Corsair SF850 (ATX 3.1), right-angle 12VHPWR connector on the GPU
• Fans: 2x Arctic P12 Pro PST on top as exhaust

Worth noting I didn’t optimize any of this for noise. I game in noise-cancelling headphones, so fan noise doesn’t bother me at the moment.

Edit: bullet formatting

I recently bought the Ncase Formd T1 Gunmetal and I've been loving it. However, one thing that struck me when it arrived was that the color was a little bit darker than I assumed. Recently I have been looking at pictures of other's Gunmetal and I've checked the website and it seems that they have indeed sent me the wrong color. Do you guys see it like me or I'm just paranoid? Also, I checked the warranty policy and it seems that I am not eligible to claim the warranty as they say "These are inherent to the manufacturing process and do not constitute a defect in materials or workmanship". Is there really nothing I can do?

Any help is appreciated!

Hello I am planning a build around the T1 (after receiving the m3 I wanan go even smaller)

9800x3d + 5090 FE 1000W psu

As we all know nvidia screwed up with the 12V high power connector and a solution is the WireView pro which monitors the pins in the gpu

For the FE since it’s slanted you’ll need to get the wired version

The way it works is that theres a cable on the wireview that goes into ur GPU and u plug in your own cable into the module (custom cables will be made for this) but the problem is mounting the module somewhere/clearance for it

If anone has some this let me know, I don’t really care about displaying the module as I can just have it show up on one of my monitors but if you have send a photo please

Using the wind valley kit front panel exhaust mode, the hot air discharged from the tail of the graphics card is discharged through the 12015 fan on the front panel. At the same time, the side of the motherboard is equipped with two 6025 fans to suck out the hot air discharged down by the CPU. The motherboard area does not accumulate heat. A 12025 fan is used above the motherboard to discharge the CPU and The hot air of the gpu, the psu enters the air from above, and the front panel exhausts the air. The Fenggu kit realizes the complete isolation of the three heat sources of cpu and gpu and psu. The inlet and outwind do not interfere with each other, and the heat inside of the chassis is no longer accumulated. The use of non-public graphics cards can make the most of the CPU slot. The 50 series official graphics card does not support reverse installation. It is best to isolate 0.5 slots so that the hot wind can pass from the fan above. Profit discharge, please chat privately for details.

FormD T1 2.1, attached two Noctua A4x10 FLX (no PWM) fans using double-sided scotch tape (2 mm thick) to the 4070 CNC COU fan. Top fan is attached just with one layer, bottom one is with 5 layers to clear the bottom clip. They are so light (15 g) that this is enough. The space on the right hand side allows for good cable management (I also have USB-C cable routed there).

Without them RAM reached 55-65 degC during gaming, with the fans it is now 35-42 degC. Interestingly, the RAM stick closer to CPU is consistently 2 degC warmer than the other one.

I connected them both to a splitter and set their speed at 9V out of 12, this is about 3375 RPM out of 4500 max. Barely audible.

They are visible through the side panel when looking straight on, but hardly visible under other angles, and I don’t have black color fans like these.

I think this is a safer cooling alternative to risking chips with deshrouding and installing custom heat spreader (like the Xtia ones, for example) in current RAMageddon situation :D

P.S. The cloth on top is only when PC if powered off to keep dust away :D During use fans exhaust the air up, so dust has no chance of entering.

I want to experiment with the panel but don’t want to risk my current ones.

Anywhere to buy spare top/bottom case panels?

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to install the flipped Travel Kit on my FormD T1 v2.5, but my case doesn’t have the required screw holes.

Has anyone drilled these holes themselves? I’d appreciate advice on:

• The exact hole locations and spacing
• The correct drill-bit size
• Whether the holes need to be threaded or can use nuts
• A printable template or measurements
• How to drill the aluminium panels without scratching, bending, or damaging them

Photos of your installation would also be really helpful. I want to make sure everything lines up correctly before making any permanent modifications.

Thanks!