Features
AN UNRIVALED & INGENIOUS DESIGN
The beauty of the BC1 (apart from how it looks) is the simple yet highly functional design. A key objective was portability, meaning it would need to occupy minimal space when not in use and be self-contained for ease of transport. The solution was to derive everything from a single body, integrating and incorporating all the parts so they could also be stored and occupy minimal space.
SIMPLE TO ASSEMBLE AND USE
At first sight the BC1 may look complicated or tedious to use, but thanks to the toolless assembly and fully custom screws, assembly is a breeze. Once the feet are attached to the body, all that remains is to add the standoffs in the appropriate locations depending on your motherboard size. Support for expansion cards, storage drives, and cooling it achieved with more thumbscrews and the included brackets.
With the use of its pushpin standoffs, no screws are required to secure the motherboard in place, making it ideal for quick and easy hardware testing and swapping.
COMPREHENSIVE HARDWARE SUPPORT
You would be forgiven for thinking the compromises made to achieve such a portable product would leave it lacking in hardware compatibility. On the contrary, the BC1 has incredible hardware support thanks to its open platform design. The adjustable side bracket approach to mounting hardware also provides a wide range of support for cooling and other hardware to be mounted.
A VERSATILE APPROACH TO MOUNTING HARDWARE
With such a compact and minimal design, a different approach was needed to add support for cooling, such as fans and radiators. The solution is side mounting brackets that pivot to adjust for different size fans.
The V2 now features twice as many brackets that can either be combined to support longer screws and higher loads or split and use together at a single location or individually to add more mounting locations.
VERTICAL MODE FOR HARDWARE DISPLAY/DEMO
One of the most unexpected uses for the BC1 has been the trend in people using it in a vertical orientation so with the V2 we have introduced this as a native feature. Whilst we still don’t recommend this for a critical system, especially with some of the larger/heavier GPUs on the market, the alternative foot location gives much greater stability than before and is ideal for a product display solution.
