Hi all, Im currently thinking about making a htpc. I need a case thats very low and slim (like a bluray player). I havent got much height clearance, so it needs to be a low case. The cases I have looked at in this category do not come with a decent psu (around 150 watts) would that also be enough to power an ati 5450?
Looking for a HTPC case
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I really like these cases but I'm not sure it it will be low enough for your requirements
http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_m10.htm
W/H/D 240 x 106 x 250mm (*inc feet)
http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/htpc_m10.htm
W/H/D 240 x 106 x 250mm (*inc feet)
Soldato
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Silverstone ml03 perhaps
Built mine with full size atx psu and used a laptop bluray drive in a lian Li Bay adapter
I3 530
h55M ud2h
4 GB ddr3
60gb ssd
2Tb f4
corsair 620 modular psu
Built mine with full size atx psu and used a laptop bluray drive in a lian Li Bay adapter
I3 530
h55M ud2h
4 GB ddr3
60gb ssd
2Tb f4
corsair 620 modular psu
where from? ive been looking for one of those for a while..
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Please do that looks superb.
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Here are some pics of my ML03 case
Apologies for quality of pics.
I opted for the ML03 as I wanted something a bit slimmer than my SIlverstone GD01. This was the best case I managed to source which fitted my needs.
I decided to use my existing psu as I knew it was quiet. However this had the side effect of not allowing a full size optical drive hence the need for the slim line one. The case recommends a PSU with max length of 140,mm.
There is space for a further 2.5 and 3.5 disk under the optical drive. Another 2.5in drive could fit in the lianli adapter.
All in all I am well pleased with the case given its price tag. It doesnt look like a cheap case and it fulfils all my needs. Its relatively easy to work with in terms of installation.
Eventually the mobo will be replaced with one to allow the USB3 ports to be used as USB3 rather than USB2.
Apologies for quality of pics.
I opted for the ML03 as I wanted something a bit slimmer than my SIlverstone GD01. This was the best case I managed to source which fitted my needs.
I decided to use my existing psu as I knew it was quiet. However this had the side effect of not allowing a full size optical drive hence the need for the slim line one. The case recommends a PSU with max length of 140,mm.
There is space for a further 2.5 and 3.5 disk under the optical drive. Another 2.5in drive could fit in the lianli adapter.
All in all I am well pleased with the case given its price tag. It doesnt look like a cheap case and it fulfils all my needs. Its relatively easy to work with in terms of installation.
Eventually the mobo will be replaced with one to allow the USB3 ports to be used as USB3 rather than USB2.
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20W typical, 7W idle for the card itself.
Linky
140W idle/170W load for a whole system (i7 based, 6GB DDR3, VelociRaptor HDD) - which I'd imagine is significantly more powerful than your plans for a HTPC. 200W should be safe, you'll probably get away with 150W with lower powered hardware.
where from, can you send me a link in trust please
