Any cases that will accommodate mbtx boards?

Most ATX cases will also fit a mATX board. But i guess you mean cases just for mATX (or smaller).

The most popular are the Silverstone Sugo, Aspire X-Qpack and the Antec Aria. There will also be the Lian Li V300 fairly soon (released in US) and a lot of the silverstone Lascala series.
Of the above the sugo is my favourate mainly because of the looks and quality. Best thing is look at reviews and pictures of the different cases to see which suits you best. Then ask for some user reviews as reviews sometimes don't give the full story.
 
Thanks for the help but as Caged pointed out, I'm looking for mBTX.
If there isn't i'll just go down the "normal" route. I've just been given a mBTX board for free and wanted to build a SFF system so wondered if it was usable for such.
 
No lol

I've found only 6 but as its a new technology i guess there will be more. I think i'll just put it in the cupboard and start a shuttle project from scratch.
 
Maybe worth trying to mod a mBTX board into a mATX case? I don't know whether it'd actually work but I suppose you could drill holes in the case where a spacer hole is required?

Micro ATX dimensions are 9.6" x 9.6"
Micro BTX dimensions are 10.5" x 10.5" IIRC.

Again, no idea if it would work but I thought doing something like that would be quite the project :)

Mul
 
haha, don't think i'm quite proficient enough for a "project" the way you guys do them!

I shall look into it though, intrigued now! Thanks Mul :D
 
If mBTX is based on the same ideas as it's full-blown BTX cousin, it could have different airflow requirements. BTX cases tend to pull in cool air at the back and expel warm air at the front, as that avoids hot air build-up that can be a problem at the back of ATX cases parked under desks. Modding an mATX case may not be so easy.
 
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