best htpc case?

[Randall8686]

So im going to build a gaming HTPC it needs to lay on its side. It does not need a DVD player but does need to take full size GPU's and a micro ATX mobo. will only have 1 SSD as everything it will ever see apart from games is on a NAS.

So i need a decent airflow and a small case. there are a few but some seem to have quite negative reviews. Does anyone have experience ?

 

[jeff83nz]

So im going to build a gaming HTPC it needs to lay on its side. It does not need a DVD player but does need to take full size GPU's and a micro ATX mobo. will only have 1 SSD as everything it will ever see apart from games is on a NAS.

So i need a decent airflow and a small case. there are a few but some seem to have quite negative reviews. Does anyone have experience ?

I went InWin 301 as looked classy and could take a full size psu and gpu

If you want horizontal and the bigger micro though you pretty much have a choice of the various silverstone gd04 -gd08 by memory, the node 304 .

Generally speaking horizontal micro cases airflow is less than optimum

 

[Randall8686]

Cheers buddy, it 100% needs to lay on its side as the space its going in is only 250mm high. the gd04 looks spot on. the 304 is too high. its going to house some pokey hardware overclocked and ideall would like to fit a AIO to the cpu if possible the GD04 looks too tight between the mobo and were the AIO would sit.