Case - AV Gear size?

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I am after a case which I am gonna be sticking my Xbox innards into which I want to be the same size as proper AV gear (dvd player, amp etc) to fit in my cabinet.
Basically the Xbox looks a little out of place in there at the moment and its odd shape means I cant stack anything on top of it which is a bit of a pain and as its primary use is as a media player then it seems apt.
So I am looking for an HTPC style case to stick the lot in. I am thinking it should have a cd drive cover (like the Lian-li style where its all hidden behind a spring loaded flap) which will save me having to perform major surgery on the existing Xbox disk drive.
Which cases would actually be the correct size for doing this?
Budget probably 60 - 100 quid but nothing to flash like the pricey silverstones as I am going to be hacking it up a bit :D
Finally it must be white or silver ideally to keep the missus happy.
 
Cheers for those guys.
Badbob - sorry mate but those cases are pretty horrible looking TBH. No offence to yourself of course, they just dont really fit in with an AV gear look IMO.

Yewen - cool cheers for those, didnt realise they where available for less than 170 - 200 quid TBH. Last time I looked at Silverstone was back a few years ago when I built a HTPC. Wouldnt be from OcUK even if they had them TBH...
 
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LC04 looks pretty decent, as does the LC13 (which is wee bit cheaper - probably due to no built in PSU which is not a worry) and the LC17S (though may be a bit on the big size for what I need)
When you say high standard do you mean better than a no-name cut your fingers PC case or on par with Lian Li et al? If its got the quality of the Lian-li then I would be well impressed as I have a V2000 for my PC and its simply stunning TBH.

Mounting in my old DVD player was going to be an option but the dvd drive placement is a bit more difficult due to it being a full size PC drive in the Xbox and a the dvd players slot is kinda fixed height. I could buy one but until you get it open and find out its not big enough I could have bought the new case for it.

What are the other options that you are hinting at? I really do prefer quality above cheap TBH.
 
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Ah yes, think I found the sort of thing you mean.
Coolermaster ATC-620 @ 41.00
the 630 looks nice too, but motherboard space looks a bit restrictive...I will have to measure up the Xbox motherboard tonight I think to see how we will go.
Thanks for the help so far though Yewen.
 
Basically I want it to be roughly 420mm wide which is around the same as standard AV gear IIRC.
I just really want it to blend in a little better as a bit of AV hardware rather than looking as it does. I changed my orginal xbox to a crystal case one last year which had negated the need for a while, but we bought a new TV cabinet the other day and it now sticks out like a sore thumb as its more exposed. I dont actually use the console for anything other than streaming my mass of media from my NAS server via XBMC anymore since I got a 360.
Alu box could be another option, though I am must admit it will probably end up looking quite "ghetto" knowing my mad skills and not be as "missus pleasing" as a ready made solution LOL.
 
Gonna be going for the ATC 620 when I get paid next week, will be modding it straight away I think (give me something to do on these dull night shifts at work LOL).
The 630 was going to be the main option as I really like the looks of it over the 620, however its not really AV sized unfortunately.
The Silverstone is perfect but for a first proper case mod I dont think I am brave enough to start cutting apart 100 quids worth of case :)
Thanks for the input guys, I think I will put together a photo how to when I do this mod I think on my webby.
 
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