Case with shallow depth

RobTi · 4 Feb 2012 at 22:18

Hi i have my components sitting without a case in a cupboard in the living room and would like a case to fit in said cupboard.

Size wise it needs to be <380mm wide <300mm deep and any height you want, would like air space round this and looks don't matter as it will be hidden from view

Thanks

Robert

Cleeecooo · 4 Feb 2012 at 22:29

Budget?

johnny sublime · 4 Feb 2012 at 22:34

form factor

King Damager · 4 Feb 2012 at 23:06

This is screaming FT03 if you can do mATX.... Can fit most single card set ups as well.

kd

RobTi · 5 Feb 2012 at 22:32

Hi
Thanks for the replies budget as cheap as possible as it wont be seen, motherboard at the moment is mATX but that doesn't mean i wont upgrade to ATX, the FT03 is way over budget for a case that will be shut in a cupboard.

Really just looking for a case with good cooling as i have lived with no case for a while now

Thanks

Robert

King Damager · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:06

The problem you're going to have is that any ATX case pretty much won't fit within your dimensions.

Therefore you're limited to an mATX case, and the only real makes I can think of that do a case that might fit in your dimensions are Silverstone and Lian Li. Both of which produce relatively expensive cases...

kd

Cleeecooo · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:34

By relatively expensive, kd means you'll be skint after buying one

Both manufacturers have some good cases, but IMHO, the majority of their cases are too boring and boxy and are too expensive for what they are.

Up to you though.

King Damager · 5 Feb 2012 at 23:53

Cleeecooo said:
By relatively expensive, kd means you'll be skint after buying one

Both manufacturers have some good cases, but IMHO, the majority of their cases are too boring and boxy and are too expensive for what they are.

Up to you though.

Well yeah they're mATX cases are about £80-130... :s

kd

shadowscotland · 6 Feb 2012 at 10:51

you could get any old matx desktop / media centre case (less that 380mm wide) and mount it to the back wall of the cupboard.
that way the cupboard 'depth' is the height of the case.
And the front is pointing up - cables go straight down.

Antec NSK 1380, Minuet 350
X-Case Q100, S007B, X-cube, X1501A
Akasa Midas
The list goes on - lot's of choice without going over £40inc

Check the psu size - some matx cases don't fit standard atx power supplies