Full ATX -> HTPC

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I'm switching from a full ATX case to the smallest form factor I can. This is what I'm working with:

i5 3570k
Z77x UD3H (Full ATX)
Gigabyte 7970 Windforce 3
CPU cooler is a Noctua NH-D14/D15

Looking for advice/input - just want a path of least resistance to a box small enough to sit under my TV. Prodigy M was an idea, but switching the motherboard and cooler for and getting a micro case is also an option.
 
Cheapest way to go about this:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £132.64
(includes shipping: £11.70)
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I have a Noctua & a Silverstone case (LC17) both are quiet but I had to swap the Silverstone fans for these.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

Total: £5.73
(includes shipping: £2.74)
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You may not need to with the case you have though, the 120mm case fans in that mode specced above are supposed to be quiet, last thing you want is the HTPC to make more noise than the media you are watching on it.
 
I wish someone made one that measured (W)380mm, (H)160mm & (D)415mm, Lain Li made the pc-v880, it looked good demission wise, needs some updating, but could still work if a updated one was made today...
 
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