HTPC Case Help Needed :)

[Arthalen]

Hey Guys,

Need your help in choosing a new case for my HTPC that I am building. I'll give you the specs of what I'm building:

HSF: Stock AMD Heatsink (Noisy!)
CPU: AMD64 4400+ X2 Skt 939 Processor
Mem: 2x1GB SuperTalent DDR500
Mob: Asus SKt939 A8N-E SLI Deluxe Motherboard
Vid: ATI X300 PCI-EX Video card with S-Video out
Snd: Creative Audigy 7.1 Platinum
TvC: K-World Hybrid PCI with Remote Control
Net: Netgear WPN111 Wireless
Raid: 2x Maxtor 80GB RAID0 - OS Drives
HD1: Samsung 400GB SATA2 - Movies & Music
HD2: Western Digital 400GB SATA2 - Pictures, Downloads, backups, everything else
OP1: DVD-RW
OP2: DVD-ROM
OS: Vista x64 Ultimate

Media Center: Vista Media Center x64, Windows Media Player x64, FFDShow x64

So, that means my case needs to the following:

1) Full ATX sized Motherboard compatibility
2) 4 Hard Drive spaces
3) 2 Optical Drive bays (although I'm willing to sacrifice one for the right case)
4) Cooling potential - the CPU does warm up a fair bit, so a case that can vent out well enough is required.

I'm not exactly looking for a slimline here I know.

Max Budget: £100.00 absolute tops.

 

[shadowscotland]

You could look at having a small tower case on it's side (as long as nothing will be on top of it) - LL PC05, Antec 300 or NZXT HUSH maybe, but they are deep?

Or else it's the larger silverstones - LC17, LC20, CW01 etc
Antec fusion max (but over budget)
LL PC-800/880 if you can find one

Within budget, but lower quality
A-Plus HTPC Model CS-GL3
Thermaltake DH101 VF7000BNS
Thermaltale MOZART (ipod and media centre versions)

Edit: no need to say you might get lucky with a MM thread as you've already posted one.