Looking for A sylish HTPC

soul_child · 28 Sep 2007 at 13:30

Im thinking of swapping my case for a HTPC style case which will house the following components

i've got the following

c2d 6300 @2.8ghz
2gb geil 6400
gigabyte ds3
clubman ati 2900xt 512
hiper 580 power supply

can someone suggest a good stylish HTPC with remote control and good airflow. i use my machine for gaming and watching TV downloads

max I'm looking to spend is £200 but anything under will be brilliant

thanks

Jed Shields · 28 Sep 2007 at 14:01

Hiya mate,

is the motherboard ATX or mATX? Some cases can only fit the smaller boards.

The Antec Fusion looks good and appears to be popular.

I've just spotted some from Omaura that look fantastic and just come under your £200 budget if you get the optional display. Check out Omaura.com. They show the 5 and 8 series, but not the 11 for some reason. Just do a search for that one on the net.

Cheers,
Jed.

soul_child · 28 Sep 2007 at 14:35

its an atx case. i 'll check them out

BlairH · 28 Sep 2007 at 14:45

soul_child said:
its an atx case. i 'll check them out

Have a look at Silverstone.

They manufacture a boatload of ATX HTPC "enclosures".

badbob · 28 Sep 2007 at 14:47

Antec fusion is MATX, since yours is ATX you'll need a full size HTPC case. Checkout Silverstone Lascala.

soul_child · 28 Sep 2007 at 15:01

those omaura cases are bloody stylish!!!!!! but its too small for my 2900xt and i see cooling issue with those. any others apart from the silverstones?

soul_child · 28 Sep 2007 at 15:03

how good are the zalman HD 160's i see that OCUK are selling them.

anyone got any good reviews on these?

badbob · 28 Sep 2007 at 15:08

Expensive @ £200. No VFD or MCE compatible remote included either. Google search for reviews.

Jed Shields · 28 Sep 2007 at 19:32

The Omaura 11 series takes full size cards. The official website is a bit screwed up and has mixed up the descriptions between the 8 and 11. Check out the UK distributer specialtech.co.uk for a better description. I think the 11 is 140 plus the VFD at 60 = 200, but you're right - remote is extra. I'm sure you can get a cheap Windows one for 20 quid?

I'm really tempted with these. Plus have you seen the HDD strage unit for 175? Basically it's another great looking box that holds 5 SATA disks of up to 1Tb. That should keep you happy for a while!

cokecan · 28 Sep 2007 at 19:39

Origen AE gets my vote

I've got a H7 in black and it looks superb

I was looking for a HTPC case that had a very minimilistic look too it, and no cheap looking plastic cover that hides USB's etc

only downside, pricey just like the Omaura's

soul_child · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:10

wow now the H7 looks really good.

dammit decisions decisions!