Looking to switch to a smaller case

[pig_dog]

I'm currently using the original CoolerMaster Stacker case which is obviously very large and I want to switch to something much smaller to make transport easier for LANs/taking home from university.

I've had a look around and two cases have caught my eye:

Shuttle XPC SP35P2

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-128-SH&groupid=701&catid=110&subcat=343

and

Lian Li PC-A06FB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-163-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187


What I'm looking to know is the smaller size of the Shuttle going to be worth the much higher price and limited upgrade potential.

I also need to know whether my hardware will work in the
Shuttle, specifically my video card as I see that the PSU is only 400w and there is only 1 PCIe power adapter.

My specs are:

Intel Q9450
Powercolor 4890 1GB
4GB Kingston HyperX PC8500 DDR2 (2*2GB)
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB SATA-II
X-FI XtremeMusic PCI

All help is appreciated.

Thanks

 

[bigsharn]

I think you've got more chance of getting it in an A06b, 400w would be pushing it (especially at load)

The airflow seems to be better in Lian Lis as well

 

[Ducky Spud]

You not like the look of the Lian Li A05? I much prefer it to the A06 (you realise the A06 leaves half the PSU sticking out the back? lol) and its a great case. Hunt around for some build logs to see what can be done with it.

Its out of stock at the moment but sure you could find it somewhere

 

[pig_dog]

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

That A05 looks like a good choice Ducky Spud. Would that be as small as I could go without switching to mATX or a Shuttle?