What case for small lounge PC?

andymac · 30 Nov 2008 at 12:42

I'm looking at putting a small (DVD size ish) PC in my lounge. It would be a basic but must be small and fit into a TV cabinet (open fronted)
I want a small case a bit like a standard sized VCR or DVD player which it will be replacing.

Due to the positioning, I want a unit which exhausts air out of the front of the case, not the back as the back of the cabinet has a central cutout for cables to allow air to be drawn in, but would cause lots of heat build up if heat was vented to this space.

So, I'm after a small HTPC case with forward ventilation ideally, anyone got any ideas?

kerrgreg · 30 Nov 2008 at 13:18

Whats your budget?

kerrgreg · 30 Nov 2008 at 13:21

And what size of kit are you going to be putting into it eg atx mobo?

andymac · 30 Nov 2008 at 13:31

Small and efficient, Maybe AM2 on a small MOBO?

Any suggestions?

kerrgreg · 30 Nov 2008 at 14:48

This maybe?

Im not too sure i havnt ever gone with anything quite so small, im interested to here what people recomend but ocuk have a section in the cases purely for htpc's incase you hadnt noticed.

andymac · 30 Nov 2008 at 18:11

The one that caught my eye was this one

Hiper case

I'm looking for other options before committing to it!

As to budget, not to strict on this, about £500 or so. I want a 1TB HDD and a nice cool running processor. It'll be mainly used for TV recording, music, video etc. No heavy duty applications. It'll be used for a bit of iplayer, some youtube etc. Basic stuff. No need to get all expensive! Was think Vista 64 home premium to use remote, and media centre functions.