wow, I'm posting in CC!! Micro / HTPC case recommendations

Baddass · 22 May 2006 at 22:58

Hi all, first of all if that Yewen guy comes in, there'll be trouble!

anyway, i'm looking for a micro case for use with a HTPC. The thing is i want to keep cost as low as possible, this is on a budget, but i'd like something pretty small. Planning to have a micro ATX motherboard, 1x DVDRW drive, 1x HD, so not needing loads of room really. Any suggestions on a budget?

pics and links (to manufacturers page, not to competitors

) appreciated

Baddass · 22 May 2006 at 23:09

that was one on my short list

looks a good bet. Any difference in size to a shuttle case at all? Could i get a shuttle case and use it in the same way? Do you need specifically small PSU's for these or will any PSU do the job?

Baddass · 22 May 2006 at 23:10

squiffy said:
or qpack, or ss sugo. or for a bit more room ss tj08. cubes are bit of a squeeze, especially if you want a bigger (read quieter) cpu cooler. problem audio size cases is riser cards...sob if want to replace/add gfx, soundcard, tuner, radio etc.

willing to sacrifice size for ease of fitting/room?

the motherboard i have my eye on has a built in graphics GPU, so no need for an AGP card. Dont think i'll really need any PCI cards really, onboard LAN, onboard 7.1 sounds....no need for a TV card i dont think for my uses

Baddass · 22 May 2006 at 23:32

Yewen said:
EDIT: Oh and nice to see you posting in the forum you supposedly moderate.

lol, if anyone knows it's you who knows how much moderating i have to do in here

thanks for all the recommendations guys. Will take a look at them all.

Baddass · 23 May 2006 at 07:53

wow, loads more suggestions. I like the pics posted there Alu_ATC, they look nice. Any idea on estimated price tags?

the motherboard i was looking at is:

MSI K8NGM2-FID, nForce430+GeForce 6150, Socket-939, m-ATX,GbLAN, Firew, PCI-Ex16

so what do you think about the onboard graphics card capabilities to display HD and HD Divx?

Baddass · 23 May 2006 at 17:53

wow, that is nice!!

also, thanks for the link about the NVidia 6150, i'll take a read through there now. Think i'm likely to stick with micro ATX, esp if i can get that motherboard listed earlier