To build now or wait - the eternal question

[scaryjim]

IRight now I'd agree that a small MicroATX case seems like a better choice over the typical popular Mini-ITX ones that are the same size.

Couldn't agree more with this - although there's aren't many properly small mATX cases available at the minute. My favourite - which I've mentioned in a few threds recently - is the Sharkoon CA-M, which for me hits the perfect balance between size, features and cost for a general purpose PC without high-end graphics.

[Giraffe]

I prefer a bit of room in a case - me mitts is too big!
I've 2 HDDs to go in and would like to fit a 3rd. - not for anything fancy - I just clone the disk every so often. The other option would be an external enclosure running via USB3 that's easy to plug/unplug and swap disks.