Needs to be small, Internal PSU and a slot for a PCI-E card, pref full hight but if the case is nice half hieght will do :), Something like this : http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...tpc-features/1
Wanting to build a uber small HTPC / lan box.
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Needs to be small, Internal PSU and a slot for a PCI-E card, pref full hight but if the case is nice half hieght will do :), Something like this : http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06...tpc-features/1
Wanting to build a uber small HTPC / lan box.
Bump, Any ideas?
A Silverstone SG02-F may fit the bill:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=798105
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=634572
Nah thats MATX :)
I really want this one :
http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationa.../ts/d2/JW1.jpg
Anyone know what it is?
Check this UK store out:
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/?c=3#2699
They specialise in mini itx components.
Had a look there, coudlnt see anything I really fancyed :), if someone can let me know who makes that case im gonna go find out if I can get it in the UK :)
The new silverstone cases (yet to be released?) look awesome :)
http://www.silverstonetek.com/produc...pno=lc12&area=
EDIT: found an LC12 :)
http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11803
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...i-ITXCases.jpg
even pico ITX
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...o-ITXcases.jpg
Holy crap there sexy, gah external PSU, I wanted to get hold of a case I could stick a higher power internal PSU in and whack in a 3470 for hybrid crossfire to use as a lan box as well :(
How about a shuttle, sort of inbetween ITX and uATX
That sort of thing.
http://image.shuttle.com/ResourceCen...product_id=647
Wouldn't quite be the same as the 780G based one but you should be able to power a decent graphics card that way :)
I have an older G series Shuttle(the same case as the one in the link in the previous post) and they are probably the smallest cases which can fit a reasonably sized full height graphics card.However the card does need to a be a single slot and not very long though. Unless you replace the stock cooling fans the G series Shuttles can be noisy also.
Had a look at the shuttles and put off by the pricing, plus I really want to have a play with Mini-ITX, Looked at the nvidia 8200 shuttle but I have been told that the 8200 chipset isnt as good as the 780G chipset for high def decoding?
Perhaps not as good but certainly very capable.
How much in the way of modifications are you prepared to make to the case? The Silverstone LC06 (Linkage) will accommodate a 1U PSU internally with a few modifications (in the space the hard drive normally sits, you would need to relocate the hard drive obviously but a 2.5" should be easily squeezed in somewhere) and has a full sized DVD and space for 2 full sized expansion cards (upto ~230mm in depth).
You may also consider the SG03 a bit bigger (catering to uATX) but you can use any PSU you like if I wanted to use it as a Lan box as well this would probably be my choice.
Those Silverstone cases look very nice
Looking to build up a PC to do a bit of surfing and email and be small
Silverstone and an Atom motherboard could fit the bill
How about Nexus Psile ( expensive and ill-named )
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/654/m370uk0.th.jpg
Or Serener Serener ( even more expensive )
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5...lo1alw4.th.gif
Atech Fabrication ( If you have to ask ... )
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7...logoby5.th.jpg
The Atech case is superb for a HTPC, but very very expensive. I'd say around $600 to $800 for a normal configured case ...
I've picked up some great iTX cases at computer fairs in london.