Best mATX case for as small as possible Athlon 64 gaming rig?

[pr0p4g4nd4]

Hey guys I've decided to go mATX and build a HTPC/Gaming crossover rig, until I have the £1000+ I want to build a new gamin PC.

Here are the parts that I wish to have in my mATX case:

MSI MS-7191 mATX motherboard
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Currently with Akasa Amber 92mm HS/F, will replace if neccessary)
OCZ DDR400 RAM 4x 512mb
PoV 8800GTS 320mb (Dual Slot)
Wifi PCI Card
Creative X-Fi Extreme Music PCI Card
2x HDDs (200gb + 300gb Maxtors, 1 SATA 1 IDE)
1x DVD-RW

Are there any small cases that would accomodate such a collection of components? Preferably under £70, moderately cool and quiet.

Also, it needs to either have it's own PSU or be able to accomodate my ATX-sized Hiper Type-R 580w PSU.

Here are the only three that might fit the bill so far that I've seen:

Antec NSK1300 - £57
Ebuyer Value Cube Case, like Aspire X-QPack - £40 (£50 minus £10 for google checkout)
Aplus Case CS-Blockbuster-BAW, similar to above - £47

Thanks a lot,

pr0p

[staffsMike]

Silverstone SG-01 is my favourite.. Bit more expensive at around £75 but worth it imo.

[dave87]

Fusion? Not sure on prices, but comes with a half decent PSU & a VFD - perfect for gaming/htpc crossover

[pr0p4g4nd4]

Silverstone SG-01 is my favourite.. Bit more expensive at around £75 but worth it imo.

Very nice, gorgeous looks and fantastic build quality, I'll look into it

Fusion? Not sure on prices, but comes with a half decent PSU & a VFD - perfect for gaming/htpc crossover

They are nice but are about £120 and a little big for my liking. Thanks for the suggestion though Dave

[dave87]

They are nice but are about £120 and a little big for my liking. Thanks for the suggestion though Dave

No worries, I know I liked it over the NSK due to the stealthed CD Drive, and the fact it comes with a VFD as standard.

Silverstones offerings are quite nice, but I keep being tempted by the big ones with VFDs, which doubles the cost on some models...

[Sprite]

The ebuyer cube case I have. Frankly the build quality is pretty pants and my rig gets pretty hot in it, will be drilling wholes for fans in it this weekend hopefully (1 next to HDD, 1 above CPU area and 1 possibly next to GFX). The dimensions aren't actually THAT small either.

But apart from that it's alright

Have you thought of the Silverstone TJ08 ? £60ish at Scan and looks quite nifty.

[pr0p4g4nd4]

The ebuyer cube case I have. Frankly the build quality is pretty pants and my rig gets pretty hot in it, will be drilling wholes for fans in it this weekend hopefully (1 next to HDD, 1 above CPU area and 1 possibly next to GFX). The dimensions aren't actually THAT small either.

Thanks for the heads up about the ebuyer case mate!

I think I've found my *perfect* case, but I don't know where I can buy it: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/T.../Lanbox_Lite/2

[amjedm]

Thanks for the heads up about the ebuyer case mate!

I think I've found my *perfect* case, but I don't know where I can buy it: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/T.../Lanbox_Lite/2

It does look nice, there you go

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=26584

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=606934

Edit: you wanted the Lite

[pr0p4g4nd4]

Edit: you wanted the Lite

Haha, I'm just kidding! I made the same mistake too