Case for PVR

[zigzag03]

anyone got any experience building a pvr? if so i have lots of questions, but to stay on topic, i need a dark colored desktop case that cools and is quiet, and will take a kg-7 motheboard? any recommendations?

 

[hytek369]

antec sonata, by far is the most practical, quietest case for the price

 

[User1001]

Originally posted by: hytek369
antec sonata, by far is the most practical, quietest case for the price

thats not a desktop case. Try the dign cases

 

[mosco]

Originally posted by: hytek369
antec sonata, by far is the most practical, quietest case for the price

Can you buy it without a power supply?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: mosco

Originally posted by: hytek369
antec sonata, by far is the most practical, quietest case for the price

Can you buy it without a power supply?

dont think so

 

[Bookie]

in my opinion, you won't find anything better that this: New Antec Overature.

That case is very nice to look at and still quiet.

 

[Mingon]

I use a lian li pc9300 - nice case, MATX psu only.

 

[bradolson]

that new antec case looks nice. i might have to pick one up for my htpc

Brad

 

[Zepper]

Evercase and AOpen have similar designs to the Overture available, but perhaps not quite as pretty. And there's always the Ahanix d-Vine series...
.bh.

 

[mosco]

Anyone know about the cooling in the new antec case?

 

[AntecCSR]

It has a 92mm SmartCool Plus (temperature sensor on a wire that you can place where you want) exhausting out the rear.

AntecCSR

 

[yruffostsif]

The Overature looks cool + the modding possibilities look nice as well....Like an LCD in the 5 /14 drive bays + a pair of VU meters in the 3 1/2 bays.

 

[User1001]

Beware the new antec only accepts low profile cards. (no riser card)

 

[mosco]

Originally posted by: User1001
Beware the new antec only accepts low profile cards. (no riser card)

Are you sure you are not thinking about the minuet? The minuet page specifically states that it only takes half sized cards while the overture page doesn't mention anything about that leading me to believe it takes full cards.

 

[zigzag03]

thank you all for your input here. the overture case looks just the ticket. trying to find someone who sells one is another matter. onward and upward. zz

 

[AntecCSR]

Overture is 3U high which is just fine for full height PCI/AGP cards.

AntecCSR

 

[zigzag03]

hey AntecCSR, how about finding me a distributor who stocks an overture case for sale. i have been surfing the links from your siite and many others who claim to sell antec and have found no one who stocks this case. or sell me one direct?? thanks

 

[AntecCSR]

It's not shipping until the end of this month. So no one has it in stock right now.

We even say so on the product page.

AntecCSR

 

[zigzag03]

so it does indeed, my bad. that will teach me to read slower and more thoroughly. thanks