Good coffee table (destop) case?

[trikster2]

Trying to put two computers into my cofee table.

Here is what My Cofee table looks like (its the one on the bottom)

Yeah it sounds whacked but right now the computers are sitting just to the left of the couch so this will be better.

The space is only 12.5 inches high (well actually 11.5 if I can't cover the top inch of a case) by 28 or 14" wides (there are 3 baskets in the space I am using if I take out one it is 14" if I take out two 28") and 20" deep.


About the only thing I can find that will fit those dimmensions are desktop cases.

How 80's! A destop case!

After much searching, I'm leaning towards the In-Win IW-H500 with either a 250 or 300 what power supply. The inwin is just like everything else BUT it has an 80mm fan for cooling in the back. Newegg also has the Enlight 7200AX for a good price. You get one more 5.25" external bay BUT no extra cooling fans (well according to the picture, enlight now says they ship with 2 60mm (yuch) fans in the back.

So questions:

Given the 12.5H x 28Wx 20D demensions do I have any other options besides desktop cases to fit in that space?
Is there any "antec/chieftec" of desktop cases? That is do any of them stand out over the others?

Really prefer full size ATX so I don't have to throw out a MB. OTOH if I could find a good mATX that takes full sized cards and saves a bundle of space I'd consider throwing out a MB.

Thanks for any input from the Atech experts!


UPDATE:


Well Atech is sucking wind today but at least arstech is rocking.

Here is what someone suggested there:

http://www.vtr-hardware.com/images/auto/2325.jpg

New ANTEC Fusion. The ultimate HTPC case?

It's in the "lifestyle" line and has a lot of the same features as the sonata including Truepower PSU with 120mm fan and sound dampening gromets for the hard drives.

 

[EeyoreX]

I know you said you prefer full ATX cases, but I love some of these Coolermaster cases. I didn't see specs on expansion card sizes (though, admittedly I didn't look to hard) but from the pics they appear to be full size. I just think these look cool and if I had the cash and time and mostimportantly the cash I'd get one of these and start my long time dreamed of/planned but as yet unimplemnted HTPC. Pity me, the broke fool lol

\Dan

 

[BG4533]

I have never really done a lot of case mods or anything like that, but it seems that you could turn those baskets into cases. You could use scraps from old cases to get a mobo tray, drive bays, etc. The fusion looks pretty cool to me though.

Brian

 

[fatboy]

Is that case a full ATX case? Sure looks nice and I have been looking for something like that.....