Inexpensive m-ATX Case?

[huesmann]

Anyone have any recommendations? Not looking to pay DeVine prices here...and preferably in black or silver.

 

[beatle]

How about this puppy? $55 shipped from newegg including PSU. The silver version is $2 more.

Oops, not in stock.

 

[fdisk2003]

i like the aspire x-dreamer 1 & 2, they are $45-55 us through newegg and come in a variety of colors and include several popular mods. good budget case imo.

 

[beatle]

Too bad none of those are matx...

 

[mechBgon]

Hows about the Inwin V-series, which are all microATX? Bonus: they take full-sized ATX power supplies and are pretty sturdy. Here's one that comes stock with a respectable Powerman (OEM Sparkle Power) 250W power supply: link to black/silver one Looks like it's got front USB 2.0, Firewire and audio ports, plus an 80mm exhaust fan included.

WHOA... :Q Just noticed that it appears to come with a CompactFlash/SmartMedia/etc reader installed! :Q DUDE!

WHOA #2... the photos show it has a 300W Powerman PSU in it, not 250W! :Q

 

[huesmann]

Sorry, blokes, should have specified I was looking for a HTPC case, so desktop form factor. Thanks for the suggestions though!

 

[beatle]

Good thing you mentioned that after mechbgon listed the Inwin. Otherwise I may never have noticed that case of ownij!

Heck, my Inwin Q500 has a 300w Powerman PSU in it and it drives the duallie in my sig!

What's your budget? You said "not D.Vine prices, but that would mean just about anything else.

 

[huesmann]

Er, I'm looking for <$100 or so.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

I have a Powerman 235W and Inwin A-500 case (older system) and I love it! InWin build quality is excellent! My newest case is the Antec SLK3700AMB, and I love that too. Anything from InWin, Antec, or PowerMan is good by me.

-Josh

 

[optimistic]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Er, I'm looking for <$100 or so.

Doh! I was about to recommend looking here. No shipping if you live by a store (mostly on the Right Coast).

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Er, I'm looking for <$100 or so.

I have THIS mATX case. It takes half height cards, but these are getting easier to find it seems, or you can just unbolt full height brackets from half height cards. Check ebuyers US site, see if they have it.

Making an HTPC out of it currently. I just put a PowerColor 9200SE (comes shipped with a low profile bracket) with TV out into it. Just hunting for a low profile PVR card with remote.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Just checked, looks like they only have these: Text

 

[Zepper]

Look under Athenatech (A100 series), Chenbro (805xx series) and Powmax (330x series - they used to have more variations, but I guess NE is out for now. Compgeeks carry some Powmax too.) on newegg. Most can be used either in desktop or tower position. The A100 is listed as having 200W but it really has 230W - check the pix. I have an A100-SC and I like it a lot. The Ahanix Blu I/II and a Maxtop model are built around the same chassis as the A100 - very flexible design.
.bh.

 

[Ness]

I have this one. I like it bunches



(almost) Everything is screwless. Uses full-height cards, looks gorgeous.

I found it in-store at www.5oclock.com

 

[Boogak]

I recommend the Coolermaster ATC-610/620 series. Looks good on a AV rack, fits a full size ATX power supply and full height PCI/AGP cards. You can see my HTPC setup here. The Coolermaster is the 3rd one down on my rack, my old Antec Sonata case is sitting on the floor next to it. Blends in really well and you can pick the 620 up from Directron.com for under $90 before shipping, which is where I got mine from (they are currently backordered though).

 

[Mingon]

I have a lian li pc 9300, its a pretty nice case. The only downside is the 180watt psu.

 

[Sid59]

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