Looking for a stylish case and good micro-ATX mobo

[Fenix793]

I'm trying to find a small and stylish case since my current one is both big and ugly. I like the Coolermaster Wave but it's too big for my dorm room. I like the Ahanix D-Vine series but then I'd need a micro-ATX case. Are there any OCable micro-ATX boards?

 

[fstime]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductList.jsp?ThirdCategoryCode=010104

Those are all mini cases. Look to make sure they support your mobo. [ATX , MicroATX etc etc]

 

[mechBgon]

Also take a look at this one, which has a 300W Powerman (OEM Sparkle Power) ATX power supply (not microATX), and comes with a USB 2.0 card reader: Newegg and photos.

$63 + S/H, not cheap, but still it's attractive, comes with that card reader, an 80mm exhaust, and a direct cool-air inlet duct straight to the CPU fan. That would look sharp with black drives (duh) They have a cheaper one with a 250W power supply but I'd be getting the 300W if you intend to OC. Even that's just marginal IMHO if you intend to use a high-end GPU and CPU.

 

[Zepper]

MSI KM4M should be OCable at least at the FSB in 1MHz steps. You can DL the mobo manual at http://www.msicomputer.com to see if the BIOS also has multiplier settings. there's supposed to be a review of it at www.firingsquad.com but I haven't been able to get to it. I think that new worm is wreaking havoc... Can't get to parts of newegg, trendmicro, etc.
Look under Ahanix, Athenatech and Chenbro on newegg for some nice compact cases. I've got one of the athena A-100 series and like it muchly. If necessary, you can pump up the volume with a 320W PSU from compgeeks.com though the 230W unit that comes with is nice 'n' hefty.
.bh.

 

[achoi]

athenatech a106

 

[Zepper]

Too bad they went with a lower rated PSU for the newer A10x series. The original A100 series has a 230W unit.
.bh.