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Need a Micro ATX case recommendation

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perdomot

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Thinking of building a Micro ATX PC to surf the web, etc. while my main rig does its video encoding and I need a good case recommendation that wont be expensive. Would prefer a Desktop design like the Mac Mini rather than a tower design. Thanks.
 
Just get a SFF system like a Shuttle XPC (or other brand). Small and really easy to assemble, plus sexxxy.
 
try an itx mobo (p4) and get a pci 5700and 1gig of ocz ram and you'll have a gaming computer the size of a mack mini. Possibly smaller
 
I like the Chenming 118 (w/o windows including the software kind 😉 ), The Enermax Venus series which includes the one mentioned by Choson (I think - at least they all look the same inside...) and if you need to really cut back on the $$$s, the Athenatech A100 series.

.bh.
 
Originally posted by: Zepper
I like the Chenming 118 (w/o windows including the software kind 😉 ), The Enermax Venus series which includes the one mentioned by Choson (I think - at least they all look the same inside...) and if you need to really cut back on the $$$s, the Athenatech A100 series.

.bh.
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Athenatech A100 is a great choice. Excellent cooling. Plenty of room. About the size of a stereo receiver. Decent price. But, while never any problems, it does have a light power supply. Upgraded with SilenX PS from Newegg.
http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/athenatech/a100_sc_case/video_review.html
The photos don't show the updated version Newegg delivers, but when this is layed down as a desktop, the top panel now has a 6"x4" screen vent that sits in a perfect spot for air flow.
It is sorta like this photo of this different case. Screen vent on top when placed as desktop:
http://www.systemcooling.com/images/reviews/Cases/Athenatech_A106/Image2big.jpg

Just sold my Aria. Hated it all the way around. Even the Antec PS took a dump after a short time of light use. Can not think of one good thing about Aria. Wait. It is easy to take off top and side panels.
http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=352729

Plan on getting the Aspire X-Qpack as soon as the blue units come back in stock. Will probably still keep Athenatech for HTPC though.
http://reviews.pimprig.com/cases/aspire_x-qpack_alu_matx_case.php
 
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