Need small mini-ITX case

[Carson Dyle]

I need to assemble a low power mini-ITX system that will consist of only the following:

mini-ITX motherboard with onboard CPU, HSU/fan
picoPSU
RAM
2.5" SSD
3.5" HDD
mini-ITX case

No optical drive. No video card. No PSU. Something like the M350 Universal case would be ideal, but with the ability to hold a 3.5" drive. And inexpensive: under $60.

Recommendations?

 

[Essence_of_War]

CM Elite 120 has a rebate this week, only $40 AR

Is that too big for what you were thinking?

 

[Lonyo]

Or the smaller version, the 110, is $50.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-299-_-Product

Remember also that even with a "larger" case than a super tiny m-ITX one, you could put the PicoPSU power brick inside the case rather than it being external, so while it's bigger than a tiny case, you can also save some space with the power brick.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Thanks. Those don't look too bad. Too bad they're each designed to house an ATX PSU, or they could probably be 1/2 the volume.

 

[Essence_of_War]

Hmmm...what about this guy?

Or its cousin?

More of an HTPC sort of case...very compact, uses very small form factor PSU. Right around $50-60 mark.

 

[nitromullet]

I like these...

Wesena HTPC-ITX1-Black

http://www.shop.perfecthometheater.com/HTPC-ITX1-Black-Ultra-small-aluminum-chassis-HTPC-ITX1-B.htm

edit: actually, it's this one that supports a 2.5" and 3.5" SSD/HD. http://www.shop.perfecthometheater.com/HTPC-ITX5-Silver-Mini-HTPC-aluminum-chassis-HTPC-ITX5-S.htm

 

[Dulanic]

CM Elite 120 has a rebate this week, only $40 AR

Is that too big for what you were thinking?

^^ This is a nice case. I have one for my media server. It works great and has a good amount of drive space. It actually cools pretty well too and isn't loud.