Show me your micro ATX cases!!!

[Asnrefugee]

Hey I'm planning to build a smaller form factor and would like to get some ideas.
Reviews of your case would be nice too. THANKS!!!

 

[Zepper]

There is a review I wrote of my case (Athenatech A100-SC) on Here in the. I need to add that it takes a bit of effort to get it to breathe well - runs warm as it comes from the factory.
.bh.
:moon:

 

[Gravity]

Um, your linky could be a bit more specific?

 

[Zepper]

If I made a direct link, you might not learn of the other resources available on techimo - you know, "...Forest for the tree." My link gets you within spitting distance. If you can't find it from there...
.bh.
Where's the :sun: ?

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Thank goodness we have people around like you to point us lost souls in the direction of much smartness.

BTW, the :sun: is somewhere in our solar system, if I told you exactly where it was you wouldn't learn anything.

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

I picked up this case a month or so back for $21 shipped with no PSU.
The case is a lower end case but I already had all the components as spare parts (including mATX PSU) sitting around collecting dust. The light bars on each end rotate through 7 colors and can be turned off on front panel.

Specs as follows:
Abit Intel 810 Flex board
600mhz Cel @ 750
Phillips based TV tuner
320 sdram
10x DVD
20 gig hd
Aopen 5:1 card
Creative 4:1 speaker setup
21" sony monitor
dual boot Win98 and Xp Pro (Win98 for kids games and TV tuner)

I keep this setup in my basement for MP3 server/DVD theater/MAME machine

I would rate this case a three out of five stars because of thin metal and lack of 80mm fan hole (going to cut one in "top") but there are 3 60mm fan holes (too much noise unless you use a voltage mod or fanbus)

Here are a couple pics:
:camera:
:camera:

 

[Zepper]

At least my post tells you what you're looking for and the goal is easily reached, while yours goes nowhere... And your "sun" analogy fails miserably.
.bh.

 

[CubedPC]

I make microatx cases, as well as using one for my computer system.
Here are some pics of the case:
My Computer
w/ lights on
Empty Case
Case folded open
There is more info availible at http://www.cubedpc.com/thecube.htm
What shape are you planning on making? If you need any help, send me an email, i can give you some pointers.
-Steve

 

[ChurchOfSubgenius]

Originally posted by: CubedPC
I make microatx cases, as well as using one for my computer system.
Here are some pics of the case:
My Computer
w/ lights on
Empty Case
Case folded open
There is more info availible at http://www.cubedpc.com/thecube.htm
What shape are you planning on making? If you need any help, send me an email, i can give you some pointers.
-Steve

That is fantastic work, I assume you do plastic fab for a living?

Zepper:
#1. Climb out of your head for a minute and the sun will re-appear.
#2. My initial sun analogy is flawless in it's simplicity

 

[Asnrefugee]

You might be able to help me if the price was lower.

 

[SneakyStuff]

That is some fantastic craftsmanship on that cubePC.

 

[Zepper]

Cube,
. Neat case. But how is it on RFI emission supression?

CoS,
. Slack be...

.bh.

 

[optimistic]

Inwin l545
- $39 at PCClub two years ago.
- Running 1GHz Thunderbird and K7SEM, onboard everything, 5400rpm HDD, two pci cards
- Running 1.7@2.0GHz Celeron and EP-4GLM+, onboard everything, 7200rpm HDD, one pci card
- Case itself: 5/5 build, 5/5 ease of use, 4/5 cooling, 4/5 smallish 180w Inwin PSU

Yeong Yang A101
- $58 from severcase.com three years ago.
- Ran 1.0GHz TB, now 1.2GHz TB and MS-6345, GF2MX, 7200rpm HDD, 1 pci card
- Case itself: 4/5 build, 3/5 ease of use, 3/5 cooling, 4/5 loud 200w Seventeam PSU *died in 1 year mark, which servercase replaced.

Chenbro PC80569
- $55 from servercase.com a half year ago.
- Running XP1700 and A7V8X-MX, GF4ti4200, 7200rpm HDD
- Case itself: 3/5 build, 4/5 ease of use, 3/5 cooling, 2/5 sucky 200w Fotron PSU Fotron *Replaced twice until settled with 3rd party 200w PSU.

Antec Minuet
- $69 from mwave.com 2 months ago.
- Case itself: 5/5 build, 3/5 ease of use, 5/5 cooling, 5/5 quiet 220w Antec PSU

 

[Cheetah8799]

ASUS H340D - low profile microATX case. They also have other models/variations of the H340 line. Check their website for info.

heat is an issue, but not too bad if you don't OC or run uber-fast CPUs.

 

[Zepper]

H340D is AOpen not Asus...
.bh.

 

[dnuggett]

Just set up a box w/ a GMC case I got from a NewEgg special. Heat is a killer in that box w/ an ALLIED AL-B200SFX. That damn PSU is so hot on the back that you cant even touch it.