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Silverstone HTPC cases

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perdomot

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Seems like SS is the maker of the best HTPC cases on the market but they make so many I am wondering which one will fit my needs best. What I would need is:
ATX compatible
Allow for 3 Hdds(preferably with some kind of cooling)
1 optical drive and 1 Floopy

Can anyone guide me here? Thanks.
 
All of Silverstone's full-size ATX HTPC cases will do what you specified, but some will be a bit more tight than others.

The biggest one would be the LC01, which is 17.5 inches deep. 2 5.25" drive bays, 2 external 3.5" bays, 1 internal 3.5" bay under the 3.5" externals, and one more 3.5" internal cage under the 5.25" bays. People tend to like stowing their PSU cables down there though rather than putting an HD there.

The next biggest cases would be the LC10 and LC13, both of which are 17 inches deep. Same drive bay/cage layout as the LC01.

The smallest of these would be the LC03, which is only 16 inches deep (I got one of these). Also same drive bay/cage layout as the LC01.

If you only need just one optical drive and one HD, then you can go even smaller-- The LC04 is only 12 inches (!) deep, so is the LC02 (which needs a slimline notebook optical drive). But both will take full ATX mobos.

HTH!
 
If you have a standard ATX MB, you need to go with the LC13. The LC03 is simply too short (in depth) for your average MB... system memory and PSU cords will be very crowded by the 5 1/4" bay, and your video card will either go right up against the 3.5" bay, or it won't fit at all, depending on the length of your video card.

I have an LC03 and it is VERY cramped... it LOOKS GREAT on the outside, but inside it is packed. You can see my system setup in my sig-line.

If I had it to do over again, I would have gone with the LC13... that extra inch of depth (16" to 17") makes a WORLD of differance. Of course the LC13 is brand new, so it wasn't an option for me when I did upgrade, but if you ask me, the Silverstone LC13 is now the HTPC/Desktop case to beat.
 
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