Small case for a dorm

[Bonesdad]

Looking for a decent small case to use in a dorm room. Considering the Lanboy, any others? This will NOT be a gaming machine. Wanna keep everything kinda quiet too...

 

[50]

Are you looking into the Small Form Factor cases (like the shuttle ones) or is that too small?

 

[CoBRaXT]

the lanboy is probably one of the smallest cases you can get without having to go into microATX or SFF (e.g. shuttle) cases.
however, it isn't that much smaller than a regular mid-tower anyways

 

[Zepper]

This is a nice small case: Enlight 76020B1. Just enter the part number in the newegg search field. Several others are pretty nice too (AOpen, LiteOn Enclosure, etc.), but come with smaller PSUs.
. Just use newegg's case configurator and choose microATX for the mobo type.
.bh.

 

[Bonesdad]

Xso, I would have to get a micro ATX motherboard. Which NForce2 boards fit into that category? Any?

 

[Zepper]

Just use the newegg mobo configurator (newegg>shop by category>mobos AMD>voila, and choose socket type, form factor, chipset (nForce2 IGP), and AGP slot type desired. Unfortunately newegg isn't very consistent about entering the data in their item forms, so some that should be included in the search are almost always missed. Six showed up when I tried it, but two were OOS.
.bh.
:sun:

 

[Corporate Thug]

all dorms that i have seen are so small to the point that you cant fit a mid tower

 

[AEB]

in my dorm i had a full ATX tower and my dorms are pretty small but if i was buying a small form factor id get this one http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=303644&pfp=SEARCH

 

[Bonesdad]

yah, I looked at the Ice Cube...thing is, it's so cool it automatically becomes a target for thieves. Dorms are notorious for laptops, PDAs, PS2 etc disappearing. Sorry to say, I wanna make it a little boring.

 

[pspada]

Originally posted by: Bonesdad
yah, I looked at the Ice Cube...thing is, it's so cool it automatically becomes a target for thieves. Dorms are notorious for laptops, PDAs, PS2 etc disappearing. Sorry to say, I wanna make it a little boring.

Then get a used crappy looking case, and put in a new power supply. I have a number of such cases.

 

[Davegod]

Antec sonata is supposed to be pretty good for noise, er or lack of, and iirc its not exactly huge either. Not particularily great looking either.

 

[elbirth]

I'd just suggest a shuttle PC like has been mentioned.
I have a laptop for school, and keep that on my desk in my dorm room. My desk really isn't big enough at all for a CRT monitor and keyboard, and I don't have the money to spend on an LCD.
I just hook the shuttle up, and all it has is just the power cable and ethernet cable coming out of it. I just use remote desktop to access it for whatever I wanna do on it, and it works great.

 

[diehlr]

Soltek makes a very nice SFF case.