Smallest cheap mini-tower ATX case?

brxndxn

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I have a small cubby area in my HT setup that would fit a mini-tower ATX case quite nicely.. It fits my normal enlight mid-tower case except the case is too long. I need a smaller minitower ATX that will fit a slot1 atx motherboard.

I'm trying to get something sub$40 that feels fairly good quality. It does not need to have a power supply. The only thing that makes this case hard to find is the depth must be shorter than 15 inches. The width and height are fairly roomy.
 

Zepper

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That 15" depth limitation will be the killer. You're not going to find anything less than about 18" deep that will hold a standard ATX mobo. The mobo itself is at least 9" deep then you have to allow for vertical clearance off the mobo behind the drives for the CPU, RAM, add-on cards etc. Would it be possible to cut thru the backboard of your HT cabinet so the computer could hang out the back?..
.bh.
 

winr

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I use E-Machine Micro ATX cases.
Some of them are 14" deep.
I use a jig saw to cut a square on the back large enough for a full size ATX power supply to fit.
The power supply sticks out about an inch or the CD drive wont fit all the way in.
Than I cut a hole lower in the back and put a 92x92x25 mm fan in it.
Running an XP 2200+ GeForce 4200 and an SK-7 H/S/F in one now and it never gets over 47c. under load.



:)
 

Zepper

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I think he said he had to use a std. ATX, slot-1 mobo. I doubt the E-mach case would fit that.
.bh.