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krips
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 Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:34 am Post subject: Looking for: ATX HTPC case w/ 120mm fan |
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| Does such a case exist for say less than $250? I would like a full ATX HTPC with one or more 120mm exhaust fans. Thx. |
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Well, this doesn't have 120's, but my dad just built a new HTPC rig with this case. The thing is VERY well built, looks AWESOME in black, and is extremely quiet. It has a very nice clean look to it when it's running. It's just two little blue lights on the front. The chrome around the buttons is a nice clean touch too.
When the rig is running, it's nearly silent. I forget all his specs, but he's running an Asus AM2 board, stock heatsink, and his video card (MSI RX2600xt, fanless design.), and 4 HD's. It's extremely cool! Running 28-30C idle. My dad has it sitting in a cabinet, and the case never even gets warm to the touch. Although the room it's in is the cooler room in the house, the case has a pretty good cooling design.
The only downside with the case is if your packing the drive bays full, it gets a bit tight. Your the cable management master though!   This is def a case worth looking into. Also, if your not in a huge rush, watch newegg. They like to throw a rebate in with this case, and you can pick it up for $100 pretty regularly. (They are quick about rebates too! My dad got his back in 4 weeks.)
-RYknow
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krips
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Apparently the ASUS P5E-VM HDMI mATX is a good little board...so I might just be able to go the Antec Fusion Black 430 like I wanted to to start with  . That was actually the case I was looking at though (the SS one you have) if I couldn't find a 120mm case or a mATX mobo.
Off the original topic: G.Skill 5-5-5-15 DDR2-1000 or OCZ Reaper 4-4-4-15 DDR2-800. Stock voltage on both is the same.
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thegrommit
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The only issue I had with it was that the 405 BIOS doesn't like having onboard sound disabled. Disabling in Windows is fine though.
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| Off the original topic: G.Skill 5-5-5-15 DDR2-1000 or OCZ Reaper 4-4-4-15 DDR2-800. Stock voltage on both is the same. |
Go with the cheaper memory unless you plan on some major overclocking, or getting a chip with 1666MHz FSB. |
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krips
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I think thats the same PSU as the one in the Fusion 430, expect it's the 430w model...?
I guess I'll go with the $80 for 4gb of that OCZ stuff then. Thanks everyone . |
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