This is a nice case, no doubt about it...
These days though, good air flow, simple In & out are almost expected...
For me, the bonus feature of the case is the place to set my keys, wallet, USB stick, change, guitar picks etc on the top-front of the chassis. Great use of otherwise wasted space :)
If you want a simple interface to get to your media, and want greater media support than MCE offers, look into a Seagate Free Agent Theater +
These things will stream nearly every format combo I've tried, they support 1080P playback (via wired connection) and are low power with a small...
Order a pre-flashed BIOS chip and have it at your door in 3 days for $13.00 -
http://cgi.ebay.com/BIOS-CHIP-ASUS-MAXIMUS-III-GENE-/260555232622?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3caa4d556e
I've got these from ebay before and have had no issues -
Gigabyte HD4350 512MB - dual DVI -
$35 shipped
The card that got 'auto-linked' above isn't the card I have.
Mine is an unused RMA return from Gigabyte that has dual DVI like this.