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Cheap, small ht case

Modred189

Modred189

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So i am looking for a cheap, small form factor HTPC case.
The hardware I will be putting in it:
Intel E6300
Intel mobo: DG33TL
Stock cooler.
Windows Vista Home premium.

Everything else is up in the air. I would like to have as little clutter as possible as far as components, and it should be as quiet as possible.
So i am going to avoid a video card and sound card. The onboard should be fine for what I want to do. I am not looking for any kind of high definition video capabilities.
If anyone knows of a cheap, but decent case that looks like a pirce of home theater equipment, let me know.
 
Antec NSK2480. I just built a cheap HTPC from the $70 Fry's E2200 + mobo deal. I am fairly happy with it. Nice soft hard drive mounts. Air flow is pretty high with the 2x120s exhausting. Built in power supply is an 80+ efficiency unit. Solid build quality.
 
Do you want something with bells & whistles like a Zalman w/ 7" touchscreen LCD, or something just to have in the rack with other components? You have kind of left this one open ended...
 
undertheradar said:
Do you want something with bells & whistles like a Zalman w/ 7" touchscreen LCD, or something just to have in the rack with other components? You have kind of left this one open ended...
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No, not really. The thread title did say cheap.

Second on the 2480. I think there's a black version out there too.
 
Yea, I am looking for something basic.
All I want to use it for is throwing a HD in there, networking it and using it for media sharing to my home theater.
 
The Antec NSK looks nice. I got an NZXT, and it is quite nice.

Finally got my rebate, after 4 months, too!
 
I've got the Antec NSK2400, it's a great little case. I've modded it to match my Harman Kardon receiver. Just put the Scythe Ninja Mini heatsink in it, it's a perfect fit (designed for each other, I think, or at least the heatsink for the case, there's like 2mm clearance). I'm waiting on a GX Typhoon from http://www.matrixorbital.com/gx.php and I'll have a mod-log up for the install once I get it installed.
 
I have the antec minuet250 and i love it. Its real small and you need lowpro pci cards but it looks real nice
 
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