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Micro ATX caes.

If you don't mind building in a mini-tower, here is a Cooler Master Elite 340. I built an office PC in this same chassis and found it easy to work in. From what I understand, it is the same internally as the Silverstone TJ08, but uses a different front cover. Let us know how it goes.:D
 
there is a small form factor forum here you might have better luck with

i recently installed a pc inside the lanbox version with the handle on it, i'm fairly happy with it, there are probably cheaper and or better boxes out there depending on your taste i beleive the sg-03 is a popular one but i may be wrong on what its called

the lanbox is totally modular, everything comes off including the power supply cage which makes installing a breeze but, for instance, you would have to take everything out to say access the front fan to change it out (which is what i'm having to do soon)

some worry about cooling options and with the nice chasis you are looking at you might not want to actually mod the outside of it, so you will definitely want to replace every thermaltake fan and throw an extra 60mm in the top optional spot by the psu.

i also recommend you get a short modular power supply unit, short because the long or reg sized ones tend to make installing a bit crowded, i got the silverstone 750 watt modular and its a reg sized one and i definitly need to take the psu cage out to install. you want it modular (silverstone even has an optional short cable set) because you really dont have alot of room for extra power cables that you are not using.

you may run into cooling issues if you do not remove the hard drive bay that sits in front of the main intake fan.

on my lanbox with the handle the 5.25 bays will not allow anything to sit flush with the case without seriously modding the covers (i have a bit of trimming ahead of me to make the super flower fan controller sit flush with the front of the case), this is mentioned in one of the reviews of my lanbox on new egg but sadly the poster reviewed well after i purchased all my parts.

pm me if i can be of any more help, its pretty frustrating when you google for lanbox mods and all you seem to find are your own posts asking questions :)

btw i dont know what you are wanting this case for, if its just to look pretty and run movies or something, this is probably your best bet. Also if you go with the side windows i've seen a mod where they replaced the plexi glass with 2 sided mirror plexy (i think its a vynyl sheet against a peice of plexi) and it looked friggin sweet with the mirrored finish you are getting on your box, sadly i'm too rough on my equipment to worry about having a box with a nice paint job :)
 
soulfoot said:
there is a small form factor forum here you might have better luck with

i recently installed a pc inside the lanbox version with the handle on it, i'm fairly happy with it, there are probably cheaper and or better boxes out there depending on your taste i beleive the sg-03 is a popular one but i may be wrong on what its called

the lanbox is totally modular, everything comes off including the power supply cage which makes installing a breeze but, for instance, you would have to take everything out to say access the front fan to change it out (which is what i'm having to do soon)

some worry about cooling options and with the nice chasis you are looking at you might not want to actually mod the outside of it, so you will definitely want to replace every thermaltake fan and throw an extra 60mm in the top optional spot by the psu.

i also recommend you get a short modular power supply unit, short because the long or reg sized ones tend to make installing a bit crowded, i got the silverstone 750 watt modular and its a reg sized one and i definitly need to take the psu cage out to install. you want it modular (silverstone even has an optional short cable set) because you really dont have alot of room for extra power cables that you are not using.

you may run into cooling issues if you do not remove the hard drive bay that sits in front of the main intake fan.

on my lanbox with the handle the 5.25 bays will not allow anything to sit flush with the case without seriously modding the covers (i have a bit of trimming ahead of me to make the super flower fan controller sit flush with the front of the case), this is mentioned in one of the reviews of my lanbox on new egg but sadly the poster reviewed well after i purchased all my parts.

pm me if i can be of any more help, its pretty frustrating when you google for lanbox mods and all you seem to find are your own posts asking questions :)

btw i dont know what you are wanting this case for, if its just to look pretty and run movies or something, this is probably your best bet. Also if you go with the side windows i've seen a mod where they replaced the plexi glass with 2 sided mirror plexy (i think its a vynyl sheet against a peice of plexi) and it looked friggin sweet with the mirrored finish you are getting on your box, sadly i'm too rough on my equipment to worry about having a box with a nice paint job :)
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Mobility and looks are my primary objectives here. I don't really think cooling is a problem, its just an old p4 with an x700 in it. 1 hdd and a brand new corsair power supply.
 
Looks? Thermaltake Lanbox, NZXT Rogue, and the Silverstone SG03/01 are probably the best. I hate the XQPack personally.

Portability? The Lanbox and the Rogue take the cake.

Ease of use? Upgradability? The NZXT Rogue. Although its fairly large, it can take the biggest components. (Heatsinks).
 
I just used the Antec NSK3480 for a build for my dad. Quiet, decent cooling, high quality, very solid build (esp. compared to those Apevias and stuff).
 
I would love to see a picture with them all side by side. I have read that the interior space in a rouge is larger than a lian-li a05b.I would like to really see how much bigger the rouge is, because it looks pretty sexy. My brother has a SG03 and while I like it, it does have some issues that I really don't like, but the size of it is just right.
 
Looks, mATX == Lian Li V350
Looks, small ATX = Lian Li A05

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112151
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112130

Pretty much all of the "small" (SFF/mATX) cases I've seen are fugly.

Note: These are not cheap.

Edit: For size comparison input the sizes here: http://www.sizeasy.com/
Edit #2: Here is my comparison of the V350, A05, Lanbox, and Rogue. You should probably double check the sizes.
http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/8756-Lian-Li-V350-vs-Lian-Li-A05-vs-Lanbox-1-vs-Rogue

Kevin
 
Good looks Kevin, that site is pretty cool, that v350 looks really really tiny compared to the others, and comparatively the rouge looks huge.
 
Remember, the smaller the case, the more limitations, as well as resulting in you having more fun trying to sort out the best way to get the cables managed.
 
Not to mention the issues people are having with CPU coolers and with some graphics cards... Yeah, it'll look great on my desk, but I think the Rogue will do better for lift and carry.

Kevin
 
i love the feel of a micro atx case with a lot of Power, so i liked all of the SFF people's rigs.
i consider price but i dont let it hold me back from looks :D, i bought a LanBox Lite (unfortunatly Windowless) and its a beautiful case. If i have the balls, im gonna mod it and put a window to show my (Future) Raptor harddrive Lol... possibly a larger aerocool area for my 8800 :p
 
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