Mini-ITX case recommendation

[Valnar]

Looking for a small Mini-ITX that I suspect will not get that hot. I will use a 65W Haswell CPU on a H97 board. It will not needed a video card. Onboard Intel is fine.

My first thought is the Silverstone SG05 while I can still find it, but even that is too much. This PC won't be for games, so an obtrusive 120mm fan is unnecessary. Other preferred parameters are something that can take a full 5.25" DVD-ROM drive and is fairly quiet.

Recommendations?

 

[my_time]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HVKN5S6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Built two Micro itx comps with this case so far. Very nice quality case. Also built about three with the Cooler master elite 130 case as well. Also not a bad case just not as nice as the Lian-Li . Big difference in price there.

 

[Logan321]

What form factor are you looking for? Tower, cube or desktop/media center style case? Full ATX power supply? How many drives, 3.5 and/or 2.5"? Finally, what's your budget?

 

[Valnar]

What form factor are you looking for? Tower, cube or desktop/media center style case? Full ATX power supply? How many drives, 3.5 and/or 2.5"? Finally, what's your budget?

Full ATX not necessary. No long video cards needed. Small tower or cube. One 2.5" SSD and maybe one 3.5" HDD if space. One 5.25" external DVD-ROM.

I'd prefer under $100. This is going to a parental unit.

 

[Logan321]

This link should have itx cases that have a 5.25" bay and are under $100. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...4026 4027 4025 100007583 600030545&isNodeId=1
I'd say the Cooler Master Elite 130 fits your requirements, but have a look through the other options.

 

[Valnar]

Looks like the Antec ISK600 would be good. I just need to get a slim optical drive. No biggie.

For that matter, the ISK300-150 would work too if I go with a 2.5" HDD for storage over a 3.5". Hmm

 

[criccio]

Kinda designed for GPU but I cannot say enough good things about my Corsair 250D. Super high quality a great size.

Definitely smaller options out there but this really isn't big, IMO.

$90, too.

 

[Tyler-Durden]

Another vote for the Corsair 250D. I love mine, though it might be more case than you need, especially since a separate graphics card won't be required.