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Mini-ITX case that can also take a 7900GT?

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nray

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So I picked up a Commell LV-677 motherboard, a Core 2 Duo processor, and a Morex Venus 668B Case only to find out that the internal case frame totally interferes with the ability to use a standard size video card in the inner slot (and the LV-677 only has one slot in the inner position, so I can't use the outer, unobstructed slot space at all).

It's a pity because otherwise I really like the case (and no, I'm not going to dremel the internal frame).

I've searched high and low, and can't find any Mini-ITX cases that have the space for a 7900GT other than some 1U rackmounts, and I have big noise concerns with rackmount cases (and I'd have to deal with a PCIe x16 riser card as well). Does anyone know of anything else? I'm looking for something small for taking to LAN events and such.

Right now the best runner-up I can find is the Antec NSK1300 (and I almost feel like I should have just bought a AOpen i945GTm-VHL, MSI 945GT Speedster-A4R, or ASUS N4L-VM DH board from the start rather than the LV-677 if I end up getting a Micro-ATX case... bleh...)
 
To follow up to my own post, I went into Micro Center tonight, and I checked out the cases and SFF systems there, and I noticed that the AOpen XC Cube systems actually appear to be Mini-ITX compliant... that is, the motherboard mounts seemed to be in the right places, and it had a standard (replacable) port cover in back, so I should (I think) be able to put the Commell LV-677 motherboard in one. (Anyone with an AOpen XC Cube care to chime in?)

Considering the cheapest AOpen XC Cube (the EX661L) is only $135, it's actually pretty affordable (I only need to sell the AOpen motherboard for $40 for it to cost about the same as the NSK1300).
 
Not bad. I saw the post earlier but I have zero experience with ITX cases :/.
 
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