Shiobock

Having searched a few stores, I haven't found a case for neither type of motherboard which would have a front intake and be a bit smaller than a normal mATX tower. I'd love to have something compact but roomy, preferably not a tower case, maybe a Shuttle of sorts? I'd love to be able to keep it silent and have a good GPU in there, I won't be overclocking but I don't want to have my single fan at 3000rpm so I'd rather have a planned front to back or a similar airflow.

I know Silverstone has one, but it won't take GPU's over 9 inches long. Looks good tho:


Then again Silverstone has these mATX towers than can eat up 10.5" of GPU goodness, I'm rather tempted to get the dual intake one.



Are there any other good alternatives, or am I obliged to cut down the top side of a Shuttle case and apply a 140mm Kaze there?

ErBall

Antec p180 mini.

Best mAtx case out there.

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meticadpa

You beat me to it.

It's an amazing case, 200mm top fan, can take full length GPUs, 120mm front and rear fans, already black inside.

One of my favourite cases of all time.

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gig4ls

Lian li and silverstone make good cases, I have a silverstone GD-02. Apart from the ridiculous placement and shape of the CD mount (metal covers the top of the CPU heatsink!) it's a good case that keeps the rest of your gear cool.

Shiobock

I'm aware of the P180 Mini, but isn't it a tad big for a mATX case, almost the size of a normal ATX case?

Shingetsu

Yep it is, its actually not even much smaller than the P180. Still a great case though

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Canada Guy

This one can take full length cards, even in SLI if you slide back the HDD tray. You can also add a fan in place of the CD/DVD slots in the 5.25" bays

Edit: I'm using this for my sig rig below and I havent had any issues with cooling.

Shiobock

Sounds good, would be neat with a USB CD drive I suppose, but what kind of fans would two 5.25" bays suffice for? 92mm or 80mm's?

Canada Guy

Do you really need front bay fans? There are spots for 3 (4 with some modification) 80mm fans on the case, in addition to your PSU's 120mm fan.

Bonz™

What's the name of that Silverstone mini tower in the middle?

I have a Mini-P180 and I LOVE it. I even watercooled an i7 in it at one point in time (you can see in my sig) The only thing is, it's still the size of a mid tower. I am thinking of getting something smaller and I came across this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811163150

Another Silverstone that looks tiny and nice.

Edit: Mini P180 is $70 shipped on Newegg right now

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