A good Looking Cabinet for HTPC.

[lakshay]

Hi Everyone!

 

well this is my first thread and also my first build project.

 

I am looking for a Cabinet that resembles the look of DVD player or a media center (or is smooth black in looks)and supports DVD/blu-Ray drive vertically.

and since i want to keep the temperature and noise of the HTPC as low as possible , should i opt for a Liquid cooling system? because the temperature here in India goes as high as 40-45 Degree Celsius in summer.

 

since i wont be using the device for gaming , which is the ideal motherboard/processor so i don't need to add any dedicated GPU.

 

1) A cabinet that looks smooth and decent(also looks like a DVD/music system player)

2)Cooling system

3)Processor/motherboard

 

 

ill be using windows 8.1 with XBMC or just XBMC-Ubuntu

 

Thanks In Advance!

[MPX309]

Fractal Node 605?

[lakshay]

Hi MPX309

thanks for the reply but

NODE  605 although looks good but is too big.  iam looking for something that is bit sleeker.

 

And what should i choose for for processor and cooling system.

[DirtyFish]

For cases have a look at anything Silverstone, mainly the GD or PL series, they seem to be the go to company for sleek looking HTPC cases.
You could also look at some mini-PCs like a NUC, Gigabyte Brix or Zotac, if you aren't doing anything too intensive and external USB DVD drives are an option if you really need it.

[lakshay]

I hardly have any use for DVDS drive, but wanted one for those occasional times, looks like gonna settle for NUC or some mini cabinets, thanks!