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I want some help picking a good ITX case for a HTPC I am replacing. Needs to have enough space for a cooler, and perhaps a graphics card- but that's not too important. Please don't say the Silverstone Raven rvz01 unless you can link to it , cause I can't find it for sale anywhere. Thanks :)

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How about the Asrock M8?

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How about the Asrock M8?

Thats a barebones , I wanna pick my own parts

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Thats a barebones , I wanna pick my own parts

Yeah but it's actually a good barebone and you can pick everything except a PSU and motherboard. And it looks cool. Other than that FC Node 605 or the Grandia below good too.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

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Yeah but it's actually a good barebone and you can pick everything except a PSU and motherboard. And it looks cool.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FIVBICK

£465 pounds - thats over $750 without the CPU, RAM etc etc. It's only a HTPC , so I haven't got that big a budget. Looking at a 150 dollar case max

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FIVBICK

£465 pounds - thats over $750 without the CPU, RAM etc etc. It's only a HTPC , so I haven't got that big a budget. Looking at a 150 dollar case max

Look at the Node 605 or that Grandia then.

My rig: CPU: Intel core i5 4670K MoBo: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2x4GB 1600mhz CL9 GPU: EVGA GTX780 SC ACX SSD: ADATA Premier Pro SP900 256GBHDD: Western Digital RED 2TB PSU: FSP Aurum CM 750W Case: Cooler Master HAF XM OS: Windows 8 Pro

My Build log, the Snowbird (heavy WIP): http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/188011-snowbird-by-lachy/?hl=snowbird

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SilverStone Grandia GD06 is a nice case but quite large... not sure what size you are wanting. You can get it here LINK

Thanks , but it's a bit big( looks pretty wide) and supports m-atx as well which is what I am replacing. Trying to shrink down my HTPC - I have a Fractal Core 1000 atm

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Look at the Node 605 or that Grandia then.

Thanks , I'll look at those

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Cooler Master Elite 130:  http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Elite-130-Mini-ITX/dp/B00DRA4F06

 

It's a little tall for an HTPC IMO, but you can fit a full size GPU in it.

Yeah I have a Elite 120 , and they're pretty good , but I have less space in this room so the extra height is a bit of a pain. Kinda need something that will either lay quite flat or is pretty narrow -gpu isn't that important cause I'm prob gonna go with an APU

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Look at the Node 605 or that Grandia then.

Node is very similar to what I'm trying to downsize from, Core 1000

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Hadron. PSU and case under 200$.

Nice case, I'll have to look at it's dimensions but it's really nice for an itx case

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Maybe the Node 304 then, instead of the 605? Pretty darn small and honestly, very easy to build in. Have one sitting right next to me right now.

Looks pretty similar to the CM Elite 120/130 sizewise. How much wider than a DVD drive is it? Ty

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Looks pretty similar to the CM Elite 120/130 sizewise. How much wider than a DVD drive is it? Ty

 

If you mean by a DVD drive, the ones you put in a 5.25 bay, quite a bit larger. It's by no means a slim case (210mm). It is small, in comparison with for example the R4, from which I switched. And you can fit a H90+full size PSU+full size GPU in it. 

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It is even taller than the Elite 130, unfortunatly. 

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If you mean by a DVD drive, the ones you put in a 5.25 bay, quite a bit larger. It's by no means a slim case (210mm). It is small, in comparison with for example the R4, from which I switched. And you can fit a H90+full size PSU+full size GPU in it. 

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Sounds good, just not liking the size, but I guess an advantage would be the cooling- I have an old 120mm arctic cooling freezer 13 , would that fit? and yes i meant a 5.25 inch drive

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Sounds good, just not liking the size, but I guess an advantage would be the cooling- I have an old 120mm arctic cooling freezer 13 , would that fit? and yes i meant a 5.25 inch drive

 

I'm 99% sure you can. I've seen people with Noctua's U14s or even a NH-D14 in there (would not recommend). I myself have a H90 in there and it fits perfectly. 

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I'm 99% sure you can. I've seen people with Noctua's U14s or even a NH-D14 in there (would not recommend). I myself have a H90 in there and it fits perfectly. 

Does the h90 have a thin rad? It's a good idea

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Does the h90 have a thin rad? It's a good idea

 Yes. Little less performance, but I would not want to put in something like a H80i in there, it would cover up the whole motherboard (it is possible though).

I will try doing push-pull in the future, there's certainly room for it.

Warning: It is louder than most aircoolers, the pump is audible (have the pc about 30 cm from me), replacing the fans on your tower with Silent wings 2 probably is a quieter option.

 

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 Yes. Little less performance, but I would not want to put in something like a H80i in there, it would cover up the whole motherboard (it is possible though).

I will try doing push-pull in the future, there's certainly room for it.

Warning: It is louder than most aircoolers, the pump is audible (have the pc about 30 cm from me), replacing the fans on your tower with Silent wings 2 probably is a quieter option.

Mmmmm, well i have a stock AMD Phenom cooler atm , so It can't be much worse than that! -I have the H80i and I don't think I've ever heard the pump though 

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Mmmmm, well i have a stock AMD Phenom cooler atm , so It can't be much worse than that! -I have the H80i and I don't think I've ever heard the pump though 

 

Really? It's the loudest part in my rig atm, might have a bad unit.

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Thanks for that, I've been looking for a space for it , and I should be able to fit one

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Really? It's the loudest part in my rig atm, might have a bad unit.

Can't say for the h90 - but my h80i is pretty silent , with the fans turned down - well I can't hear them over the 2 230mm fans in my case , but they are spinning pretty slow. Ok just put my ear to the pump- can't hear a thing apart from maybe a tiny bit of vibration

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