SMirf
13-10-2005, 03:53
Hello,
I'm currently the owner of a Pentium 3 900MHz attached to an ATX motherboard (ASUS CUBX) in a Qtec L-DT 350W desktop case (Yes, the black one with the horrid plastic fascia :o). To top the crap look off a beige DVD writer is installed. Yeah, that took real planning...
Anyway, I'm looking to trade it all in and start anew. I looked at my system requirements and decided on downsizing to a micro ATX board (Never needed all seven slots) and also getting a case smaller than the Qtec (which is about 420x140x420).
In the frame for this need at the moment is the Silverstone LC-11, maybe the M version with the VFD. The things that I like about it are the two full-height expansion slots at the back (a rarity among small cases, it would seem) and the full 5.25" bay, as well as the apparently nifty upside-down cooling approach. The only thing that puts me off is the near square width/depth ratio, I'm looking for something a bit shallower.
So, has anyone seen a case that:-
Is 120mm or less in height
Is significantly shallower than it is wide
Takes micro ATX boards
Uses riser-based full-height expansion slots (At least 2)
Takes standard optical drives (NOT slim)
?
Note that I'm not interested in cases with extras like built-in memory card readers or anything like that.
I'm currently the owner of a Pentium 3 900MHz attached to an ATX motherboard (ASUS CUBX) in a Qtec L-DT 350W desktop case (Yes, the black one with the horrid plastic fascia :o). To top the crap look off a beige DVD writer is installed. Yeah, that took real planning...
Anyway, I'm looking to trade it all in and start anew. I looked at my system requirements and decided on downsizing to a micro ATX board (Never needed all seven slots) and also getting a case smaller than the Qtec (which is about 420x140x420).
In the frame for this need at the moment is the Silverstone LC-11, maybe the M version with the VFD. The things that I like about it are the two full-height expansion slots at the back (a rarity among small cases, it would seem) and the full 5.25" bay, as well as the apparently nifty upside-down cooling approach. The only thing that puts me off is the near square width/depth ratio, I'm looking for something a bit shallower.
So, has anyone seen a case that:-
Is 120mm or less in height
Is significantly shallower than it is wide
Takes micro ATX boards
Uses riser-based full-height expansion slots (At least 2)
Takes standard optical drives (NOT slim)
?
Note that I'm not interested in cases with extras like built-in memory card readers or anything like that.