2009-08-08, 00:55
I suppose I have some tall demands for such a small case. I have a mini ITX motherboard (Intel DG45FC) and a case (Apex MI-008). Now this is really small, and that's all well and good, but I'm looking for smaller :-)
My dream case would be about this size:
http://www.mini-box.com/M350-universal-m...8Ta38Paxz0
But I'd like for it to have enough room inside for a full 3.5" hard drive. I'd also like it just a tad bit bigger in order to fit a low profile PCI-E card in (I'd love to pick up a Hauppauge HVR-2250 to fit in my box).
Optical drive isn't really necessary, as I have a 5.25" Blu-Ray drive (obviously too big for this case) that I'll hook up via eSATA. I'd love to fit a slim ODD in there for when I can afford a slim Blu-Ray drive, but I'll settle for keeping that bit external.
I understand this is may be very unrealistic, but I'm curious as to if anyone knows of a magical case that is very small with room for a low profile expansion card and a 3.5" hard drive. I may have to cave and get the M350 and suck it up and buy a 2.5" hard drive and USB TV tuners.
My dream case would be about this size:
http://www.mini-box.com/M350-universal-m...8Ta38Paxz0
But I'd like for it to have enough room inside for a full 3.5" hard drive. I'd also like it just a tad bit bigger in order to fit a low profile PCI-E card in (I'd love to pick up a Hauppauge HVR-2250 to fit in my box).
Optical drive isn't really necessary, as I have a 5.25" Blu-Ray drive (obviously too big for this case) that I'll hook up via eSATA. I'd love to fit a slim ODD in there for when I can afford a slim Blu-Ray drive, but I'll settle for keeping that bit external.
I understand this is may be very unrealistic, but I'm curious as to if anyone knows of a magical case that is very small with room for a low profile expansion card and a 3.5" hard drive. I may have to cave and get the M350 and suck it up and buy a 2.5" hard drive and USB TV tuners.