SILVERSTONE Silver Aluminum / Steel GD02S Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail

Comment:
This is a pretty decent case. Pros: It's smaller than a lot of other micro ATX cases. It's also very clean looking with rugged construction. Cons: The CD tray rattles, had to find rubber gromets to fix, and once the CD is installed there is no accessability to the Mobo without its removal. The position of the CD over the mobo and the position of the mobo itself limits the kind of heatsink you can put in there. Namely you cannot put the factory heatsink from a core2 quad, but must go with something along the lines of standard core 2 size. Power supply slot is limited to roughly something about 500 watts and smaller (which is fine unless you have an extra 750 watt laying around. At anyrate, a decent case for the money, but make sure you've got your ducks in a row before you purchase or you'll have way to big of stuff, and not enough space to put it in.

Comment:
I bought this to replace a clunky PC hooked up to my big screen. Other than having to add a small piece of foam to activate my CD switch and using a smaller motherboard it was a straightforward build. The superior finish means you want to take extra care and time not to make any marks on it. Coupled with MyTheatre and a Belkin wireless keyboard/mouse it fits in well with my "antique" rack size stereo gear. Hard to tell there's a computer in the living room.