BobbyMac
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As/my potential build thread spent the past 3 days looking for a minimalist HTPC case to house either a A10 5700 or A10 5800 CPU, however the minimalistic cases all seem to be designed for Mini ITX rather than Micro ATX forms
I am looking to build a A10 5700 or 5800 CPU with a 128Gb Samsung 830 SSD running 4Gb of 1866Mhz RAM, no optical drives or any other HDD
At a push I can live with a case that has an optical slot, however I don't want a case that has cut-out for a storage bay or has the manufacturer's name in white writing on the front of the case (yes I'm looking at you Mr Silverstone)
I can live with any shape of case as long as it can fit into 425/450mm wide x 200mm high x 450mm deep
Oh and did I mention that my budget is £100 INCLUDING a 150W PSU?
So the criteria is -:
Black Aluminium Micro ATX Form Case
Minimalistic - No Garish Lights/Writing on front of Case
No Storage Bays/Optical Slot if possible
Must be able to cope with 65W CPU TDP as a minimum (preferably 100W)
Budget -: £100 inc PSU
Any and all suggestions are welcome, even if it's to tell me that it's impossible
To give you an idea of the style of cases I like, see below -:
I am looking to build a A10 5700 or 5800 CPU with a 128Gb Samsung 830 SSD running 4Gb of 1866Mhz RAM, no optical drives or any other HDD
At a push I can live with a case that has an optical slot, however I don't want a case that has cut-out for a storage bay or has the manufacturer's name in white writing on the front of the case (yes I'm looking at you Mr Silverstone)
I can live with any shape of case as long as it can fit into 425/450mm wide x 200mm high x 450mm deep
Oh and did I mention that my budget is £100 INCLUDING a 150W PSU?
So the criteria is -:
Black Aluminium Micro ATX Form Case
Minimalistic - No Garish Lights/Writing on front of Case
No Storage Bays/Optical Slot if possible
Must be able to cope with 65W CPU TDP as a minimum (preferably 100W)
Budget -: £100 inc PSU
Any and all suggestions are welcome, even if it's to tell me that it's impossible
To give you an idea of the style of cases I like, see below -:
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