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document updated 17 years ago, on Sep 4, 2006
basic requirements:
    < $150  (prefer $100 or below)
    1 or 2 80mm fans
    ATX motherboard
    accepts a normal power supply
    
prefer:
    no cover over the front drive
    side vents of some kind
    don't require a riser card
    


    

Antec NSK 2400 - NO.  Pluses: Lots of cooling.  Includes a power supply (eg. same price as my other case....  how can you go wrong with that??)
    THOUGH the face is plastic...   :|
    And it's microATX :((

Antec Overture II
    YES.  Inexpensive.  Full ATX.  


Silverstone
    LC10    - yeah
    LC14    - yeah.
    LC17    - yeah.  2x80mm.  only quibble seems to be internal size isn't really roomy, but seems to be acceptable
    LC20    - no.  has a flip-down that covers the drives




Differences between an HTPC case and a normal case turned sideways:
    - horizontal drive
    - rubber feet on the proper side  (rather than having rubber feet turned ugly)
    - a more multimedia-looking front