Choosing a case...

[jamena]

I'm planning a C2D build (either an e4300 or an e6600 I guess, possibly thinking Q6600 in the future...) with an 8800GTS but I want the case to be relatively small and unobtrusive. Silverstone and Lian-Li are the two case-makers that have cropped up most.

Current line-up

Lian-Li A05 ...an interesting back to front thing going on there

Lian-Li PC-7

Silverstone TJ04

Silverstone SG01 ...the sneaky uATX entry

...but then Lian-Li have many similar cases so there's bound to be a few more I'd like

any thoughts/suggestions? -definitely going for the clean lines, probably brushed aluminium, compact and quiet options here

 

[Raging]

if you want small and m-atx is no problem then sugo all the way tbh

 

[jamena]

Indeed I thought it might be - which is why it's the only remaining uATX on there. I think uATX is okay - motherboards are getting better as they realise not everyone wants or needs 7 PCI slots :stickpoke

Really it's a case (haha!) of looking at what else is out there and some of the other options mentioned are rather nice, pretty compact-looking, yet still take full-ATX. The A05 is weird in terms of a reversed airflow of course but it seems to work okay in reviews around and about! Quite a few people mod in extra exhausts near the back&top in some form or another.