Thought I would show some pics. of my HTPC case and why I like and recommend the Thermaltake Mozart case so highly.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...C=1328&ID=1432
Fits perfectly all these items seen with some slight mods. As you can see I've cut out a few areas so I can have access to a 3.5" bay above the Media Lab to house my Cooler Master Voltage Display that came with the 550w power supply (though a second time around I would lower it just a little) as well as to open up the 1 and 1/2 3.5" bays for the 1/2 Floppy drive (SIIG with card reader, but just using the floppy) and the AFT XM-5U media reader/writer (both recommended). There's even room for one more 3.5" internal Hard drive. I've got 3 5.25" bays, the open top one I'll use for the LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD drive when I get it. The CPU cooler is the Thermaltake Typ 90 Value Pack (a section of the removable metal bracket/frame has to be bent to fit it, but you don't have to keep it on either, I chose to though air is probably more restricted. Could probably drill more vent holes in the top of the housing in the future) with 2 blue LED fans that I've placed over the two motherboard heatsinks perfectly. The motherboard is full ATX (Gigabyte 790gp) that I've added the a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II to the southbridge, it fits but with the 2nd Seagate 500GB hard drive above it I had to bend down the tips of the two heatpipes on it. I've upgraded the case fans to Silenx (one 80mm Blue LED and 2 60mm). I'm going to be using the Dominator memory (the ones in are just for show now) and it comes with a tri fan cooler that fits snuggly (I've modded it to put in 3 clear Blue LED 40mm fans). As you can see I've still got two open PCI slots waiting for the Auzentech HDMI soundcard. What other HTPC case can fit all this stuff?
This isn't your typical set up because I'm not that worried about sound from the fans as I'll place it in a cabinet, but you get the idea of all that will fit in this case and what can be done with it.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...C=1328&ID=1432
Fits perfectly all these items seen with some slight mods. As you can see I've cut out a few areas so I can have access to a 3.5" bay above the Media Lab to house my Cooler Master Voltage Display that came with the 550w power supply (though a second time around I would lower it just a little) as well as to open up the 1 and 1/2 3.5" bays for the 1/2 Floppy drive (SIIG with card reader, but just using the floppy) and the AFT XM-5U media reader/writer (both recommended). There's even room for one more 3.5" internal Hard drive. I've got 3 5.25" bays, the open top one I'll use for the LG Blu-ray/HD-DVD drive when I get it. The CPU cooler is the Thermaltake Typ 90 Value Pack (a section of the removable metal bracket/frame has to be bent to fit it, but you don't have to keep it on either, I chose to though air is probably more restricted. Could probably drill more vent holes in the top of the housing in the future) with 2 blue LED fans that I've placed over the two motherboard heatsinks perfectly. The motherboard is full ATX (Gigabyte 790gp) that I've added the a Thermaltake Extreme Spirit II to the southbridge, it fits but with the 2nd Seagate 500GB hard drive above it I had to bend down the tips of the two heatpipes on it. I've upgraded the case fans to Silenx (one 80mm Blue LED and 2 60mm). I'm going to be using the Dominator memory (the ones in are just for show now) and it comes with a tri fan cooler that fits snuggly (I've modded it to put in 3 clear Blue LED 40mm fans). As you can see I've still got two open PCI slots waiting for the Auzentech HDMI soundcard. What other HTPC case can fit all this stuff?
This isn't your typical set up because I'm not that worried about sound from the fans as I'll place it in a cabinet, but you get the idea of all that will fit in this case and what can be done with it.
