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James Soules

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I recently bought a Corsair TX 650 power supply to replace the PS in my Sonata III that died after 5 years of faithful service (RIP). I am now considering going to a much smaller case to help free up some space in my much smaller apartment. I'd like to keep the existing MB,RAM and one hard drive. The MB is a: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Any suggestions? I forgot to mention ( and for that I apologize) that I'd really like to keep the PS as it is brand new. I only intend to keep one hard drive until I can fit a SSD into the budget.

Here's my current configuation:Windows 7 Home 64-bit Premium Ed.

Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 Brisbane dual core 2ghz

2 GB GSkill DDR2 ram

2 GB Micron DDR2 ram

GIGABYTE GV-R455D3-512I Radeon HD 4550 512MB 64-bit DDR3

Lite-On SOHW-1693S

Antec Sonata III 500 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
w/ Corsair TX650 Enthusiast series 650W PSU

I also have a Hauppaug TV card that I only use to control the Windows Media Center ( its for analog and my cable is now digital).
 
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Yes, he can; he needs Micro-ATX, not mini-ITX.
There are absolutely higher-quality cases than the Rosewill, but they tend to be bigger and heavier. A Fractal Designs Define Mini is a nice one (I have it), but is thicker and very heavy. If size is the primary concern, it may not be a great choice.
 
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James Soules

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All of the cases you guys have suggested are excellent. I see, though, that except for the cube case suggested by BustaRhymes, they're about the same size as the case I'm currently using. Thanks for all the ideas. Have a great weekend!
 
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No, they are notably smaller. I've got a Sonata III that had my wife's old rig in it, and it is big and heavy compared even to these mATX cases.
"Cube" cases are interesting. Avoid the Apevia X-QPACK2 though. It might not fit your elongated PSU, and although it's a fantastic design, it is executed with shoddy materials and workmanship. I owned one, and fought with static/grounding (and other) issues for around six month before I gave up and tossed it into the grabbage.
 
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