Best Micro ATX Case for the Living Room?

StormBrew · Nov 28, 2015

Hi, with all the Black Friday deals whizzing about, I thought it was time I scaled down my case sizing to something more presentable in the living room. I was looking at the Silencio 352, as it is a nice case, but I really want a small case that is a., silent and b. aesthetically pleasing, as it is going in my Living Room. I would prefer no side panel simply because I'm terrible at LED lighting and cable management. I would like to know what the PC Community likes, and what would be a good home for the system I have. My current parts are below, minus the cooler. I'd like a quiet cooler that is reliable so any suggestions there is also welcome. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post!
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (Purchased For $0.00)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! DARK ROCK TF 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($79.90 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X99M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($170.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 352 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 PWM 55.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $308.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-28 02:07 EST-0500

terry4536 · Nov 28, 2015

I like the Fractal Design models.

Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352034

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%20600532674%20600006307%20600006305%20600006306%20600006308%20600556975%20600546574%2050014581&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=RATING&PageSize=30

terry4536 · Nov 28, 2015

I like this Corsair as well.

Corsair Obsidian Series 350D CC-9011029-WW Black Aluminum / Steel MicroATX Case with Window

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139021

basroil · Nov 28, 2015

terry4536, you have some strange tastes in living room decor...

For more sensible people, here's a few cases that look great next to a reciever:
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-605
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=81&area=en
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=197&area=en
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=161&area=en (if you like being fancy, bit overkill though)
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-c37/

Here's a few that are a bit more specialized but still look great if your furniture leaves you space:
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-804

Note that the point of a living room computer is to be invisible. That is unless you want company/gf/wife to give you crap about the living room looking like a college kid's dorm room.

StormBrew · Nov 28, 2015

While I do like both Fractal Design and Corsair's cases, the main issue is that I don't want a side panel, which is impossible for both the Corsair Case and Fractal Design case. I know Corsair had a 350D model with no window, but the only ones I can find are $200 or more.

terry4536 · Nov 28, 2015

If you like a particular model of case with the exception of the side widow, you are in luck. The side window in virtually all cases is an option (at additional cost).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352011

Here is the manufacturer web site. It will provide all of the options. If you can't find a particular model at your store, just do a search at google shopping.

terry4536 · Nov 28, 2015

basroil :

terry4536, you have some strange tastes in living room decor...

For more sensible people, here's a few cases that look great next to a reciever:
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-605
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=81&area=en
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=197&area=en
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=161&area=en (if you like being fancy, bit overkill though)
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-c37/

Here's a few that are a bit more specialized but still look great if your furniture leaves you space:
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-804

Note that the point of a living room computer is to be invisible. That is unless you want company/gf/wife to give you crap about the living room looking like a college kid's dorm room.

He specified Micro ATX cases. So that is what I provided.

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