Need a small ATX case that will fit a 600W PSU....

I'm looking to build my first computer and the case is giving me the most issues.

I'd like an ATX case that'll fit a 600W PSU. I will occasionally use my computer for gaming and I'd like a case that'll cool well BUT isn't too large.

The only ones I've been recommended so far come with an over-abundance of drive slots that I'm never going to use.

I like the look of the Lian Li PC-AO5 but will this take a 600W PSU?

If the PSU fits the ATX power supply size spec - yes it will. That case can even fit some 700~850W PSUs.

That review that o1die mentions is showing what is the Corsair 620HX PSU
http://www.thetechlounge.com/files/articles/425/images/05.jpg

Here is a picture of that case with a big Asus Silent Square HSF cooler
http://www.iamxtreme.net/andre/LSI/pca05/28.jpg Asus Silent Square HSF coolers

The Lian Li site gives these dimensions of the PC-05A
Dim of case 210 x 381 x 490mm (W,H,D)
Dim. of M/B area 188 x 348 x 226 (W,H,D)
Dim. of PSU area 151 x 87 x 168 (W,H,D)

The ATX spec for a PSU is 150x86x140 or 5.9"(W) x 3.4"(H) X 6.3"(L)

Some of the PSUs that will fit:
Corsair TX750W Dimension: 5.9(W) x 3.4(H) X 6.3(L);
Seasonic M12-600 M12-700 150*160*86 mm (5.9x6.3x3.4)
OCZ GameXStream 850W 150 x 140 x 86mm
OCZ GameXStream 1010W 150 x 140 x 86mm

The following doesn't take standard atx power supply, but both athena and in-win take the next best micro atx with a maximum wattage of 550W which is much better than what most mini cases offer. View the following link, then the in win link:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ion=micro%

20atx&name=Power%20Supplies

as viewed on Jan 17, 2009. if viewing on a much newer date use Internet archive website to

see the page as it was on a near date.

There are only three companies worth of mention in the era of small chassis.

Those are In-win, aopen and athena.

Aopen is like the mac mini without the brand cost but is a compromise to a full blown pc
In-win, has 2 cases on newegg, that are of the smallest possible dimension for a full pc

experience without compromise(e.g. long video card).
Athena cases are in between aopen and in-win it terms of sizes and limitation(for instance a

normal graphics card does not fit in their cases) but they are much thinner.

http://www.in-win.us/products_pcca [...] ries_id=42
http://www.in-win.us/products_pcca [...] ries_id=58
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 010090007%

2050001849&name=Athena%20Power
http://global.aopen.com/

Nobody else competes at a reasonable price; not apevia, lian-li, silverstone, coolmaster,

zalman, antec, thermaltake, enlight, enermax, chieftec; no one makes better small chassis

than those 3 companies.

The answer to your question in your original post is yes, a 600 watt power supply will fit in the Lian Li PC-AO5.

I am a bit confused about what you really want because the title of your thread is "need a small atx case that will fit a 600 watt psu..." That Lian Li case is a mid-tower atx case and it's not exactly small. There is a category of smaller micro-atx cases available and some of them can take a 750 watt psu, a standard size atx motherboard, longer video cards, mutiple 120mm case fans, and 90mm tower style cpu heatsinks.

It would really help if you posted a list of your pc components.