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cheeseloaf   03-12-2003 at 06:43:29 PM

Looking for a small, light case for LAN gaming WITHOUT low profile slots. Can anyone help?

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jihiggs   03-12-2003 at 07:00:22 PM
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there is a micro atx case that works with standard micro atx boards, but dont expect it to perform a lot. in that size they dont make very strong psus so you can forget about running a radeon 9700 pro in it.

my computer is so fast, it completes an endless loop in less than 4 seconds!

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Auburn9698   03-12-2003 at 07:52:03 PM
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Heh, well, if you want to go to extremes, you could always make your own. Saw one on the TTZ forums called the "No-case". Guy basically attached all his components to a thin metal frame, with a handle on the top for carrying it around to LAN parties. It didn't have any exterior "case". Was kind of funny. That approach could have its drawbacks, of course, but he said his worked fine.

War Eagle

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Teq   03-12-2003 at 08:08:22 PM
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You could assemble a system in a micro-atx case. Performance is on par with full ATX systems, but you only get 3 expansion slots.

The usual problem with M-atx is the power supplies but what they don't tell you is that a standard ATX supply will fit in a micro-atx case, upside down (which is no big deal). M-ATX uses all the same boards and drives as standard, so the only special you need is a Micro-ATX motherboard.

I have a year old In-Win v500 case sitting right beside me with a 300 watt supply installed, running a gigabyte 7zmmh, xp1800, tntpro-64, d-link Tx530, usr2976, maxtor 20g, cd, burner, zipdisk and floppy... works like a charm and it's not much bigger than a briefcase.


A-Open markets a line of both tower and desktop M-ATX cases, with exchangable power supplies that I like better than the In-Win. The AOpen cases are here:
[ur]http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/default.htm[/url]



--->It ain't better if it don't work<---

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