SilverStone Lists ML06 HTPC Mini-ITX Enclosure
SilverStone's new ML06 Mini-ITX HTPC enclosure is arriving soon.
SilverStone has listed its upcoming ML06 Mini-ITX enclosure, which is intended to be used for building HTPCs.
The case is very small. In fact, it's so small that SilverStone boasts that it has a capacity of only seven liters. It measures 99 mm tall, 350 mm wide, and 205 mm deep.
In terms of hardware capacity, it can house Mini-ITX motherboards, an SFX-size power supply up to 140 mm long, and a single low-profile expansion card. A 4-in-1 bracket allows for the installation of either a single slim optical drive, two 2.5” drives, a single 3.5” drive, or a 120 mm fan. Additionally, the case supports two more 2.5" drives, as well as two more 80 mm fans.
There was no word yet on what the case would cost, though we expect it to launch not too far from now.

Not really. For a mini ITX case, it gets pretty hard to fit a full size power supply. Even though idle power consumption is very low these days and passive cooling might work, the CPU and GPU still gets pretty hot when fully loaded and cooling is needed. So you still need some room for the air to flow and fans to push the air. The smaller the case gets, the louder the fans will be. I have a Lian Li mini itx box with a core i7, gtx460, water cooling, and it takes so much effort to just dust the thing. I wish I just went with a good full size case. Then I would have made it a dead silent desktop.
Some people have loads of hd movies, documentaries, etc. My HAF X currently has 5 drives installed, and I'll probably fill up 5 more. We're not too common, but people like me need a little more breathing room.