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Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case w/USB 3.0 $50.00 FS@ Amazon [amazon.com]
Silverstone's HTPC ML03B case is available from Amazon.com for $50.00, free standard shipping, or free 2 day if you have prime. Those familiar with Silverstone know they make some of the best cases for HTPC's, and the form factor of this unit is incredible, at just over a foot deep and four inches tall. The case also has USB 3.0 ports on the front, and 5 star reviews on Newegg.
Silverstone's HTPC ML03B case is available from Amazon.com for $50.00, free standard shipping, or free 2 day if you have prime. Those familiar with Silverstone know they make some of the best cases for HTPC's, and the form factor of this unit is incredible, at just over a foot deep and four inches tall. The case also has USB 3.0 ports on the front, and 5 star reviews on Newegg.
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Things to note (from jaeestrada):
If you plan on installing an optical drive, get a power supply that is only 140mm long.
Try, if you can, to get a modular power supply. It gets a little crowded around the optical drive with all the cables
Make sure you have a cpu fan that can fit in here. Standard oem ones generally work, but don't buy a heatsink or fan without first looking this case over with your components.
It can take 4 80mm fans to help with air flow.
The USB 3.0 front ports come with an adapter for 2.0 headers, in case your motherboard doesn't have 3.0 headers.
I broke the cover of the Optical Drive when removing it, it was tough to remove.
The front is plastic with an aluminum face with texture
The power supply fan draws in air from below and pushes it out through the rear. It does not extract case air, so think about the 80mm fans
When using the 80mm fans, think about blocking the unused 80mm fan holes to help aid air exhaust - this is not if you plan to use 4 80mm fans
The paint chips easily, so don't rub this thing the wrong way.
The LEDs are bright, but as long as you are not facing them, they seem ok- otherwise, dont plug em in
Notes from snake98
for true htcp.
You can fit (4) 3.5" hard drives, 1 sd drive, and 1 optical drive in this case with some creative fiddling(no drilling ect).
you need a 5.25 to slim cdrw and 3.5 hard drive "Bracket-535 5.25" Metal Tray for 2.5", 3.5" HDD/Slim DVD"
also it has a slot so you can get a pci express extension cable and put in (1) full height card.
If you plan on installing an optical drive, get a power supply that is only 140mm long.
Try, if you can, to get a modular power supply. It gets a little crowded around the optical drive with all the cables
Make sure you have a cpu fan that can fit in here. Standard oem ones generally work, but don't buy a heatsink or fan without first looking this case over with your components.
It can take 4 80mm fans to help with air flow.
The USB 3.0 front ports come with an adapter for 2.0 headers, in case your motherboard doesn't have 3.0 headers.
I broke the cover of the Optical Drive when removing it, it was tough to remove.
The front is plastic with an aluminum face with texture
The power supply fan draws in air from below and pushes it out through the rear. It does not extract case air, so think about the 80mm fans
When using the 80mm fans, think about blocking the unused 80mm fan holes to help aid air exhaust - this is not if you plan to use 4 80mm fans
The paint chips easily, so don't rub this thing the wrong way.
The LEDs are bright, but as long as you are not facing them, they seem ok- otherwise, dont plug em in
Notes from snake98
for true htcp.
You can fit (4) 3.5" hard drives, 1 sd drive, and 1 optical drive in this case with some creative fiddling(no drilling ect).
you need a 5.25 to slim cdrw and 3.5 hard drive "Bracket-535 5.25" Metal Tray for 2.5", 3.5" HDD/Slim DVD"
also it has a slot so you can get a pci express extension cable and put in (1) full height card.
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Seems dead to me... Ship and Sold by Amazon is coming up as $60 for me too.
You aren't in the court of law, using google is allowed. You can find all the support you need for his arguments.
Why do you keep saying his points aren't targeted toward HTPC? Seems to me that they clearly are. Seems like you are trying to make him look less credible by repeating the same complaint that looks to be baseless.
That said, I think the Intel has more potential, but hasn't yet been able to fully live up to it. I think the AMD is pretty damn close to it's top potential as currently implemented. At this point I think they are so close in performance (for this use) that I give the edge to the cheaper and more efficient option.
This is one of only a few categories that AMD can still beat Intel in, and it's mostly because Intel isn't doing a very good job of trying to win.
You aren't in the court of law, using google is allowed. You can find all the support you need for his arguments.
Why do you keep saying his points aren't targeted toward HTPC? Seems to me that they clearly are. Seems like you are trying to make him look less credible by repeating the same complaint that looks to be baseless.
That said, I think the Intel has more potential, but hasn't yet been able to fully live up to it. I think the AMD is pretty damn close to it's top potential as currently implemented. At this point I think they are so close in performance (for this use) that I give the edge to the cheaper and more efficient option.
This is one of only a few categories that AMD can still beat Intel in, and it's mostly because Intel isn't doing a very good job of trying to win.
I even cross checked what he was arguing for, to give him the benefit of the doubt, but it was coming out short.
If you can please look at the whole argument.
His first stance was that Intel's Ivy bridge cannot do hardware acceleration on media files; to which I argued that it can. And gave examples of it.
Then he said Intel's is archaic and is not as good. But I showed proof that it wasn't the case. But then he started using an example of CPU's that aren't meant for HTPC. The 17W Ivy is designed for Ultrabooks. The chip itself is not even socket 1155 compatible. The chip he was comparing it to can't even be bought by consumers to stick in to their HTPC... for that matter. To which I refuted to stick to HTPC grounds since this was what the whole argument was all about. He danced around the issue at hand and tried to make it an Intel Vs. AMD, but all I was arguing for is that he said misguided things about a particular feature on Ivy which was hardware acceleration on media files. (just to reiterate) he said it couldn't, but it can. He said it's not good and that it was behind the competition, but I showed proof that it is comparable and even beat out one of the competition.
So then he started to write drivel about reviewers just being "hobbyists" and shouldn't be trusted. And his stance on Bulldozer alone showed how much bias he has because AMD themselves has acknowledged the numerous problems Bulldozer had. Yet he turns a blind eye to that.
But the point is, the data is there. Everything about how the test was made by "hobbyists" as he called reviewers, are there. You can tabulate and cross reference the data given to which all his arguments fall short. Yet he doesn't show proof. He just wants you to take his word for it.