Drew@PSU
08-23-08, 05:01 PM
So,
I had previously put my HTPC case in a ThermalTake Swing ( first case, first mod, etc etc etc ), but it was time for a big boy style case. So on ratbuddy's suggestion here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=571216), I got the Lian-Li PC-C32, a big mother-hubber of a HTPC case, for ATX motherboards.
The old on the left, new on the right.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/2b7ad0f0.jpg
Little dusty sitting on the carpet all that time.....
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/9f79583f.jpg
This is what's going into the new case....
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/91f541c0.jpg
That's a Hauppauge PVR-150, an eVGA 7800GT, 3 hard drives ( a 160 ide, and 2 SATA 500s ), my A8N-SLI with 4400x2 and XP-120, a Dual Layer burner and a Corsair HX520.
Overall, the case was great, lots of neat stuff, but two problems bothered me. This extra motherboard standoff was rather in-explicable....why do I need this?
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/96b18568.jpg
No matter, dremeled and taped over, no problem:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/7b118a84.jpg
The other issue was the IO shield....when I exchanged IO shields, I couldn't fit the motherboard in. The shield kept pushing that end of the motherboard off the standings....so I just stuck it on the outside and finished installing it :)
The case has removable cages for bother the 5.25 and the hard drive racks, quite a neat mechanism actually. I later switched up the CD Drive and system HD so they could get better airflow ( or at least so the HD could get SOME airflow ).
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/f28dba0c.jpg
So this is all the stuff in, no wire management in this picture, but I did do some. The center bar there has a pair of spots for fans, which are handy.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/98ade9fa.jpg
So, all the stuff in, and the HTPC in its home......beneath my TV, on a piece of cardboard.....yeah, I know, a decent TV stand is next on my list now that I've got something decent to put in it.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/4a5c07f6.jpg
Here is my TV, with the HTPC serving me up some Futurama.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/2f8efdb2.jpg
Overall, it's a great case, plenty of room, and very light. It's pretty deep, so measure your TV stand to check ( the case comes to about 21 1/2" deep. ) If you guys have anymore questions, just let me know. I've got a few more pics, not very good, but I'll throw them up if you want.
I had previously put my HTPC case in a ThermalTake Swing ( first case, first mod, etc etc etc ), but it was time for a big boy style case. So on ratbuddy's suggestion here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=571216), I got the Lian-Li PC-C32, a big mother-hubber of a HTPC case, for ATX motherboards.
The old on the left, new on the right.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/2b7ad0f0.jpg
Little dusty sitting on the carpet all that time.....
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/9f79583f.jpg
This is what's going into the new case....
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/91f541c0.jpg
That's a Hauppauge PVR-150, an eVGA 7800GT, 3 hard drives ( a 160 ide, and 2 SATA 500s ), my A8N-SLI with 4400x2 and XP-120, a Dual Layer burner and a Corsair HX520.
Overall, the case was great, lots of neat stuff, but two problems bothered me. This extra motherboard standoff was rather in-explicable....why do I need this?
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/96b18568.jpg
No matter, dremeled and taped over, no problem:
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/7b118a84.jpg
The other issue was the IO shield....when I exchanged IO shields, I couldn't fit the motherboard in. The shield kept pushing that end of the motherboard off the standings....so I just stuck it on the outside and finished installing it :)
The case has removable cages for bother the 5.25 and the hard drive racks, quite a neat mechanism actually. I later switched up the CD Drive and system HD so they could get better airflow ( or at least so the HD could get SOME airflow ).
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/f28dba0c.jpg
So this is all the stuff in, no wire management in this picture, but I did do some. The center bar there has a pair of spots for fans, which are handy.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/98ade9fa.jpg
So, all the stuff in, and the HTPC in its home......beneath my TV, on a piece of cardboard.....yeah, I know, a decent TV stand is next on my list now that I've got something decent to put in it.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/4a5c07f6.jpg
Here is my TV, with the HTPC serving me up some Futurama.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff107/DrewAtPSU/2f8efdb2.jpg
Overall, it's a great case, plenty of room, and very light. It's pretty deep, so measure your TV stand to check ( the case comes to about 21 1/2" deep. ) If you guys have anymore questions, just let me know. I've got a few more pics, not very good, but I'll throw them up if you want.