HTPC Good HTPC case for a 680i board?

My parents want to have an integrated multimedia setup (naturally that means an HTPC) and since I have some experience and good results with 680i I would like to use one in the build. My only problem is that I can't find a good case to use for it. (not doing rackmount, which would have solved the problem )

 

seems like you have money to burn, why not go with one of those sexy zalman cases?

 

mostly because I'd rather not spend money without some advice, I know a fair bit about full-tower cases, but HTPC cases are not something I'm familiar with by any stretch.I also don't have much experience dealing with the LCD's/Remote options that are available.

So what better place than bit-tech to ask people who have more experience with these kind of cases than I do.

 

Would be good to list roughly what you're gonna put in the case.

I found with the Silverstone LC17, that although my items fit (7xhdd, ATI 850XT, Full ATX Mobo) when i started adding cables and powering it all, it got a bit cramped. Also the Cooler on the Graphics card was problematic.

I ended up sticking a decent quality nice looking tower in the cab, works like a charm.

 

ASUS Striker
Creative X-Fi elite
Areca RAID6 card
Q6600
8600GTS
4x 500gb seagate 7200.10 drives

Dual-booting Vista and Linux (mythTV with vista for high-def)

 

Silverstone LC18 looks awesome not sure if it's any good though.

 

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=386&type=expert

gotta be.

 

Looks like a winner.

Cheers!

 

That looks like a fantastic little case.