Scott P Posted December 11, 2008 Posted December 11, 2008 I'm putting together a home office for the woman for Christmas. Since money is tight, I'm trying to build/rebuild a small personal computer out of parts I have around and a few new ones. She'll have her Dell laptop and docking station if she chooses to work from home. So, this computer is basically for Microsoft Office, Quicken, Interweb and iTunes. I have an Athlon XP3700+ sitting here along with an ECS micro-ATX motherboard. I figure the on-board video will be sufficient for the 19" LCD monitor I plan on buying for her. I'm hoping to be able to find a small case to assemble this computer with. I just don't know if the PSU's these small cases come with would be sufficient for the Athlon 3700+. Does anyone have a good small case they could recommend? A small tower would be better than a desktop/HTPC case since it would leave more desk space free. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoosty Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 (edited) Here is one with a 500w PSU that I found at NewEgg. APEVIA Black SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-BK/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail $74.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811144231 It also comes in 4 different clor combo's Red/Black, Blue/Black, Green/Black and Silver/Black for $5 less. Edited December 12, 2008 by Yoosty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott P Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 I bailed on the small case idea when I hit Fry's. They had the Antec Solo for $50. It's about a half inch too tall for the desk I want, but I think I could modify something to get it to fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 I have an Antec NSK3480 that includes a 350 watt PSU. It was used for about a week and now resides in the original packaging. Look at the specs and see if it would work for you, It has a single 120mm fan and god airflow plus its quiet. $30 plus shipping if you want it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermalMind Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 hope it works out mate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Gamer Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Hi, buy a small form factor pc case (sff case) if you want small, look at these two cases they can fit everything you need and the biggest graphics cards on the market if you ever needed to. an ordinary one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=7692 or a gaming one http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=6828 Hope i've helped :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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