Any smaller/better HTPC cases?

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I am looking for the smallest case I can find for my HTPC. I have an ASRock H97M-ITX/AC mini-ITX Board and an i3-4160 and only a single SSD for storage to go in it.

 

So far, the smallest case I can find is the Realan T3 case

. If there is nothing smaller or better I will end up going with that.

 

Nice to Have: - Slim or full 5.25" bay. Slot load drives are pricey, even a slim optical bay would save some money. - Dust filters (I know I can add them after the fact) - Room for a future low profile graphics card. The ML06/ML06-E has this already so I know it is possible in this size.

 

Budget: $200 for case, PSU.

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The thing with HTPC cases, they are generally the same size as a Receiver (Length/Width/Height) wise. Also cases are much like picking someones paint color, what you like may not be what I like and visa-versa. Take a look here and see if you see anything that works for ya.

 

EDIT: Swapped it out for a Pi3, so easy for a streaming media/retro gaming little box. Not much more than a good quality PSU

EDIT2: Welcome to Neowin, Hope you're not gonna be a One Post Wonder for long. :p

 

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