[App_rpt-users] Mini ITX recomendation

[Doug Bade]

Scott and Steve;

One of the things I was looking for is no holes on the top of the 
case as we have mice nesting issues and holes on top equals eventual 
use as potty stop in our sites :-)

I also tried using a Supermicro 1u rack case that looked good but way 
louder than I want to use even at my site... There is a version of 
the SC512 that has a 200w PS that might be a lot quieter according to 
the docs.. but SuperMicro cases and no SM motherboards need some 
special attention..

The ARK case has holes on both sides, the back and in front behind 
the panel. It also has a pretty blue light fan on the back of the 
front panel just inside in front/under the HD bay... blowing through 
(quietly) to the rear over the motherboard..it is taller than the 
C137 but quite a bit narrower by the looks... and 13 " deep or so 
which was an issue in my Quintron 900 ex-paging station Cabinet.

The power supply is only 300w on the ARK case so I will correct that...

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At 10:21 AM 9/22/2009, Stephen Rodgers wrote:

>It's been my experience that most cases for Mini-itx motherboards are
>poorly designed from a thermal standpoint. The best thermal design I've
>seen to date is the Casetronic C137 case. It has plenty of ventilation
>holes on the top and sides as well as a case fan near the PSU.
>
>Steve
>WA6ZFT