x 440 mm Equipment details Motherboards supported (form factor) ATX, MicroATX Total Slots 3 via riser card PSU form factor ATX 5.25" drives 1 x 3.5" drives 3 x Front connectors 2 x USB, 1 x 1394, 2 x Audio Accessories / Retail Packaging Optional...

• -nmedia HTPC200: Nice case, unattractive doors
• -Silverstone LC16M-B: Sleek, Massive, Expensive
• -Thermaltake Mozart VC4000SNS: DVD Eject Button Missing

ATX motherboard inside the LaScala 14M quickly reminded us why micro ATX is the preferred form factor for HTPC builds. Even in a spacious HTPC case like this one, the Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H was a tight fit. The 24-pin primary motherboard ATX cable had to be...

that I had an ATX motherboard, four 3.5" drives and one 5.25" drive. I told him I was going to add another 3.5" drive as a boot disk, and another 5.25" drive as a read-only DVD drive. From that list he concluded that I would be happy with the Irwin J508 ATX...

POST) PCI interface card that includes a pair of two-digit seven-segment LED displays to show POST codes while a PC is booting. One display is on the front of the card and the other on the back, which makes it easier to find an angle where you can watch the...

slot, it is unusable due to the case’s form factor. The PCI slots are a different story, though. Thanks to a so-called riser card, one of the PCI slots can be used for add-in cards such as a TV tuner. However, some limitations regarding the card’s size...

• -Conclusion - A compact HTPC in Hi-Fi Form Factor - with a Hi-Fi Price

when it comes to building Home Theater PCs. Opting for an MSI Mega180 small form factor PC and an ATI 9600 passively-cooled graphics card this time around offered a quieter and more-stylish HTPC build - albeit with some unpleasant surprises.. A close-up...