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<blockquote data-quote="nzdreamer55" data-source="post: 865931" data-attributes="member: 106790">Hello everyone,&nbsp;I am rebuilding my HTPC.&nbsp; My current one is in a huge tower with lots of fans, drives, and a hot processor.&nbsp; I am interested in getting a smaller case.&nbsp; I am trying to balance heat dissipation with noise and also want it to look more like a HTPC than a tower computer.&nbsp; The Plex cases are BEAUTIFUL!!!!&nbsp; But I cannot put in my full size Hauppauge colossus card.&nbsp; So I plan to have a SSD for the OS and one for Capture and time shifting.&nbsp; An optical drive and likely that will be it.&nbsp; I am sure that I can keep the heat down by not getting a huge power supply and maybe some sort of piping cooling for the processor. The processor that I will be using has a TDP of 125W (I know that this is high, but it is what I have and I don't want to buy another processor.I have a harmony one remote now that I will be using.&nbsp; My need for an internal IR port is high as now I use just a USB one plugged into it and wired up that looks kind of bad.&nbsp;Any recommendations for cases (or cases to avoid) would be appreciated.&nbsp;Thanks-Steve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nzdreamer55, post: 865931, member: 106790"] Hello everyone, I am rebuilding my HTPC. My current one is in a huge tower with lots of fans, drives, and a hot processor. I am interested in getting a smaller case. I am trying to balance heat dissipation with noise and also want it to look more like a HTPC than a tower computer. The Plex cases are BEAUTIFUL!!!! But I cannot put in my full size Hauppauge colossus card.[FONT=helvetica][COLOR=#434649] So I plan to have a SSD for the OS and one for Capture and time shifting. An optical drive and likely that will be it. I am sure that I can keep the heat down by not getting a huge power supply and maybe some sort of piping cooling for the processor. The processor that I will be using has a TDP of 125W (I know that this is high, but it is what I have and I don't want to buy another processor[/COLOR][COLOR=#636669].[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=helvetica][COLOR=#636669]I have a harmony one remote now that I will be using. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=helvetica][COLOR=#636669]My need for an internal IR port is high as now I use just a USB one plugged into it and wired up that looks kind of bad.[/COLOR][/FONT] Any recommendations for cases (or cases to avoid) would be appreciated. Thanks -Steve [/QUOTE]

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