HTPC Case

[Chucky Cheese]

i decided to move my old pc(..mb et al.) into a new case...a htpc case to make it more "entertainment friendly"...so i ordered a Silverstone Lascala LC18 in black, and i ordered the rack mount kit(..for the future)

does anybody have any experience with this case?

cc

[Mehen]

No but I hear Silverstone has THE best build quality. Bar none. Not even LianLi.

[Fat Tone]

I've got an LC-11BM. Its built like, and weighs as much as, a tank!

I'm selling it shortly because the low form factor causes too many problems. I wish I had gone for a standard desktop case (I have the height in my cabinet). Also the 300W PSU doesn't cut the mustard anymore.

[Chucky Cheese]

No but I hear Silverstone has THE best build quality. Bar none. Not even LianLi.

...and i guess that that is what pulled me in...because i read that in more than one review ...any ways, i should be getting it friday...then i'll morph my old pc...with some upgrades as desired(...disk and burner)

cc

[Chucky Cheese]

well it is morphed...yeah!!

that was by far the most detailed assembly i have had to do...because of space constraints, but i am happy to report that the build quality of the case is great!
the upgrades that were neccessary were the video card and the hdds...i kept the pata dvd burners.

HTPC Configuration :

Case - Silverstone Lascala LC18(..black) /w 7" LCD Display
Antec TruePower 550 Watt Ps
Intel D875 PBZ Motherboard
Intel P4 Extreme Ed. @ 3.2Ghz. /w Zalman CNPS7000A
Memory - 2048 GB Corsair XMS
Keyboard - Microsoft MCE Remote Keyboard
Video - Radeon x1300 Pro(..agp 8x)
Sound - Creative X-Fi Elite Pro(..w/ext I/O Module)
DVD - Plextor PX-708A (x 2)
HDD - Boot:WD Raptor 150GB - Storeage:Seagate 750GB
TV Tuner - ATI TV Wonder 650
USB/1394 - Adaptec Duo-connect AUA 3121

i'll be installing the os as soon as i get back from the out of state training that i am scheduled for in baltimore on our new Sortec(..italian company) computers.

cc

[xortam]

I've had a Silverstone HTPC case for over three years now. I also installed a Silverstone PS into it. It's been good to me. A buddy broke off a door latch pin while yanking out a HDD when we first built it. Silverstone sent me out a replacement pin without charge. The guys who started Silverstone came from ThermalTake.

[Pace]

The guys who started Silverstone came from ThermalTake.

I just read recently that is was CoolerMaster guys - got me wondering now.

[xortam]

I just read recently that is was CoolerMaster guys - got me wondering now.

Yep, that's right. Thanks for the correction. Couldn't quite remember which it was but just verified that it was indeed CoolerMaster. Mind you this was over three years ago that I read that.