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Darkvine
09-16-2009, 10:16 PM
Anyone ever use the Hiper line of cases? They look pretty damn good but space limiting to hell, even for a HTPC.

I am not really planning a build for one (not for quiet some time anyways) I was just curies about it.

http://www.hipergroup.com/products.php?lv=4&cate=2&type=12&pid=134&action=Picture#
Crow
09-16-2009, 10:20 PM
Wow, that is... Very low...
Darkvine
09-16-2009, 10:40 PM
Their mid tower cases are not the prettiest bells at the ball or do that have a ton of features but they are really well made. Their like tanks.


Space looks god aweful in that HTPC case but it's small and out of the way and looks like a normal dvd player. I love it.
ablatman
09-16-2009, 10:56 PM
Their mid tower cases are not the prettiest bells at the ball or do that have a ton of features but they are really well made. Their like tanks.


Space looks god aweful in that HTPC case but it's small and out of the way and looks like a normal dvd player. I love it.

It may look nice, but it isn't really useful, as it only has room for one add-in card, for which you'd have to use some kind of slot riser. This is bad because for most HDPC's you'd want a dedicated video card (so that you could actually output HD content to a TV), and a tuner card.....
wondergod
09-16-2009, 11:47 PM
It may look nice, but it isn't really useful, as it only has room for one add-in card, for which you'd have to use some kind of slot riser. This is bad because for most HDPC's you'd want a dedicated video card (so that you could actually output HD content to a TV), and a tuner card.....

Not true a lot of boards come with Onboard HDMI that is more than capable. You really only need a Tuner....and wifi can go usb if needed.
Darkvine
09-17-2009, 12:45 AM
It may look nice, but it isn't really useful, as it only has room for one add-in card, for which you'd have to use some kind of slot riser. This is bad because for most HDPC's you'd want a dedicated video card (so that you could actually output HD content to a TV), and a tuner card.....


There are quiet a few micro boards that have built in HDMI as well as onbaord higher end GPU, such as the zotac geforce 9300-itx with onboard wifi.