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NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

Date: 2007-8-23

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   One of the reasons we are regularly reviewing HTPC system cases on our site is because this is one of the few areas remaining in which user-assembled systems still account for a large s...

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Two small 60mm fans are responsible for exhausting hot air from the system case.

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

Such fans have proved their worth in Thermaltake’s Bach and Mozart cases. They are rather quiet (you can only hear them at their default speed late at night when the ambient noise is minimized) and feature high enough performance.

The mainboard poles are installed on podiums:

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

It’s not quite clear why they didn’t use taller poles instead, but there is one advantage in this solution. The welded spacer plates make the bottom of the case and, accordingly, the whole case more rigid.

The case offers a minimum of interface cables:

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

It’s a standard selection with an addition of power for the highlighting of the Power button and of the fan in the HDD cage.

Installing your hard drives is actually the first step in the assembly procedure. The cage is not detachable and if you install the power supply first, it will block the access to the cage. The drive is secured with only two screws:

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

The HDD is fixed in the bottom part of the cage with juts and rubberized inserts that also help suppress vibrations from the operating HDD.

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

As I mentioned above, there is an 80mm fan in front of the cage, but its efficiency is questionable. The vent holes in the front panel are too small.

NMEDIAPC HTPC 288 SA: Affordable Case for an HTPC System

This is surely not enough for the fan to work normally, so you can reduce its speed to the minimum quite safely. By doing so you reduce its noise yet lose little in cooling efficiency.






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