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[Pyong Kawaguchi]

Personally, I have the NZXT Nemesis, it's a great case, I love it, and it was free!

[Cortexian]

Yea, NZXT makes some neat cases. I personally like the Tempest, if you want a mid-tower.

[TheGhost]

Ok guys, what's a small good card that will play back 1080p latest codecs and handle some non-intensive gaming? It would be for a server / HTPC so it would be great if it didn't take a lot of power, generate a lot of heat, or make a ton of noise either. Price doesn't matter.

[InnerGoat]

AMD's HD4650 make good HTPC cards

Do you need a low profile card?

[TheGhost]

Well I'm thinking this case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129041

(Check side view)

So, you'll see that the hard drive cage extends to the bottom so the card can't be very long. It says you can take it out to accommodate larger cards, but I need that hard drive cage in there.

I was considering not putting a discrete card in but that seems like a bad idea.

[king_nothing_]

Everyone and their dog has an Antec 900/902, get something slightly more original.

I couldn't care less about case originality or aesthetics. I just want something that performs well.

[InnerGoat]

oh you have lots of room. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102854 would fit in there fine

[TheGhost]

So are we back to ATI again?

[Dwood]

ATi's been kicking butt. Not only that, but Nvidia has gone into PhysX/etc with their cards, so an Nv card wouldn't be helpful to your cause Ghost.

[TheGhost]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102822 y/n