Using Pico BTX/Nano BTX cases for mini-itx motherboards...

[Am Yisrael Chai]

Here is a thought, back in 2005-2006 there was a bit of a craze for the latest pico/nano BTX form factors. There were quite a few companies that developed little PCs based around those types of motherboards. Some of the cases were quite innovative. To that come to mind are the cases from biostar and gigabyte. Biostar made the ideq line of systems while gigabyte produced the CB91. Both of the cases had some cool flip top design features that in my opinion were much cooler than the mini-itx cases that are around today. So, since mini-itx is much smaller than either of the small BTX form factors is it possible to find one of those old cases and use it for a mini-itx pc? The CB91 looks like it would make for an interesting build. I wonder if I could find one for cheap.

Check them out:

CB91
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/atx,1183.html

ideq 350g
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/qui ... 278-3.html

 

[Am Yisrael Chai]

Fat chance I will be able to find one of these. Ebay has a few ideq system for sale, but I haven't found any of the gigabyte models out there.

 

[tinkerC]

I would use Tiger Direct to find a good case, and then Google it to find the model elsewhere for cheaper.