[lemuzz]

Hi. I intend to build myself a PC. I want speed but not necessarily for gaming. If I use a mini or mid tower case can I get enough cooling and an acceptable mo board in a smaller case or should I be looking at a large case to give acceptable cooling?

[strongbad8500]

i like full size cases because smaller ones are hard to work on, the other day i had to take the hard drive out of my brothers old mini tower. i had to remove the cpu the ram and the powersupply cable to get it out but as long as your not planning on getting a fast gaming motherboard you should be able to get sufficient coolling in a mini or mid tower

[JohnWill]

I have moved to mid-size cases, they're big enough for full size boards, and unless you're stuffing the machine with half a dozen disks, they should be plenty big. Cooling is not an issue with a decent quality mid-sized case.