Sorry to dig up this topic but I would like to know what did you buy in the end. I got a Z170M-Plus and realized it has no spdif and only 4 usb ports. I was confused because my old motherboard was cheaper, has both optical and coaxial spdif and 8 usb ports. Now I'm considering the asrock extreme4 or...

Thank for the input. For now, I think I'll reuse my antec solo after some modding. I wanted to keep my old computer, but it looks like something is failing anyways.

It looks like a silencio on a budget, with the same internal layout. But no front filter, and the kotetsu doesn't seem to fit inside.
A windowed panel doesn't leak more noise?

I admit the raijintek looks lovely. But it doesn't seem to be readily available yet and cost twice as much. More over, my graphic card is passive, and not sure if it will get a proper air flow. It will go under the desk anyways so the look is not much of a priority. There is also the fractal core 15...

Hello, I'm looking for a matx case and was thinking about getting a silencio 352, but I saw that I can get a define mini for less. Even if I would prefer something more compact and less heavy, it seems to be better in term of quality. This is for an i7, hd7750 and a couple of SSD. I'm not enough spa...