I can't recall ever seeing a case that could be used as a full tower and then if you got bored with it you could make a few a changes and you have a fully functioning HTPC. That is until now with the release of the Cooler Master CM Media 180/182 Case. Thanks to it dampened hard drive enclosure and the use of a low RPM fan the unit operated in near silence
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