re: Slim Desktop Case. I didn't have to make any mods to get the motherboard mounted into the case. I had to bend a little metal (push hard with my thumbs) to get the power and reset buttons into the correct distance from the front of the case. Also I had to drill some new holes into the hdd bracket...

I tried the GlobalWin YCC-S27 Aluminum Slim Desktop Case (http://www.svc.com/ycc-s27.html) with the guts from the Everex TC-2502. The case has only about half the volume of the Everex case and only cost $20. I have mixed feelings with the result. There were some fit issues with the case (fortunately...

RE: OS. I got tired of fooling around with the rough spots in gOS and loaded Ubuntu 7.10 instead. Works fine and I am much happier.

RE: cpu heat sink/fan: the ID-PCM7G MB in Everex TC2502 does have a 40mm fan bolted to the side of the CPU heat sink (on the side next to the north bridge heat sink). It runs at 4400 rpm and is the loudest thing in the box. I soldered a 100 ohm resister in the fan power line and dropped the fan spee...

VIA ID-PCM7G ITX mb (not mini-ITX). 4400 rpm CPU cooling fan. Seagate ST380215A IDE hdd. Sony CRX32 DVD combo drive. 1 memory module 512MB DDR2-533 4-4-4, one slot still open. Unknown PCI modem (untried) and one free PCI slot. 200W unknown manf PSU. Very quite, not very efficient, not PFC. System ru...

I am looking for a socket LGA 775 side-flow heat-pipe cpu heatsink less than 100mm high. I am using a Enermax Venus mATX case which exactly fits the space available. I like using internal air ducts connecting to a case fan to exhaust cpu heat out of the case. Currently in the Venus case I must use a...