Continuing on that note, Silverstone claims that NT06-PRO can also work in passive mode with CPUs up to 65W TPD, of course it would work better in horizontal position but still looks like a viable solution at only 82mm height, Would be great to have NT01-PRO and NT06-PRO combined like Prolimatech Ge...

I have one more idea about the cooler, the Silverstone NT01-PRO , using SFX PSU this should something like this on the motherboard: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/Cigaras/Asus%20Z97I%20%20SFX%20%20NT01-PRO_zpsi7tazddv.png There should be enough space for flat modular cables like Silverstone ...

I am also looking for a mITX case and can share some of my experience :) If You are not going to use a GPU and want to fit a large CPU cooler, the best I found for that would be a Jonsbo U2, available in USA as Roswill and in Europe as Cooltek, realy nice aluminium case with an optional window, fits...

Thank You very much for answers, lots of useful information. About the CPU cooler, I am not aiming for inaudible experience, I want a PC with no moving parts on idle, hybrid cooler would be super great, like with a fan that spins only when specific temperature is reached, but I want it to have good ...

Hello there, first time here, willing to share my idea build and hoping to get some feedback and advices. As the title says, semi-passive 12l build with a discreet GPU, a living room HTPC-server combo, the idea is to have it on for 24/7 with Plex or Media Portal server (or both), MySQL, Apache and s...