Antec Sonata Elite ATX Mid-Tower Case

Not the most traditional case when one thinks of a HTPC, however many people prefer the tower for all the benefits it brings, and if you have a closet or place to hide it out of place (or maybe it matches your subwoofer) then the only thing that matters is that it’s quiet. Antec has always been rock solid and delivered great, quiet chassis. While the Sonata Elite Case
isn’t perfect, it is affordable and provides pretty good performance.

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The Sonata Elite manages to perform similarly in both acoustics and thermals to Coolermaster Sileo 500. Like the Sileo, it can perform the function of housing a silent PC rather well, even with the stock case fan, though it isn’t suitable for a multiple GPU configuration. The case currently retails for about $100USD, a good $20-$30 more than the Sileo — not unreasonable considering Antec’s higher build quality. The venerable Antec Solo is a good alternative. It is slightly more cramped, but has better airflow and the unique HDD suspension mounting.

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