SilverStone SST-ML03B - Milo Slim HTPC Micro ATX Silent Computer Case, black

Built my Media PC in this case and it sits under the telly next to the sky box, ps3 etc. Have had it for coming on to 2 years now and I have to say that I am extremely impressed with it. Not changed any of the cooling from stock and if you pair it with a quiet PSU then its very, very quiet. My PSU is a little noisy but doesnt infringe on any movies, music etc so its not a problem. I have a Z77 gigabyte Mobo in it and also an asus 550ti. The GPU just about fits. Maybe a millimeter of clearance so bear that in mind if getting a separate GPU. for example the 670 AMP i have in my PC build would definitely not fit. The build itself was easy. Cable management was a little tricky but make sure you plan ahead and also dont buy a mamoth PSU and you'll be fine. The only slight negative (and no reason for it to lose a star) is that the blue halo light on the front to indicate power is super bright. Ive gotten used to it now but it did take a while. Still bothers me every now and again so I might open it up one day and disconnect the light. On a more positive note. The uild quality is excellent and it really does look and feel good to the touch. The front drops down in a smooth motion and the hot swappable bays work very well and i have used one to add another hard drive and it really was a 3 second push it in and shut the door affair. If your looking for a htpc build i cant recommend this enough. However, this will not be good for a gaming rig or anything like that.

Nice sturdy case , happily accepts ATX build,550 pwer supply, Ryzen 5 3600, 8 gig ram , 2gig low profile card , 60 gig SSD , 480 gig SSD and 128gig nvme , generally pretty quiet and easy to work on .. Cable management isn't great but not bad ... Quite quiet ,Cooling fitted low profile CPU cooler and two 80 extractor fans which keep temps down ... The only downside is poor mounting points for Ssd's at normal load all components stay below 44 degrees.

I wanted to build an HTPC, as much to use up some spare bits I had lying around as anything else. This meant the case had to fit a full size power supply a full size graphics card (750Ti) and an old power hungry i7 processor that requires a bit of decent cooling. OK so not the ideal starting list of components, but they were all to head, as was a mATX motherboard. This was simply the smallest case I could find and have a decent chance of getting all the bits inside. You have to take the caseapart a bit before you start building, but it all win pretty staigth forward, I think I might have just been able to squeeze a DVD player in above the CPU cooler, but in the end I opted to have the extra space instead. The case comes with three fans, and my old board only had one spare header, so I had to buy a splitter cable. As the case has USB 3 sockets on the front, I added a USB 3 card to my board, as it was only USB 2 and used the header on the board to power the front sockets, this, rather surprisingly, worked really well right from the off. In use the case fans hardly ever come on, as both the PSU and the graphics card shift air through the case, and it's only when the processor has been slaving away for a very long period that the case fans are needed, as such it's pretty much silent. Build quality was good, it feels sturdy and it looks great from the front, particularly as I didn't have to remove the blanking plate from the DVD slot.

Bought this with a few other components for an HTPC build, along with; *Nexus Value-430 430W True Power Compact PSU *Gigabyte A75n-usb3 Motherboard Amd A Series *Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 8GB 1600MHz CL9 DDR3 *AMD A-Series A8 3870K Black Edition Quad-Core Processor *SanDisk SDSSDX-120G-G25 120GB with an existing Blu Ray Drive Putting it together wasnt easy, can be a bit fiddly in places. Glad I got the mini-itx board. It supports larger mobos but I can see it getting very cramped. The hot swappable hard drive bays are a nice touch, but if if you're not going to bother using them, I'd skip this case as they take up a lot of space. There is enough space for memory with heatsinks. The three case fans are pretty loud. I've disconnected them. It says it needs 150mm for the PSU, but I installed one at 125mm and it was a real squeeze, especially as the PSU wasnt modular and I had to squeeze the cables down the middle. The front panel cables are used easily, except for the power LED which for some reason is half the length of the others, so I had to leave it. If I had to do it again, I wouldn't buy this case, but as I have it, I'll be using it, and with the 3 fans off, and all the extra cables hidden, its silent and...ok.

Great value case that looks at home with your hi-fi. I fitted mine with an old Asus micro -atx motherboard lga775 with a shurikan cooler and passive graphics card. Virtually silent. I used a full-size corsair semi modular atx psu, which makes little room for a dvd. Plenty of room for one sdd, and one hdd. Look for a smaller psu or short dvd drive if you want to fit one. Neat power and hdd lights makes it look the part too. Comes with useful cable ties etc. Low profile cards fit. It has one full size horizontal slot which gives some flexibility.

I bought this as it has a low profile like a DVD player and wouldn't look ugly under the telly where it would act as a media/internet centre. I have today fitted out one of these cases with a mATX board, ATX power supply, 3.5 inch hard drive, PATA internal DVD drive. Case seems well made and has a solid brace to stiffen it. Everything went to plan following the rather inadequate instructions - luckily for me I have built computers several times previously. Be careful to check that the motherboard mounting pillars are placed correctly for your particular board! I had to move one of the spare pillars and refit it to support rear of motherboard. Unfortunately, the cable to the front USB sockets is thick, too long, and not very flexible and gets in the way. No major probs in assembly - EXCEPT that when I slid in the standard DVD drive it would definitely not fit anything near flush with the case front panel as the rear power plug bashed against the PSU! I tried a SATA DVD and it was no better. Eventually, I went back to using the PATA DVD and used a blade to cut away as much of the rear of the DVD power plug as possible as this was the sticking point, and bent the yellow, black red wires aggressively at right angles to the plug. This bought me about 6-7 mm more space and the DVD drive at last pushed in place - acceptable, but still not flush with the front. I think that would not be possible unless you had an unusually shallow drive! The USB3 sockets on front are welcome but could do with a couple more USB sockets on front too behind a hinged panel as it can be a pain getting to the back sockets of a media PC when it's under the telly. Fired it up - worked first time and quiet. Noise would depend on your choice of components of course. My core 2 duo with stock fan is really quiet. The case is good for the price and I recommend it, but if only it were just 10 mm deeper it would make fitting a DVD a doddle and get 5 stars from me.

Perfect for my gaming/HTPC build. I was looking to build a PC similar to a Steam box, capable of running next gen games but also look at home below my TV to play on with my PS3 controller. This was a perfect fit to sit alongside my Sky box, PS3 and my Surround sound system. The biggest challenge was fitting a MSI GTX760 video card in it as the heat pipes and power cables are tight to the case lid, however, with careful manipulation and modifying the power cable, it just about fits. I did not have problems with fitting the stock CPU cooler under a Blu Ray drive as others have, but that may be due to the Motherboard (MSI 760 GMA P34x) and CPU (FX6300) combination. Even with a Modular PSU the case still gets cramped with cables, but the 3 case fans are extremely good and quiet, so case temp seems OK so far. In summary, a great case if you need a PC to look at home with your other AV equipment, whilst still roomy enough for a powerful gaming or Home Theatre PC.

For the price this case is really good. got this for a htpc build that wouldn't look out of place under my tv. putting it together was pretty uncomplicated although i did remove the optical drive bay and hdd cage to make it easier. i put in a micro atx motherboard, an atx psu, two 80mm case fans, a 3.5 hdd under the optical bay and another mounted to the removable hdd cage. i also put a bd drive in there although i had to apply a little force to push it in. i would also recommend using a right angle sata cable as it gets pretty tight on space as the psu is mounted behind the optical drive. one more thing, on my asrock h77 pro 4 m motherboard, the usb 3.0 header sits under the hdd cage which forced me to bend the connector a bit more than i would have liked. other than that installation was a breeze. i would definitely recommend this case for a nice looking budget build.