i am looking to build a new comp that will be living inside a custom built shelf/desk. it needs to be reasonably small - atx form factor is fine i think. it has to cool well, as i dont want to have to do any drastic cooling measures (i will if i have to). i will be cutting some vents into the shelf for cross air flow - i dont want to have to do more then that. if i need to get drastic, i will cut a hole in the floor and pipe up air from underneath the house.

as it will be mostly enclosed, it doesnt need to be super quiet, but i do appreciate low noise.

this wont be a barn burner OC up the wazoo pc - mostly email, web, photo editing, etc.



im probably going to cut a gromet hole in the top to feed the video cable through, and maybe a usb hub, and then i may actually be able to clean up the desk top

will be posting a similiar thread about the most stable, coolest running, motherboard to go with a core 2 duo chip. mb needs to fit in aforementioned case!