I wouldn't recommend it if you want to build a rig capable of maxing out Battlefield 3 , but for anything less Lian-Li has just announced an elegantly sized and extremely good looking case, the PC-TU200 .
The thing is, with modern components running so cool and quiet, it's getting harder and harder to justify the giant towers of the past for gaming. The PC-TU200 may be designed to fit a Micro-ITX motherboard, but that doesn't mean a computer full of compromise. I was eyeing up Zotac's Z68ITX-A-E just the other day – that's a tiny mobo that'll take the latest Core i7 processors, if you'll let it.
That may not leave you a lot of options for expansion (it only has one PCI-E port) but if you're aren't planning on going for SLI or Crossfire graphics, it should have all you need. The PC-TU200 has plenty of space inside for four hard drives and a full length 300mm graphics card, which should be enough to squeeze in an HD6950 or HD6970 if you try.
I should mention that I'm a big fan of Lian-Li's cases. While I haven't seen the PC-TU200 yet – and will hold off making a final judgement about packing a high end GPU and CPU in there together until I do – if it's any where near as well engineered as the majority of their product range to date then there's a good chance I'll be rebuilding my media centre machine again.
