The ultimate home theater PC? The one you build of course

But can you really build a PC yourself that will fit in with the rest of your home theater components? Tom's Hardware tries to find out, with varying levels of success. Because of the limitations of such a slim case (it's one of the ones at left and is the same size as most DVD players), they ran into problems with heat, cabling, and peripherals.

I'm surprised they couldn't get a sample of one of NVIDIA's 400 series motherboards to try out, but if you're trying to figure out the best way to get HTPC capabilities your cabinet without sacrificing space and style, definitely check this article out.