Building a DIY HTPC case

Hardware Cases / Chassis
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I’m planning out a case for a mini-ITX htpc.
I need measurements and/or suggestions for blueprints.

I need it to have 1 5.25" DVD bay, I need front I/O and power/reset switch hardware. It needs to support a 140mm PSU. The cooler is a AMD Wraith Stealth. I have 1 case fan to incorporate into it for additional cooling.

The hardware I have is the following:

Mobo: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC AM4
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G w/ stock cooler
RAM: Ballistix Sport LT 8GB Kit (4GBx2) DDR4 2666
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 250GB
PSU: Seasonic Focus Gold 550W (overkill I know)
DVDRW: LG DVDRW
Case fan: Noctua NF-P12 redux-900

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You could go mini STX too

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13830/asrock-at-ces-2019-deskmini-a300-worlds-first-amd-ryzen-mini-stx-pc-launched

Edit: didn’t realize you had the hardware already.

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Apart from the fan, you can fit all of that into a Silverstone ML03.
Ticks all boxes, PSU is limited to ATX though and gets a bit tight on the PSU/Diskdrive side.
A build I did in it

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will that case support the Wraith Stealth Cooler?

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Max hight is 70mm (= 2.7 inch). When you have the CPU cooler on hand, you could check.

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should I get 4 Noctua NF-A8 80mm quiet fans? Or is the cooling just fine?

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The PSU has it´s own filtered intake, the CPU cooler has direct access to vents.

I don´t know if it would help, honestly. Could use one as exhaust.