Well it turns out the M350 case was not the right choice for the A8-3870K processor I bought. It ran hot and after 5-6 hours at idle it would pretty much overheat and lock up at 70C. I went to Frys and using some ad hoc engineering I was able to cram two 60mm fans into the case to assist in controlling the heat. While it help it could not stop the heat buildup loop.
I ended up buying a new Lian Li pc-q09fn case. I have always been a Lian Li fan but this case somewhat disappointed me. It does not have a PCI slot although there is space for one. This means this case is only useful for motherboards with integrated graphics. (I am sure one could dremmel a slot if needed). Bizarrely the front USB ports are connected to a USB cable extender that is suppose to pass through the case, out the back, and then plug into the external port instead of plugging directly into the internal USB pins. Ridiculous! I attempted to contact Lian Li but their support is non-existent.
The good thing is that the case is larger but it still fits in my ebag with my monitor. The case does come with a built in 300w power supply which means I don't have to worry about power consumption or lug around an external power supply. It is aluminum and is quite light weight. Perhaps if I had to pack the workstation everyday it would be cumbersome but for the limited times I have to travel this build has worked perfectly. I am looking forward to upgrading to the new AMD Trinity APU's later this summer :)
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