Any SFF cases that can take 5+ 3.5" HDs?

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I will be making a home server within a few months and I'm starting to do some planning.

One option is to keep everything small, however i have plans for at least 5 HD's so far and might put in a sixth (as i already have most of these, not because im planning to put 6TB in it :) ).

Are there any cheapish mATX cases that can take this number of HDs without serious mods? Some things to consider:
  • There wont be a video card in it. Probably use onboard VGA, or boot/install over LAN and use SSH.
  • Does not need to look pretty. It will mostly be stored away, out of sight.
  • I don't think ill need to overclock, so smaller coolers and fans are fine.
The main reason I would want to use a SFF case for this project is simply for ease of storage. The other idea would be to use a basic cheap atx case and put everything in that.

Any other thoughts?
 
Ocuk X-pack II and Asus V2/3 barebones can both take 5 drives.
They each have a 2x5.25 bay that can be replaced with an icydock to fit 3x3.5 drives.
The Asus V2/3 cases have room for up to 3 extra drives by adding some brackets.

A bigger case would be better for a server as there will be more room for cooling air to circulate.
 
well if you go the 2x5.25 to 3x3.5 route, a sugo sg01/02, lian li 350 etc should also work.

Another option is a lian li g50/v600, I use a g50 for my server (with 5 bay caddy admittedly) but it will easily take 5 drives (2 with 5.25" adapters), Its a full depth case but its not as tall etc.
 
i would use a mini tower myself and hide it away

maybe some think like

Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
Antec Solo Quiet Mini Tower Case - No PSU
Silverstone Kublai KL01B Midi-Tower Case - Black
Asus TM-250 Black/Silver Mini-Tower Case - No PSU
Coolermaster Elite 340 Micro-ATX case - Black/Silver (No PSU)
Gigabyte GZ-M1 Black Micro-ATX Case No PSU
Gigabyte GZ-M2 Black Micro-ATX Case No PSU

some of the cases will need a 5.25" to 3.5" adapters
 
The NZXT Rogue can hold 5 x 3.5" drives without needing to use up the 5 1/4".

Has 4 x internal, and 1 x external (FDD bay which you can use for a HDD isntead).

Only problem is its quite expensive!
 
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