Case for a homemade NAS

[Manlove is my forte]

I've been toying with the idea of making my own NAS for quite some time

So basically my requirements for the case are

Its quiet
it can hold a shed load of disks
its easy to get at and replace the drives.

Also if the case comes without a PSU can you recommend a decent PSU (that can support a shed load of disks and is quiet)

If possible I'd like to keep the total cost below £100 (But I'm prepared to stretch a little)

 

[StevenRaith]

Can I add my thread to this as it's a similar question?

I have an A7N8X Deluxe+1.5Gb RAM+Athlon 2400+X1650 Pro sitting here doing nowt, and I fancy NASing it up with OpenFiler and a few new HDD on a 4 port SATA II adapter. Might need to get a Gigabit NIC as I think teh A7N8X only has 2x100Mb and doesn't support teaming.

My requirements are pretty much the same as OP - quiet, disk space and easy access to disks.

Original thread for my one here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18019345

Be interested to see peoples thoughts anyway.

 

[jellybeard999]

I'm planning something similar atm.

Current plan is :

ITX motherboard
4 port SATA card
4x Extra Value Hard Drive Black Plastic SATA Removeable Tray Caddy with Lock (£4 each or so - essentially a 5.25" caddy with the sata/power connections on the back - HDD installs in a drawer which slides in and out for hotswapping / easy installation etc).
MATX PSU
DIY case, stacking the 4x caddys up top, psu and motherboard below, exhaust fan behind the hdds.

I'm planning on an Nlited XP install, unless I can be persuaded to try LINUX. I always intend to, but it seems a lot of hassle for few gains.

 

[Manlove is my forte]

I'm looking at this case as it holds a fair amount of disks and its a reasonable price Asus TA-D31

So next is the PSU. (unless there is any reason not to get the above case)

With the PSU I'm looking for something that is efficient and can support a massive amount of SATA HDDs

 

[NightmareXX]

Above case looks good. Pretty much all you need are HDD space drives

As for the PSU, I think a HDD draws about 10W on load and 3-4W on idle with the drive running at full speed so there isn't anything in particular to look for. If you run out of SATA power connectors, you can use the molex -> SATA adapters you get with most motherboards. If you don't have enough of those, I'd check the MM. I know I've got loads that I don't use

Edit: This PSU would do you just fine I imagine.