Case Suggetsions ... Unusual One...

[jellybeard999]

Hi, im looking for a quiet case to house my file server in, and have some pre requisites to meet... closest so far is a Silverstone TJ08

Quiet - I will be using volt modded (5v probs) Yate Loon fans, have plenty of the 80mm and 120mm DS12 fans

Smart Looking - By this, i mean CM ATCS, Lian-Li, Silverstone style, brushed alu look cases, not Thermaltake etc...

HDDs - must hold at least 6 HDDs (no optical, so can go in the 5.25s (i've got grommit mounts)

Mobo - This is where i come unstuck, must hold a Flex ATX board (so im looking for a MATX case) and be as small as possible (not SFF, but something like a V600 ideally)

 

[jellybeard999]

Correct me if im wrong but does a Flex ATX not fit in a ATX case aswell?

TJ08 will be crampt, so basically you want a high volume of hard drives in as small a case as possible?

would do, but ATX cases are getting large... even the smaller ones...

FLEX ATX would fit on an ATX mobo tray same as MATX, but it just means a bigger case... cramped dont bother me.. so long as the HDDs wont melt and the case looks nice...

spec is going to be :

1.2ghz Celery
256mb SDRAM
90w Seasonic

got it given, so im going to put it to use in a plan i had for a while ...

so only the HDDs making any real heat

if it was a nice case... id be VERY tempted to ATX it up... ie CM201 or 110

EDIT...

Seems Antec have a few nice ones

SLK3000B
SLK2650BQE
P150

What do you reckon to these ?

Thx

 

[jellybeard999]

Bit big!

ATX cases!

P150 could be good, but your looking at a lot of money, and is the 90w PSU pushing it a bit for that number of hard drives? Does the motherboard even support that many?

You may be right

Just it came in the case lol

Ive got a 400w good PSU spare tho, so will use that

SATA cards for the mobo

 

[jellybeard999]

think im settled on an Antec SKL3000B ... any opinions ?

 

[jellybeard999]

You need an Akasa mATX Acrylic case - excellent ventilation, 4 x 3.5" bays and 2 x 5.25" bays so you could have 6 HDD in there. It has the same external dimensions as the Silverstone and the one I have has 1 x 120mm Akasa Amber inlet fan and 2 x 80mm Akasa Amber exhaust fans.

Perfect for your requirements!

http://www.akasa.com.tw/akasa_english/spec_page/cases/spec_ak_mchcb.htm

im looking at that one, found it for under £30... BUT... it says it has 80mm and a 50mm fan... did you mod yours ? or is it different ?

 

[jellybeard999]

ah...

would it be feasable to cut the fans out to 120mm and 80mm respectively ?

any chance u could measure up ?

 

[jellybeard999]

No - you can't cut the plexiglas sensibly...

They would definitely fit if you could cut it though...

cool... dremel time ?

 

[jellybeard999]

is it quiet, or do HDDs and fans rattle ???

 

[jellybeard999]

Got the Antec SLK3000B from a competitor, for £26 with free delivery, and im very impressed for the price...

door a little flimsy, but meh... no warez talk please!... and it stays on all the time... plus, what can you expect for £26