ITX case

djamelh · 23 Jun 2014 at 15:49

Hi,

Hoping the fellow community can help me out.

I'm looking to put together a very low cost Mini-ITX build, to use as a NAS/File Server etc. I'm struggling to find a 'small' and cheap ITX case that will house upto 6 drives.

I really dont have much of a budget for the case, so looking at upto £50 and the case needs to be small, as I'll be tucking it under the sofa.

A HP Microserver N54L would have been perfect, but missed out on the offers and the prices on the bay are way more than I want to spend.

Thanks
Deej

chippy08 · 23 Jun 2014 at 18:34

I have just gone with the Cooler master Elite 130 Mini ITX Case because you can put hard drives in different places its best to check the video on youtube to see if you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlW6hw0WUpw

djamelh · 23 Jun 2014 at 19:17

Apparently its only capable of 3x3.5" drives according to the spec sheets. I suppose I should have mentioned I have 3.5" disks.

Baboonanza · 24 Jun 2014 at 09:59

A Fractal Node 304 will house 6x3.5inch drive but is about £10 over budget.

katinacooker · 24 Jun 2014 at 10:53

Do you have all 6 drives as 3.5"? An Antec ISK600 can fit 3x 3.5" & 2x 2.5" drives. Other options include Bitfenix Phenom M/Mini, Collossus Mini, Fractal Node 304, but they are all over the budget.

Ace Modder · 24 Jun 2014 at 13:21

Antec ISK600 is a great choice for an ITX case with plenty of HDD space.

Check out this build log showing images here

djamelh · 24 Jun 2014 at 15:20

I've got 4 x 2TB 3.5" and 2 x 250GB 2.5" (possibly just 1 x 2.5" drive) to fit into the case.

The Fractal Node 304 looks like it will easily fit the bill. And now the fun part, to find one for about £50.

katinacooker · 24 Jun 2014 at 15:21

Ace Modder said:
Antec ISK600 is a great choice for an ITX case with plenty of HDD space.

Check out this build log showing images here

OH, its you! I've been meaning to ask, in the ISK600 with x3 3.5" HDD, whats the CPU cooler clearence size? I know its 170mm without the HDD bracket, but when you factor in the bracket + bottom hanging HDD i'd like to know the size please.