Smallest case that can also fit 2-4 HDs?

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I'm quite taken by these cases like the Ncase M1. Full size GFX card, water cooled CPU.....however my big issue is I still need local storage space.

I have a couple of 4TB Drives and a handful of SSDs.

Coolermaster released this case years ago coolermaster HAF XB EVO

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Yeah it's fugly....but i've never cared. It would fit a water cooled CPU block (AIO) up to 240mm, GPU up to 334mm.

There's recent youtube video about how it's old but not obsolete -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDrO3Ld8PEE

However.....you all know cases better than I do. I don't know anything. Is there a more recent case that has the same features?
 
Have you checked the size of that Cooler Master case? It's massive (61.6L!). Imagine an O11 XL on its side and you're in the right ballpark :p

Here's a few I can think of:

P200A can take up to four 3.5" drives (using brackets you have to buy separately) + up to four 2.5. But you definitely lose the side radiator space if you fit all these drives (not sure about the front - should be fine unless the drive cages hit the RAM).

Thermaltake Tower 100 will do two of each. But given your 2.5" drives are SSDs, you can pretty much just hide them anywhere there's space. So I'd wager you could squeeze another two in.

Silverstone SG14/15 can do two 3.5" drives on the side panel, two 2.5" under the front panel, and then (as above) you could probably squeeze more elsewhere. But you lose 240mm rad support if you install 3.5" drives.

Cooler Master NR200 might be able to house enough drives. But it's heavily dependent on your other components. It'll fit two 2.5" drives under the front, one 2.5" or 3.5" drive to the PSU shroud, up to two 3.5" drives on the side bracket, and there's potential to fit more drives to the floor if there's space (GPU-dependent). Again, you lose radiator support.

Bonus/stupid suggestion: Fractal Design Node 305. Plenty of drive storage. But only 2 (and a bit) slot GPU support :cry: Quite an old case now.

Another option would be to move any media storage drives in to caddies, which would open up a much larger selection of cases.
 
Thanks for the option all, looks like there are many newer, nice and smaller cases out there that look a lot better.

The reason for not consolidating is pure cost. I already have two 4TB drives and the SSDs. Two 4TB SSD is about £600 for two. Really i'd probably need a 4TB and an 8TB so closer to £1000)....which is a lot for something I already have and is doing the job just fine!
 
Looking around a bit, Sliger seem to have you covered. Drive support is pretty good in the Cerberus and Cerberus X. But it's absolutely nuts in the SV590; 2×3.5" + 9×2.5" with 290mm GPU support and a 360mm rad.

Expensive cases though.
 
McPhee said:
Looking around a bit, Sliger seem to have you covered. Drive support is pretty good in the Cerberus and Cerberus X. But it's absolutely nuts in the SV590; 2×3.5" + 9×2.5" with 290mm GPU support and a 360mm rad.

Expensive cases though.
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I'm actually really liking the look of the Sliger SV590. Watching reviews now.

- No RGB lighting (I hate!)
- Plenty of space for drives (I actually have about 10x Enterprise class 500GB SSDs I got from a friend who works for a manufacturer years ago)
- Under 20L

Below - one of the locations to mount drives

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However at that price and it's actual size I may as well get something a little bigger andnot have to spend ~£350 odd on a case!
 
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