WHS Case ideas

MeMeMeMe · 7 Feb 2011 at 03:25

I'm looking to build a server. I'll need a case with at least 4 hard disk bays, maybe more. Beyond that, I have no real preference, except that I don't want it to be too expensive. It can be ugly because it's going to be locked away in a cupboard.

What's the most economical suggestion for a decent case?

DavidB · 7 Feb 2011 at 07:43

How about a full server, small neat quiet box, 4 hot swappable bays for under £150?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18216324

jbloggs · 7 Feb 2011 at 10:59

This is what I use...

MeMeMeMe · 8 Feb 2011 at 08:43

DavidB said:
How about a full server, small neat quiet box, 4 hot swappable bays for under £150?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18216324

Looks like the deal expired 31/1. Is that right?

jbloggs said:
This is what I use...

That looks pretty good. Definitely a good price. I think I'll look at a few more compact ones first though.

a1ex2001 · 9 Feb 2011 at 16:11

MeMeMeMe said:
Looks like the deal expired 31/1. Is that right?

They are running the same deal on a newer version of the server with a 250GB hard disk and a less power hungry PSU until the end of FEB, I'd been thinking about building a home server for about a year and never come up with anything that was as neat and good value for money as my new microserver! I reckon it's worth the price just for the case, drive bays and psu the actual server electronics are just a bonus.

MeMeMeMe · 10 Feb 2011 at 02:09

It depends. One of the reasons I was thinking of building a cheap server myself was to make sure it can transfer files as fast as a 1Gb home network allows. I do have a NAS box, but it's much slower than computer-to-computer file transfers.
Are there any reviews of that system?

Also, do you have a link for the new price deal?