Affordable mid tower with at least 4 3.5" hard drive bays

30fps101

30fps101

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my current nas case is a hacky mess and i want to replace it, but cant seem to find a good mid tower with decent number of 3.5" bays below 8k. if you guys have any suggestions please leme know.
this is the only decent one i have found as of now

FYI my mobo is matx so stuff like node 304 are not an option.
 
I bought the Cooler Master Force 500 earlier this year to make a NAS/home server. Can easily fit 6-7 3.5 inch HDDs, and also has room for PCIe cards in case you want to add AICs for multi gig networking or HBAs. Okay-ish quality but does the job for Rs. 3600. If you plan to go for enterprise grade motherboards in the future, then look for a case that supports eATX
 
30fps101 said:
my current nas case is a hacky mess and i want to replace it, but cant seem to find a good mid tower with decent number of 3.5" bays below 8k. if you guys have any suggestions please leme know.
this is the only decent one i have found as of now

FYI my mobo is matx so stuff like node 304 are not an option.
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Cooler Master K380 3k
3.5" bays: 2 (exposed), 5 (hidden)
Using it for my NAS, you can ask me any more questions about this case.
 
demon_slayer said:
Cooler Master K380 3k
3.5" bays: 2 (exposed), 5 (hidden)
Using it for my NAS, you can ask me any more questions about this case.
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I'm sorry but how do you manage to stay in the same room with something as ugly as that case ?
kwaralala said:
I bought the Cooler Master Force 500 earlier this year to make a NAS/home server. Can easily fit 6-7 3.5 inch HDDs, and also has room for PCIe cards in case you want to add AICs for multi gig networking or HBAs. Okay-ish quality but does the job for Rs. 3600. If you plan to go for enterprise grade motherboards in the future, then look for a case that supports eATX
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How many of those hdd retention thingy does it come with can you mount drives any other way without them ?
 

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Just hop on OLX for old Cooler Master Cases. They are built like tanks, most have pretty good airflow. If it's a NAS and will not sit on the showcase in living room, does not matter how it looks. I own the CM Storm Scout 2 Advanced. Dust is an issue but couldn't care less, I got it for Rs 2000.
 
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