Needing a Budget E-ATX Case With At Least One 5.25" Bay *Help!*

[Masman8675]

So, I'm in the middle of getting a new dual Xeon rig up and running, but am having issues finding a good case for my motherboard (SuperMicro X8DTH-6F).  Ideally I only want to pay $100-200 for it not $400 like retailers seem to want.  Only real requirements are that it has at least one 5.25" optical drive bay, and is EATX of course.  

Does not have to be new, though bonus points for a window on the side lol.

Thanks in advance!

[Masman8675]

Corsair 750D perhaps?

[dizmo]

Why does it have to have a 5.25" drive bay?
Those are pretty non-existant on modern cases.

[Votivee]

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#f=3&G=1,12&sort=price&page=1

 

Pick one.

[PianoPlayer88Key]

You need to be careful looking for "EATX" cases to fit a 13" wide motherboard like that  A lot of "EATX" cases will only accept boards up to about 10.7" wide or so (like some higher-end single-socket enthusiast boards), and thus are IMO incorrectly labeled as EATX compatible.

For example, I believe the Corsair 750D that @Masman8675 suggested would NOT fit the X8DTH-6F.  (Also I personally would not recommend a product that would require potentially-warranty-voiding modifications to work with another product, but maybe that's just me.)

 

True EATX is 13" wide, which is the same size as SSI EEB.  The 10.*" boards (and cases compatible with them) should, I think, be labeled something like "ATX+".  (BTW, SSI CEB is 10.5", similar to the ATX+ enthusiast boards I mentioned.)

 

Anyway, here's a USA-based (cause I don't see your location / country in your profile) pcpartpicker list, filtered to show cases with at least 1x 5.25" bay, compatible with SSI EEB, and filtering out ones without prices.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#G=1,12&sort=price&xcx=0&f=14&X=100,315006

 

The cheapest one I see is the $100 Rosewill Rise.  The Phanteks Enthoo Pro TG is $4 more, and if I was looking for a case like that, it's probably the one I would be more likely to get.

 

[Masman8675]

16 hours ago, PianoPlayer88Key said:

True EATX is 13" wide, which is the same size as SSI EEB.  The 10.*" boards (and cases compatible with them) should, I think, be labeled something like "ATX+".  (BTW, SSI CEB is 10.5", similar to the ATX+ enthusiast boards I mentioned.)

 

Anyway, here's a USA-based (cause I don't see your location / country in your profile) pcpartpicker list, filtered to show cases with at least 1x 5.25" bay, compatible with SSI EEB, and filtering out ones without prices.

Oh, thank you very much!  I was a bit skeptical on some “E-ATX” model cases really fitting it.  I had an EVGA board that had triple channel RAM and was classified as an E-ATX mobo.  Needless to say it was quite small in comparison to the SuperMicro lol. You have helped me greatly, likely saving me a headache or two.  Thanks!

[Masman8675]

Went with the Enthoo Pro.  I had ordered the RISE first, as it was on sale, but then found out there’s only 3 HDD bays so returned it.  The Enthoo is so much nicer, cable management is a dream, there’s tons of HDD bays, more 5.25’s, build quality is quite a bit better, and much better fan/rad mounting options.

[PianoPlayer88Key]

On 1/16/2020 at 6:56 AM, Masman8675 said:

Went with the Enthoo Pro.  I had ordered the RISE first, as it was on sale, but then found out there’s only 3 HDD bays so returned it.  The Enthoo is so much nicer, cable management is a dream, there’s tons of HDD bays, more 5.25’s, build quality is quite a bit better, and much better fan/rad mounting options.

Awesome! next, post the obligatory pics of the setup? (can do it in another thread - I think there's a show off your setup thread somewhere.)

[Masman8675]

On 1/26/2020 at 9:46 AM, PianoPlayer88Key said:

Awesome! next, post the obligatory pics of the setup? (can do it in another thread - I think there's a show off your setup thread somewhere.)

So I shall.  Stay tuned.