Smallest EATX case with Hyper 212 support for $150

[H0R53]

My Dell Precision server is really really heavy (almost 50 pounds) and the case is kind of ass anyway.

I'm looking to invest in the smallest case possible for it, and still keep the fan cooling on the 212-style coolers i have.

The motherboard is 12"x12" extended ATX and has its own tray. I do not need that many drive bays, I only have 4 total Seagate Pipeline 500GBs from recycled DVRs and a tiny 32gb SSD for Windows Server 2008.

It has 2x Intel Xeon 5355s and 16GB of RAM. Cooling is not a problem with my custom solution, I can improvise if needed.

 

My budget is $150.

 

Any suggestions?

[Enderman]

The S340 is an ATX case that can fit EATX boards, making it the most compact EATX case ever

[Damascus]

Noice, and only $70

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

The S340 is an ATX case that can fit EATX boards, making it the most compact EATX case ever

 

[Megah3rtz]

Carbide Series Air 540,

 

supports EATX

cube form

 

170mm cooler clearance (will fit 212.)

 

has window, for all your ugly server parts

 

room for 

x2 5.25" drive cage
x4 2.5" drive cage

 

360mm rad support

 

???

 

profit

 

160$ US. womp womp womp. (can be found for 140-150 usd.)

[H0R53]

9 minutes ago, Enderman said:

The S340 is an ATX case that can fit EATX boards

Ewwwww, it has a basement...am I the only one who likes to showcase my PSU? Guess I can't be picky. I'll take a look. Found one for $44.

 

7 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

has window, for all your ugly server parts

They aren't ugly, they're just...visually challenged.

The heat spreaders are metallic blue from an HP server

 

Honestly that's a bit too big.

 

I need at least 4x 3.5" drive bays for my Seagate Pipeline drives.

[Enderman]

6 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Ewwwww, it has a basement...am I the only one who likes to showcase my PSU? Guess I can't be picky. I'll take a look. Found one for $44.

Unless you've got a nice looking PSU with no labeling on the side and sleeved cables, no your PSU is ugly.

[Megah3rtz]

6 minutes ago, H0R53 said:

Honestly that's a bit too big.

 

I need at least 4x 3.5" drive bays for my Seagate Pipeline drives.

bruh it won't get much smaller than that E stands for extended 

 

It has 2x 3.5" drives. Adapters for the 5.25" maybe? 

[H0R53]

Just now, Enderman said:

Unless you've got a nice looking PSU with no labeling on the side and sleeved cables, no your PSU is ugly.

Corsair CX600, and the stickers look pretty good IMO. Cables are sleeved. Pic attached.

 

1 minute ago, Megah3rtz said:

Adapters for the 5.25" maybe

Don't really need the adapters, I have a few already, plus 3.5 inch screw holes line up with the 5 inch holes anyway.

[Enderman]

Well looks are all personal opinions, but I think that looks bad.

Especially with the two most overused LED colours...

[H0R53]

So the NZXT rose in price (someone ordered teh one I was gonna get :() Are there any other 'small' EATX cases that aren't cubes?

[H0R53]

On 3/25/2017 at 0:16 AM, Enderman said:

Well looks are all personal opinions, but I think that looks bad.

Especially with the two most overused LED colours...

Purple isn't overused at all.

Red and blue matches the cables I had on hand, I'm working to get it all red. The blue fans on the top I ordered as red but they came blue so I used them anyway. Wasn't gonna wait for a refund.