mATX case for NAS

[jj9987]

Heya.

 

Due to Bitfenix Prodigy M case having really iffy HDD mounting, I am looking for a new case for my NAS.

I have a microATX motherboard and at this moment, 3 3.5" hard drives and 1 2.5" SSD. The new case should preferrably have more mounting options though.

I prefer a very silent case, so preferrably with some noise dampening materials. Fans I can replace with NF-F12s that I have laying around.

As for cooling, while I do currently have a Hyper 212 Evo in there, I will most likely switch to something smaller to save space.

Dust filters are required.

 

Could you guys recommend something? I have Fractal's Node 804 in mind at the moment, am continuing my search as well.

[minutellim]

I searched for a nice NAS case for a while. I wanted to go with a micro ATX motherboard, so that I could have more expansion ports compared to mini-itx. The Node 804 was really the only Micro ATX case that I was even considering. In the end, I decided that I didn't absolutely need the additional expansion ports and went with the Node 304 mini-itx, and the only reason that I did that was because I got one for $40 versus the $110 price tag of the 804.

 

In my research, the only options I was considering if I needed something other than mini-itx was the 804 or to go with a full sized chassis.

[jj9987]

Mini-ITX is out of the question, because that would require motherboard change, which I'd prefer not at this moment (unless I happen to find a very good deal). I am looking for something compact so it wouldn't take up too much space.

[WaterproofBeanie]

2 hours ago, jj9987 said:

Mini-ITX is out of the question, because that would require motherboard change, which I'd prefer not at this moment (unless I happen to find a very good deal). I am looking for something compact so it wouldn't take up too much space.

As minutellim said, for a large NAS the Fractal Design Node 804 is by far the best mATX case in that category. I have been looking at it myself for my nas.