Hotswap Case Recommendation

[OhhTee]

Hi there,

 

Does anyone know of any nice cases that will allow at least ten hard drives inside with hotswapping abilities? I want to rebuild my NAS into another case that will allow me to add and switch out hard drives easier. I'm looking to use ten 3.5 hard drives, using backplanes, and a single 2.5 solid state for the computer. I'm looking for a case that will be able to comfortably fit everything inside and not be too clunky. My current setup is an micro-atx build. I want it to take up as little room as possible without turning it into a hot box, so thermals for the case should be well considered also.

 

My request description is pretty vague, let me know if you have any questions I can answer to help facilitate this. 

 

Thanks,

OhhTee

[Electronics Wizardy]

How about 2 of these. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994155

 

and a case that has 6 or more 5.25 bays.

[aaronhare]

I found this which should be able to hot swap but it's out of stock ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ : http://store.antec.com/gaming-series/twelve-hundred-v3.html Good luck, Aaron

[RLX Overlord]

48 minutes ago, OhhTee said:

Hi there,

 

Does anyone know of any nice cases that will allow at least ten hard drives inside with hotswapping abilities? I want to rebuild my NAS into another case that will allow me to add and switch out hard drives easier. I'm looking to use ten 3.5 hard drives, using backplanes, and a single 2.5 solid state for the computer. I'm looking for a case that will be able to comfortably fit everything inside and not be too clunky. My current setup is an micro-atx build. I want it to take up as little room as possible without turning it into a hot box, so thermals for the case should be well considered also.

 

My request description is pretty vague, let me know if you have any questions I can answer to help facilitate this. 

 

Thanks,

OhhTee

This is the case I'll be using for a future project regarding a server chassis; it isn't meant to be freestanding although that could work if you don't have the money to spend on a server rack.  I suggest buying a cheap 3.5" to 2.5" adapter, since not many cases offer 2.5" Hot Swap.  Not to mention, this case has fairly good cooling from what I've heard, if you purchase 3 120mm fans (it comes w/ 2 80mm fans built-in).  I'd personally suggest using Cooler Master's JetFlo, it's extremely powerful, not to mention you can either purchase them with or without LEDs for approximately the same price, which is cheap at that.