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Br3tt96
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So I'm looking for a case that'll hold quite a few drives that'll be added over time. It needs to be a mid tower for a Plex server build with no gpu and a z77 platform. Budget is $50-100 preferably on the lower side. 

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You want the case AND a z77 board for $50-100? Goodluck. 

 

Or am I misreading cause I don't see why else Z77 would be relevant really. 

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You're probably aware of this, but the Z77 platform won't give you access to 4K streams, should you desire to go that route at some point. Otherwise it should be pretty decent for 1080p streaming.

 

Anyhow... I'd say the Define R5 would be a good option. Not terribly expensive, but supports 8 3,5" drives by default. Also has noise dampening in place if you go for the non-windowed version so it'll be nice and quiet. It's $110.

 

Cheapest case to support 8 drives:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wWQypg/nzxt-case-s210002

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4 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

You're probably aware of this, but the Z77 platform won't give you access to 4K streams, should you desire to go that route at some point. Otherwise it should be pretty decent for 1080p streaming.

 

Anyhow... I'd say the Define R5 would be a good option. Not terribly expensive, but supports 8 3,5" drives by default. Also has noise dampening in place if you go for the non-windowed version so it'll be nice and quiet. It's $110.

 

Cheapest case to support 8 drives:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wWQypg/nzxt-case-s210002

Yeah I'm not really looking for 4k right now. Yeah it's nice, but I don't actually have the storage atm nor 4k tv. Probably won't till I get out of college and can start making some money. 

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21 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

You want the case AND a z77 board for $50-100? Goodluck. 

 

Or am I misreading cause I don't see why else Z77 would be relevant really. 

Already got the board. I got a board, i5-3570k, 750w pcu, 16gb ram, and a 120gb ssd for $200

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Plex Server WIP

CPU: i5-3570K, Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: ASrock, Ram: 16GB, GPU: Intel igpu, Storage: 120GB Kingston SSD, 6TB WD Red, Powersupply: Corsair TX 750W, Case: Corsair Carbide Spec-01 OS: Windows 10

 

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25 minutes ago, Br3tt96 said:

 It needs to be a mid tower for a Plex server build with no gpu and a z77 platform. Budget is $50-100 preferably on the lower side. 

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#X=0,10043&J=5,20&t=3 Here's a list of Mid Towers with  5+ HDD bays under $100

Cougar MX500 for example can be had for $50.50 shipped, holds 7 drives. 

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