I’ve been self hosting a few services on a raspberry pi-based NAS and decided I was ready to up my game. I got on eBay and found myself a decent deal on an old Supermicro dual-cpu board with an EATX form factor. Now I need a case for it.
I could rack mount it, but I’d rather have it be a standalone. I also have several HDDs in a RAID for storage, and would love something that has room for those internally. I was going to get a Darkrock Classico Max, but figured out it won’t fit an EATX board without removing the HDD cages.
Do I’m wondering: anyone out there have a recommendation for a good EATX case with ample HDD space? Anyone else got a setup like this you are happy with?
I personally prefer smaller setups, but SilverStone make very high quality though expensive cases that bridge the gap between server/workstation. Have a look at their CS383 or SETA H2
Also jonsbo have the N5
Those Jonsbo cases seem so snazzy. 12 3.5” disks in that case is nuts.
They’re pretty huge though. Fine if shelf space isn’t a premium, but 12 drives will be rough on your PSU.