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Those who are self hosting at home, what case are you using? (Looking for recommendations) (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TLDR: If you were building a NAS for 8 HDDs and 1 SSD today, what case would you use?

I'm going to be rebuilding my system soon (currently using an old PowerEdge T610) using one of my other older (R5 1600) systems and I've basically hit a road block on picking a case.

I've got 8 HDDs that need to fit in the system after it's rebuilt (plus at least one SSD) so I'm kinda limited in that regard.

The rest of the system is planned out (mostly because I'm reusing old parts) it's just the case I'm stuck on.

I'm wanting to avoid rack mounting currently mostly due to space (and wanting to keep it under $200)

I was thinking maybe the Fractal Design Define R5, the Fractal Design Node 804, or the Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 but I'm open to suggestions.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That looks an awful lot like what I have. I'm using the Lian Li PC-D600. I think I've managed to get my hands on one of the last ones in the wild. They aren't even available used on eBay anymore.

What I like most about it (and the Tower 500 that you linked) is that the motherboard is on one side, and the drives are on the other. Keeping the drives cool is easy, I just upgraded the fans on my SATA backplanes and the case, and even under load the drives run very cool.

You can have this case when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.