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Home server/Case guide

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A short list of cases to stuff your drives in. If you have any good recommendations post them in the /hsg/ thread or create an account and add it to the list you lazy fuck. Rackmount cases are also welcome. If you own, or have owned one of these cases feel free to write a short review about what you like and dislike about the case. I will try to add as much detail to the pros and cons list as possible, especially anything that would help people avoid unfortunate surprises.

Consumer cases

Image Name Number of 3.5in drive bays Number of 2.5 in drives bays Supported Form Factors Pro Con
placeholder BitFenix Phenom Mini ITX 5+1 0 ITX
  • Compact.
  • Surprisingly large storage capacity for size, up to 5+1 3.5in drives. (use included adapter for 5.25 bay).
  • Decent cable management for the size
  • ODD Bay, great if you want to use it as an HTPC as well as a server..
  • Supports large expansion cards/gpus and cpu coolers
  • Harder to find (might be discontinued?).
  • Limited to ITX only.
  • Pricey (over 200USD on newegg at time of writing) Try to find used.
  • Limited expandability, only two expansion slots.

Rack cases

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