PC case best for storage

[xrapidx]

I'm looking for a PC that offers the most amount of space for harddrives - I plan on setting up a UNRAID server, starting with 3 drives and working my way up to more slowly but surely - so would like as much room to expand as possible.

I've come across the Fractal Design R3 with 10x space so far....

 

[NomNom]

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1749


It has 8 bays for 3.5" and 9 5.25" bays which you can convert to 3.5" later on. So max would be space for 17 hard drives.

 

[xrapidx]

Quite expensive, but I'll look into it at home

 

[CataclysmZA]

On the cheaper side, with ten drive bays for 3.5" drives right off the bat, I can recommend:

Silverstone Raven RV03 @ R1299 or
Silverstone Temjin TJ04 @ R1499

I like the Raven but it does get quite cluttered at the back. The Temjin's hard drive mounts are really impressive.

 

[xrapidx]

Will look into those as well...

Maybe I should just try what they did here:
http://lime-technology.com/products/md-1510-server

Lian Li's PC-A17B case and matched with Icy Dock MB455SPF-B 5-in-3 drive cages

 

[TehStranger]

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1749


It has 8 bays for 3.5" and 9 5.25" bays which you can convert to 3.5" later on. So max would be space for 17 hard drives.

Bold bit is wrong. It has 9 x 5.25" bays, which can be used for either 5.25" drive or adapters to hold 3.5" drives. I doubt you'll get more than 12 x 3.5" drives in there, and that's at a push.

 

[Crowley]

Bold bit is wrong. It has 9 x 5.25" bays, which can be used for either 5.25" drive or adapters to hold 3.5" drives. I doubt you'll get more than 12 x 3.5" drives in there, and that's at a push.

3 of these already makes 15 x 3.5" spaces

http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=48

 

[NomNom]

3 of these already makes 15 x 3.5" spaces

http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=48

Wow nice find think I'll be getting that, so that makes a total of 23 hard drives :wtf:

 

[xrapidx]

Still expensive though... 1600 a unit