max302

I was think the other day of changing my current server case, an Ultra Defender, for something of better quality, sleeker and that would be quieter than my current setup.

I know that I want to mod the case at least a bit, just for the fun of it, and I was looking forward to having a case that has 5.25 bays from top to bottom, and fill the empty bays with Silverstone hotswap bay thingies to get an insane amount of HDD bays, which will be utterly useless but will surely add a couple of kilometers to my epeen.

I've been looking at smaller, inexpensive cases that have a 5.25-laden front panel, and so far the only one that truely supports 9 bays natively is the Thermaltake M9. The Antec 300 was what I thought of using at first, but sadly, unlike the 900, there are some actual 3.5" bays below the three 5.25s at the top, making what I want to do impossible.

So I'd need you guys suggest a case that I would use for what I want to do. I has to be inexpensive, I don't care what brand, and the only thing I don't want is either a full-tower (a Chieftec would do the job, but I'm afraid that my server's ceiling mount won't be up to the job), or frilly stuff like windows and that kind of stuff.

Of course, reps will be handed out. Thanks!

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Mootsfox

The Armor and it's series have 10+.

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JoshsPC

So in the OP,
Are you saying that you don't want the Antec 900 because that does have 9 drive bays and you can remove the hard drive bays that it comes with?
So please answer my question and I will be able to help you more:.

JoshsPC

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Check the specs on the Armor+
It should be more than adequate.

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sailerboy

you can remove drive bays on the three hundred, i think. so you can use your silverstone things.

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Syrillian

Wow! ...9 external drive bays!

The closest that I know of has 6 external bays, and that is the Chenming 901

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max302

Ok, clarification: no full towers please! Also, the 900 is out of question because it has a window. I'll most likely be applying some foam inside anyways, so I'd prefer a solid metal panel.

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Syrillian

It is unlikely that you will find a mid-tower case that has 9 external drive bays, but if you do please let me know as I could really use one. (seriously)

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Enigma8750

heres a 50.oo case with 7.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=320331119575

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112175

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112176

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max302

As I said in the OP, I did find one, the Thermaltake M9, but I wanted to check if there were other options available.

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