Can anyone recommend a case for this setup?

[Dari]

1 ETX motherboard

4 2.5" SSD drives

6 3.5" SATA drives that I want turned off when not in use (hot-swappable).

1BD/DVD drive

I found this case but it appears to be out of stock. Are there others that are similar?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112382

 

[dma0991]

Most cases max out at 8 bays. You don't have to mount the SSDs in its own bay. An alternative method is to stack 2 of them and fit it in a single bay, making it possible to fit 4 SSDs in 2 bays leaving more room for HDDs. You could ditch altogether the SSD bay mounting and velcro it to the back of the motherboard tray or somewhere hidden.

 

[Dari]

Most cases max out at 8 bays. You don't have to mount the SSDs in its own bay. An alternative method is to stack 2 of them and fit it in a single bay, making it possible to fit 4 SSDs in 2 bays leaving more room for HDDs. You could ditch altogether the SSD bay mounting and velcro it to the back of the motherboard tray or somewhere hidden.

The one I linked to has a cage for the 2.5"s. So I don't need 8 bays, just a case that can hold 11 drives.

 

[_Rick_]

Silverstone Raven 03 (Silver or Gold)?
Those are listed as having 10 3.5inch bays (with six in 5.25 bays) and 2 2.5 inch mountpoints.
Also, much cheaper than the Lian-Li.

There's also the Supermicro 743i series. That has a door with hot swap bays behind, for convenient access. But from what i can tell, it lacks internal mounts points for HDD/SSDs.

The Chenbro SR11269 is a more interesting candidate from that perspective, and also reasonably cheap, and available from more regular retailers.

From what I can see the TYR-X2000 is also still available in Europe from some retailers. Maybe you can find someone who still has some stock, if the price doesn't put you off. It certainly has the looks department going for it.

 

[Dari]

Silverstone Raven 03 (Silver or Gold)?
Those are listed as having 10 3.5inch bays (with six in 5.25 bays) and 2 2.5 inch mountpoints.
Also, much cheaper than the Lian-Li.

There's also the Supermicro 743i series. That has a door with hot swap bays behind, for convenient access. But from what i can tell, it lacks internal mounts points for HDD/SSDs.

The Chenbro SR11269 is a more interesting candidate from that perspective, and also reasonably cheap, and available from more regular retailers.

From what I can see the TYR-X2000 is also still available in Europe from some retailers. Maybe you can find someone who still has some stock, if the price doesn't put you off. It certainly has the looks department going for it.

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. I decided to settle for this:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/743/SC743TQ-1200-SQ.cfm

Also, the motherboard I want is from the same firm so there will be only one vendor to contact should things go wrong.

 

[Dari]

In fact, after checking Supermicro's website some more, I've decided to go with this:

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/4U/7047/SYS-7047A-73.cfm

It has the exact motherboard I wanted and the chassis supports everything else.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Xigmatek Elysium is another huge case and what I used for my server.

 

[dragantoe]

if you can find a corsair 900d that is probably the best case in existence

 

[Dari]

if you can find a corsair 900d that is probably the best case in existence

OK, I may just go for this instead...

 

[kleinkinstein]

Blackhawk Ultra to your emotional rescue

 

[dragantoe]

Blackhawk Ultra to your emotional rescue

he needs hot swappable bays though, but it looks like you could buy adapters for it

 

[dragantoe]

OK, I may just go for this instead...

if you do post pics, those cases are awesome

 

[Dari]

if you do post pics, those cases are awesome

It's been delayed to April...