Cheap case to hold 8 3.5" drives for RAID array

[AndyinNYC]

I have a small case with 5 drives in it attached to a 3Ware card running as my home server.

I would like to increase the array to up to 8 drives (all 1TB) and have enough room and cooling so that the machine won't overheat in the cool basement.

Fan noise isn't an issue (it's in the basement away from everyone), but I'm rather price sensitive since the box will never be seen and is a 'set it and forget it' piece of hardware.

Obviously I don't want to spend $300 on a fabulous server case, but are there any cheap options which meet my description?

Thanks in advance.

Andrew

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

I believe the Antec 900 would be a good buy. Pretty spacious inside with lots of airflow. Order case from Newegg and the part for an additional HDD bay from Antec. Gives you a total of 9 HDDs to hold so you have an array on 8 spaces and possibly last 1 for OS drive?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-058-_-Product

http://store.antec.com/Product/acce...hundred-drive-cage-with/0-761345-30044-5.aspx

 

[Kenmitch]

Something like this one would work out of the box http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146062

Just search newegg for cases and use the advanced option they have a couple to choose from but this one look'd nicest for 8 internal drive bays.