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Long Lasting Case w/ 6+ drive bays

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Mr Bob

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I am looking for a long lasting case that will be able to hold at least 6 hard drives. I was leaning towards a lian li case, but wanted to get some help from the experts here.

I'm not sure if it is a better idea to buy an expensive case now, and have it for a long time, or buy a cheaper one, and replace that later on.

Maybe a less expensive version of this sexy beast: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112076

Suggestions/comments?
 
I went to Newegg's case configurator and entered only 6 for the no. of internal HDs and it came back with 75 cases many of which are less than half the price of that Lian Li. IMO, it is prima fascia evidence of insanity to pay that much for a computer case (unless you're spending OPM). The value curve goes WAY outta whack over about $120.

. The Enermax CS-10182 is an excellent example of a high value case - the Chenming 901 series has an even higher value ratio. Either should last well over 10 years with minimal care.

.bh.
 
Thanks Shadow, I didn't see your post 🙂

I don't care for the looks of the Stacker. Any other suggestions?
 
But if you insist on ignoring the value factor, the AOpen Nouveau looks nice (the PSU is not proprietary, but it is the latest of Fortron's new series (rebadged for AOpen as always) - then there's the Tai-Chi, the M.O.A.B. of value ratio busters...

/bh/
 
" But if you insist on ignoring the value factor"
- Ignoring value factor? Different situations require different hardware. Myself, would prefer a high quality case, with an extremely nice finish. On the Lian Li, the drive bays are arranged in a very easy to install manner. You can also spread them out more for better airflow.

These are what makes the Lian Li worth its value. Some people like you might not want to have a case like that, which I understand. The case I use right now was like $80, and works perfectly fine. But the Lian Li just seems to have way better features. Since I am going to be using so many hard drives, it might be wise to get something with lots of room for that, so I can spread them out more.

Also, a 350PSU I doubt will be enough for this. I already plan to have 6 drives. I will most likely buy a good PSU to go along with the case, unless it already comes with something high quality.

You need to see the difference with a budget machine, and a high quality machine.
 
The point I'm making is: Reasonable price does not necessarily rule out quality adequate to the purpose.

.bh.
 
The locking front panel on the titan looks good. Not sure about the quality between steel and al, but I would think that an al case would hold up better.

" The point I'm making is: Reasonable price does not necessarily rule out quality adequate to the purpose"
- Really, find me a reasonable price case, that has the features and benefits of the Lian Li. I know very little about computer cases, so I might be wrong.
 
The Lian Li 6077, 7077 and 3077 will take 6+ HDDs if you add in one of their 3-in-1 (takes 2x 5.25 bays, 3x HDDs) or 4-in-1 (takes 3x 5.25 bays, 4x HDDs) unit. The Cooler Master's 4-in-1 unit would works too and cheaper but lacks the buildin fan dust filter, matching aluminum cover, HDD rudder mounts.
 
So you are saying I could get a lower cost case, and then buy one of their 4-in-1s to replace a current bay, allowing for more hard drives?
 
Yep, not just Lian Li case, you can do that with just about any other case. The Cooler Master one will fit any case with 3 open 5.25 bays. The Lian Li ones maybe need to hack off some taps if use in non-Lian Li cases.
 
With the CM 4-in-3, you will also need to get rid of any tabs between drives in screw mount bays. It has side panels without which the drives won't be isolated from the case, and the cage with the side panels on it is just about the same width as optical drives. The side panels are isolated from the drive cage itself by four large blue donuts on each side - so the individual drives don't need grommets. the thing is amazingly heavy (I think 3 of them would add at least 50% to the weight of the Stacker (not to mention the HDs themselves)) which also helps damp noise and vibes. My SCSI drives are housed in one in my Silverstone Berserker. Got mine for $20. +sh/tx from jab-tech.com

.bh.
 
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