4 + 1 Bay DIY NAS Case, 4 x 2.5″ / 3.5″ Tray + 1 x 2.5″ Internal Bay. MB ITX. PSU Flex. Front USB 3.0 8cm Chassis Fan Hot Swap Backplane. Network Attached Storage Private Cloud Enclosure.

I was able to build the perfect Network Attached Storage (NAS) with this box. I put in a flex power supply, mini itx motherboard with 8 cores, ram, drives, and it is a godsend. Finally 10 Tb of storage in one easy to access case. I just love it, I should have done this long ago. It has lights for power, individual drive light activity as well as individual drive power lights, and several other lights for network activity in general. Very sturdy. It looks sharp in my cabinet and cable management was a breeze. Great price too for what you get! Building your own nas gives you way faster speeds and much more power than buying a prebuilt one. This is the case to buy.

I have the 8+2 bay version of this. This is basically the smallest ITX 8-bay hot-swap case you can find. At first I thought working in it would be cramped, and while it is challenging, it was a lot easier than I thought. Pros: - Very easy setup. This was a migration of previous hardware, so I already had a very low profile CPU cooler. - Some reviewers report issues installing the Flex PSU. I didn't find this super complicated. You just remove whatever mounting bracket is already on the PSU, attach the little L clip however you want, and find a way to connect it to the 2 or 3 screw points provided. The included instructions aren't super clear so just wing it. - 8 bays! This case is a couple inches shorter than a PS5 and has a full 8 bays, plus two very easy use SSD mount points. - Tons of included hardware! Lots of screws, tools, etc. Everything you need is included. They include a bunch of SATA cables but you might want to bring your own. - All of the metal components in the case are very good quality. From the side panels to the interior bracing and hard drive cage, I personally found the quality to be much higher than some other cases I have worked with. - Cable management was very Cons: - The hard drive chassis locks are cheap plastic and feel pretty flimsy. I'm worries that the little blue clips might break, so be very gentle with them. The case "lock" is flimsy and cheap as well, best to not even use it. - You need to make sure you have a low profile CPU cooler. Clearance height on this is minimal. I think you can get away without low profile RAM but you might want to make sure. - If you set up your HDD lights be prepared for a disco. Blue for installed and green for activity. If you are putting this somewhere dark, either disconnect this from your motherboard headers or put a little black tape over the lights in the front. - Weirdly small power and reset buttons on the front. It actually took me a minute to find them. They are about 2mm wide. - The double molex power to the hard drive is very clean but it's in a pretty tight space. If you have large hands, beware. - The hard drive cage is not easily removable, so this might be a huge negative to some people. I didn't have a lot of issues with it. - Because of where the motherboard sits and the unremovable HDD case, you need to make sure everything is connected to your mobo before you slide it underneath. You will absolutely not be working on this thing once it is installed. If you need to change anything out down there, you'll need to unscrew your mobo mounts and slide it out. - Here is the biggest one: THE HEAT. The case comes with two cheap 80mm fans on the back (exhaust). They are garbage and sound like a jet engine taking off. Order two Noctua (or your favorite brand) when you order this case. Temps in this case are crazy high because there is no front intake at all. The biggest offender is that the motherboard sits directly underneath the HDD cage, so the hot air from the CPU blows directly up into the cages. With no front intake it's basically a convection oven. Trying to do a full parity rewrite (which activates all of the hard drives for extended periods of time) raised the HDD temps to 50 C, which is not great. I had to complete this with the case off and large fan blowing directly into it. - In order to solve the heat issue (for normal operation), I picked up two 40x10 Noctua fans (thank you reviewers who suggested this) and installed them in the bottom of the right side panel, directly behind the vents. This involved drilling holes into the side of the case and it was about an hours worth of work (measure twice, drill once, plus the metal on the case is sturdy). If you really wanted to get out the dremel, there is room for another 80mm fan there, which would cut down on noise. Final Thoughts: Overall, as long as the temperatures remain acceptable under normal operations, I am super happy with this purchase. The biggest problem is the heat, and I feel like for the price the manufacturer could have included more than some crappy $2 fans. They really need to revisit this design and include an intake fan somewhere. For the more adventurous, there is definitely room at the top for maybe a 120mm exhaust. P.S. Please excuse the crappy work on the case side. I am not a mod guy and was crunched for time.

There are a few quirks to this little gem. The SFX power supply needs the small rear support bracket that is included, and it is not easy to install. You need to attach to the power supply first, then the face plate of the power supple (without the screw that goes next to the cord) then attache everything to the case - putting in the last faceplate screw afterward as that screw head interferes with the case if installed first. the included SATA cables are very stiff for the extreme bends they require. length is also a possible issue depending on your board's SATA port locations. There is enough clearance at the top of the case for 2 additional 2.5" sata drives. double sided tape or YOLO will be required. the drive bays accept 3.5" or 2.5" drives. the tray are not Dell or SuperMicro quality, but get the job done. I did have one get stuck, but a little manual persuasion convinced it to comply. the clamshell cover conforms and matches to the chassis reasonable well. There is no hearding cats trying to get all the locking tabs to engage at the same time. temperatures are very manageable - especially for the single fan in the chassis. This fan is not silent, but not overwhelming and removes a decent amount of heat. It does not have great airflow though. The faceplate lock is a joke for security, but holds decent enough for casual deterrent. Overall, the size, layout, and features of this case make it my new go to case for small NAS builds - which I do quite often.

The product is great overall. But the amount of space you have to work with is very minimal. And getting the mb and the cooler into the case is a hassle. Great product at saving space. But it's a hassle managing the cables with very limited space to work with

I really like this ITX form factor NAS case. I use my NAS for NAS things, so I chose a low power motherboard.. and that's a good thing. There is very little room for a CPU cooler in there. The metal it's made from is quite thin, but for the price I can't complain. Everything fits well, and the drive trays are sturdy enough. They give you mounting screws, and you will need to use them or the drive trays won't slide in. I did replace the case fan, the one it came with isn't PWM speed controlled, and it's pretty loud. Airflow is fine, everything maintains safe temps even under load. As with any small case you will need to manage your cables well, but I had no trouble fitting everything in. The mounting solution for the power supply is quite flimsy, but once everything is in place it's sturdy enough to do the job. Would definitely buy again. My setup: Odroid H4 + with the ITX motherboard adapter, ThermalRight 80mm thin fan, Apevia 300 watt supply, 4 WD Red Plus drives.

I was looking for a small, eight, 3.5", hot-swap bay case to build out a custom NAS. This was the only case I could find that met all of my criteria. I wish it could handle an mATX motherboard, but alas it is ITX only. I was worried that it would be difficult to manage cables, or to find a cooler that would fit the case (based on some other reviews), but I decided to give it a shot anyway. To my surprise, I feel like this case provides plenty of interior space, and I didn't run into any issues with cable management at all. My only complaint so far is that the dual fans that the case ships with are quiet LOUD. So loud in fact that they completely overwhelmed the other two servers this case lives next to. I decided to bite-the-bullet and purchased two Nocturna fans to replace the case fans and now this machine is the quietest of my servers (the sound of the HDD heads is far louder than the case fans now). Overall I'm very pleased with this case (although I still wish it were smaller) and would definitely recommend it for a NAS build.

This case's backplane is ridiculously defective on arrival. It was working for an okay amount of time but the first time I had to actually load it up with some copying, nearly every drive I put into it will fault even brand new. The sata connectors on the back clearly aren't working at all. If I connect my drives using 3d printed mounts directly into the motherboard and HBA without going through the backplane, there are no faults at all. I would highly recommend investing in something higher quality for reliable use. Precious data is at stake here and a defective backplane on arrival (common issue according to other reviewers) is unacceptable.

Really nice little case for a mini itx truenas build. There a couple things to know; 1. the intel stock cooler won’t fit. 2. the stock rear 80mm fan is not adequate to cool 4 enterprise drives, I put a 0.37A fan which keeps the temps very nice but is pretty loud (the stock fan says 0.25A but I don’t believe it). Also, there is one odd thing: it comes with connections for 4 front nic leds. I guess they expect you to add a quad nic in the single pci slot but I think most will put an hba but maybe for some it will be useful.

It would be even better if it was 10% larger with better wire management. I wouldn't go higher than 6TB HDD, as there's not much airflow. I'd like 8, 10, 12, 16 disk versions as well please. A version with a standard ATX power would be nice too :-)

別にNAS用のケースを欲しかったのではなくMINI-ITX用のPCケースでHDDが4本収納できるコンパクトなケースを探していたところ本商品をたまたま出くわした。値段が少々高いとは思ったものの即決で注文。到着は予定日よりも2日遅くて多少やきもきした。 大きさは他社のMINI-ITX用PCケースより一回り小さく狙い通りだった。ただしその分マザーボードやCPUファン、電源の搭載や配線ケーブルの取り回しには一苦労した。何度も改造をしたい方には不向き。

Lots of modding to get everything to fit but in the end it's a very quiet raid10 NAS using an old micro Alienware I had lying around (All fans replaced with Noctuas). There is only 1 cpu fan that actually fits in this case and since I didn't buy that one I decided to bend the frame of the case to get the motherboard in and lucky enough it had no issues closing the case when bent back. There is also no airflow into the case so I had to drill a hole for a 40x10 noctua as well as another hole for the light up Alienware head on the front (see pics).

小さく安いNASケースです。3.5インチ×4、2.5インチ×1入ります。 電源がFlexATXなのがネックですがその分小さく作れます。他の方のレビューにもありますが金具を切らないと電源を固定できない場合があります。 CPUクーラーもかなり背が低いのが必要になりますのでご注意。

NASに使ったけど、CPUクーラーはかなり高さの低いのが必要