I’m looking for a suggestion for compact-ish NAS cases. I only have a few drives, 4 at the moment, so I don’t need a ton of space. But I’d like to downsize without getting a brand new motherboard and PSU it possible (both are ATX at the moment).
My main requirement is being able to install and uninstall drives without worrying about cable management.
Thanks!
Check out the Jonsbo N1 on NewEgg. It’s pretty popular among NAS DIYers.
This and the N3 look fantastic. I was kind of hoping I could keep my mATX mobo and ATX PSU though, and both are ITX
I have one of these and it’s worked pretty well after some mods for cooling better.
As ITX was already mentioned I just built mine using Fractal Node 304 case, in black though. You could keep the ATX power supply.
Personally I like this one, its the usual atx tower super compressed to make it a mini tower pc
Here you have a cleaner link:
You can also evaluate to buy something like this for 3.5 or 2.5inch disks.
All compact atx cases were too expensive for my liking, so I decided to make one. I should probably not suggest a case made of plastic, but if you have access to a 3D printer check this out. 288x207x343 mm in size and it can house full size ATX mobo and PSU and 3x 3.5" or 7x 2.5". Colling is silent and good, but I didnt test with more powerfull CPU or 3.5 HDDs
