Fractal Define R3 questions

[MrCrispy]

I'm planning a NAS build in this case. It will have an Intel Arc A380 GPU for video encoding but its not high power draw. No gaming.

- it takes 8 3.5" hdd, I've seen some pics where people added another hdd cage next to the PSU. any ideas?
- does this have a way to mount sata ssd's on back of motherboard tray? or should I just use velcro?
- what is the best way to cool all the hdd's? it comes with just 1 intake fan, and I'm not sure how good it is. Do I need high static pressure fans on front, 1 out fan at back, or do you need top fans too?

 

[GoldenTiger]

-Never looked into modding mine for more hdds.

-No ssd mounts on the back.

-It supports two intake fans on the front, so you should be fine there.

 

[MrCrispy]

-Never looked into modding mine for more hdds.

-No ssd mounts on the back.

-It supports two intake fans on the front, so you should be fine there.

will 2 fans be enough to cool 8 disks? it does say you can put 2 more disks in the 5.25 bays so that's at least 10.

 

[MrCrispy]

ok this is scary. how the bloody hell does Google index the web so fast???

2 min after my post its the Google search top 5 result for 'fractal r3 nas build', I did that search to find other examples not my own post !!

 

[Nobu]

ok this is scary. how the bloody hell does Google index the web so fast???

2 min after my post its the Google search top 5 result for 'fractal r3 nas build', I did that search to find other examples not my own post !!

That's just how [H]ard we are.