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Help finding a WHS server case?

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[LYL]Homer

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My Windows Home Server is running 9 hard drives in an Antec 3700BQE and I'm looking for an upgrade. With the drives packed in there I don't have very good airflow and I'm concerned about longterm reliability. I have something similar to this 3-in-3 now in my case (mine is Thermaltake brand but I can't find a link now), but without a front grill - just a 120mm fan up front - that I could reuse if I have to.

I think the Lian Li PC-V2100B Plus is tops as a replacement but at $352 shipped it is out of my price range, and by that I mean out of my wife's price range. I have a soft budget that I can 'get away with' - around $150 presently. This can increase over time (like about $50/month). But, as in many things, sooner is better.

The CoolerMaster RC-690, Cosmo, and Antec P180 are nice, but it would be more of a lateral move in terms of overall expandability. I feel I need to think bigger. I even aspire to build something like a little brother to PS-RagE's setup, but with my ATX mobo and gear in it - but I think price is an issue again there. As a compromise, a 5-in-3 backplane arrangement is a possibility for future hdd expansion in a more standard case unless there are cheap server cases out there that I don't know about.

So, I currently have 9 hard drives and with my controller cards I have the option to go up to 12 drives as I buy them. I've mostly looked on Newegg, but I know there must be something out there from another vendor.

So, here's the wish list:
~$150 (could go higher over time)
can hold 9 hard drives plus an optical drive, with possible expansion to 12 hdd (possibly using 3-in-3 cage)
decent airflow through case
somewhat quiet overall, 120mm fans a plus
No monster/alien/extreme looking cases please, let it be a server with dignity =)
Black, gray, and/or silver are nice
No side window preferred

Can anyone give some [H]elp finding me a case?
 
I'm using the Antec Titan for mine. It holds 6 and then you can add a 5 in 3 cage to add 5 more drives and still have room for an optical. I was just eyeing up the Lian-Li's that hold 12 drives, probably migrate to one when I upgrade the hardware as well.

When your at newegg, go to servers and then server chassis, that'll give you more options: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=412&name=Server-Chassis
 
p.s. Just saw that the Stacker 830 has a rebate to get it down to $115 shipped at Newegg, tempted to order.
 
Yeah, that Stacker 830 is huge...I can't quite bring myself to pull the trigger. I'm more tempted by a sub-$100 rackmount, even though I don't have a rack (yet).

Anyone have links for e-tailers that have more of a selection of server cases than Newegg?
 
I wouldnt bother with rackmount, unless your going to buy one of those supermicro cases with a huge sata backplane.
 
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