0-20k Suggestions for Cabinet/Case with at least four 3.5" HDD Trays

yothisisyo

yothisisyo

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I have been using Corsair Carbide 100R for the past 8 years (I guess), the power button on it is not working any more. I need four HDD trays for sure, I searched for alternatives couldn't find any of the modern cases with HDD trays. Do you have any suggestions? I am open to buying a case and modding it (if all that can be done in less than 10k)


I know it does not matter, but the rest of the PC specs are.
- R5 3600 with Hyper 212 Air Cooler
- Asus Prime B450m-A Motherboard
- 32 GB Ram
- 2 TB m.2 SSD
- Galax RTX 2060 Super (will upgrade to Zotac 5060 ti 16GB soon)
- 12 TB, 4 TB, 4TB, 2TB. 3.5" Hard disks.
- 1TB BX650m 2.5" SSD


Thanks in Advance.
 
Fractal Design Define series and Meshify 2 series have the capacity to hold 14 hdds+ and out of box come with support for 6x 3.5" HDDs. I am selling off one so if you'd be interested let me know. Otherwise new ones are available from primeabgb.

Also if aesthetics are not a concern then you can repair/replace the power button with a third party button. With some modding it might also fit in the case. Or rewire the reset button to be used as a power button.
 
Are you really using 4 HDDs on a daily basis? You probably only need one at most.

I personally removed all HDDs from my PC, they spin unnecessarily every time the system boots. An external enclosure is a much better option. Just plug in your external HDD via USB when needed.

With USB 3.0, you get 5 Gbps speeds, while SATA III gives you 6 Gbps. The 1 Gbps difference doesn't really matter because HDDs are relatively slow and won't come close to saturating either connection.
 
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Post in thread 'Front panel power switch for Corsair Carbide Series 100R CC-9011075-WW Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX'

Thanks to the excellent suggestions on this thread, I was able to contact indiaservice@corsair.com

Since the item was out of warranty, they quoted ₹1150 for delivery to my home, along with QR codes for payment by email,and followed up with a phone call. I was astounded by the speed and efficiency of the response. The reply came from helpdesk@kaizeninfoserve.com

Given that my cabinet cost less than ₹3000, I took the advice given here of first cleaning the contacts and seeing whether that helped.

After the dust near the connector posts was removed with a wooden toothpick, and...
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Heisen said:
Are you really using 4 HDDs on a daily basis? You probably only need one at most.

I personally removed all HDDs from my PC, they spin unnecessarily every time the system boots. An external enclosure is a much better option. Just plug in your external HDD via USB when needed.

With USB 3.0, you get 5 Gbps speeds, while SATA III gives you 6 Gbps. The 1 Gbps difference doesn't really matter because HDDs are relatively slow and won't come close to saturating either connection.
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Unfortunately, I do. I have a 4TB External HDD too for backup.
nRiTeCh said:
Its the internal button switch which you can swap for as little as 25-30 bucks locally. Why waste your money in a new case?
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I am using Wake on LAN for the time being. The reason I was thinking about a new case is that this case does not have enough room for the cables on the back.
 
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