Small mATX case with lots of 3.5" bays

[fuzzymath10]

My NSK1480 has only two bays. Is there another fairly small mATX case (not necessarily slim/low profile) of decent quality that has more? I have a bunch of hard drives to add in. As an Antec fan the only one I could see was the mini P180 but I'd like something not quite as large and expensive.

 

[CurseTheSky]

The NZXT Rogue has five or six 3.5" bays. It's fairly large and heavy for an mATX, but it's also well built and very capable.

 

[BTA]

Fractal Define Mini?

http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&category=2&prod=58

 

[Zap]

Lian Li PC-A04 is micro ATX and has SEVEN 3.5" HDD bays.

 

[Gillbot]

Lian Li PC-A04 is micro ATX and has SEVEN 3.5" HDD bays.

I just picked up an ITX case for my HTPC but now i'm 2nd guessing my move. I may return this and go mATX for the extra space, assuming I can find one close in physical size to the APEX MI-008. Suggestions? I don't need abundant bays, just room for mATX and a pair of HDD's most likely.

 

[Zap]

The Apex case is pretty small (I have one within 4' of me right now). There's nothing micro ATX that comes close simply because of the size of the motherboard. Closest probably would be slimmer mATX cases that use the same PSU as your Apex (SFX sized).

 

[fuzzymath10]

Both the Fractal and Lian-Li look quite good. Any idea if they're easy to find in Canada (i.e. Toronto)?

I want it to not stand out too much in my living room.

 

[Zap]

NCIX carries Fractal Define. Newegg.ca should have the Lian Li.

 

[Gillbot]

The Apex case is pretty small (I have one within 4' of me right now). There's nothing micro ATX that comes close simply because of the size of the motherboard. Closest probably would be slimmer mATX cases that use the same PSU as your Apex (SFX sized).

I don't need to stay AS small as the Apex. I just did some rough measuring and I can go 16x7xUnlimited height, though for sake of room smaller is easier.

 

[beginner99]

I would go with he fractal case. I have the bigger brother, eg. define R2. Pretty decent case and I like the philosophy of having a lot of hdd bays instead of external drive bays. Plus it offers tons of possibilites in terms of how you want to cool it, because optional fans slots at top and side are covered if unused.

I'm looing for a case for my dads new PC and the fractal mini would be perfect! But not available here yet.

 

[SOSTrooper]

You can also consider Lian Li PC-V354 (linked)

Here are the dimensions of cases mentioned here:

Lian Li PC-A04 = (W) 188mm x (H) 386mm x (D) 460mm
FD Define Mini = (W) 210mm x (H) 395mm x (D) 490mm
Lian Li PC-V354 = (W) 245mm x (H) 320mm x (D) 420mm

All 3 cases here seems to support 6 to 8 3.5" HDD depending on how you set it up.