Question Budget case with a space for multiple hard drives?

[DushanS]

Hi everyone!

I have an old i4790k PC that was built in 2015 without a dedicated graphic card, dedicated for audio editing. I used an ancient Chieftec case that was lying around at the time for the build. Now I am thinking about putting in a budget card, something like gtx1660 for light video editing so I may need different case that has space to accommodate the card and multiple hard drives, at least two 2.5 sata SSD and two 3.5 mechanical hard drives this PC uses now, so four in total.

What I have noticed is that most newer cases seem to be about flashy neon looks and airflow, often with a space for just one ssd and one 3.5 drive. Is there something simpler, with a bit less gamer like look, not expensive, with enough space to mount multiple drives and moderately long two fan 1660? If the case is made to be more silent is a plus, something like some Antec cases did or as Cooler Master had in Silencio series.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Additional info
Power Supply is Zalman ZM850HP, modular
Motherboard is Gigabyte H97 D3H, ATX

 

[Eximo]

What is the size of your motherboard? ATX, Micro ATX, or Mini-ITX?

What is your power supply model? That will set the GPUs you can use. Being 8/9 years old replacing the PSU might actually be a good idea anyway.

Many chassis will offer 2 2.5" mounts and 2 3.5" mounts. Kind of the industry standard. Also plenty that have zero gaming looks.

Nvidia went from 10, series to 20, with an odd 16 series in between. There are no 11 series cards. Prior generations were 900, 700, 600, etc. until the early days of Nvidia where names were more fluid generation to generation.

If you don't mind the drives being a little hard to get to:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gWFbt6/fractal-design-focus-2-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-foc2a-07

This is the more common config with 2.5" drives on the back of the tray and a dual drive cage in the bottom.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KLQcCJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-01

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPzkcf/fractal-design-meshify-c-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko

 

[DushanS]

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What is the size of your motherboard? ATX, Micro ATX, or Mini-ITX?

What is your power supply model? That will set the GPUs you can use. Being 8/9 years old replacing the PSU might actually be a good idea anyway.

Many chassis will offer 2 2.5" mounts and 2 3.5" mounts. Kind of the industry standard. Also plenty that have zero gaming looks.

Nvidia went from 10, series to 20, with an odd 16 series in between. There are no 11 series cards. Prior generations were 900, 700, 600, etc. until the early days of Nvidia where names were more fluid generation to generation.

If you don't mind the drives being a little hard to get to:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gWFbt6/fractal-design-focus-2-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-foc2a-07

This is the more common config with 2.5" drives on the back of the tray and a dual drive cage in the bottom.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KLQcCJ/fractal-design-pop-air-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-c-poa1a-01

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fPzkcf/fractal-design-meshify-c-atx-mid-tower-case-fd-ca-mesh-c-bko

Thanks for the reply.

I edited original message to add info. I have modular Zalman 850w ZM850HP inside already, so while it has been used for quite some time I thought it should be good enough for 1660?
Motherboard is Gigabyte H97 D3H, it's ATX if I am not mistaken.

Sorry for the brain fart, I was thinking about 1660, it was a long day.

I was asking about cases because I went through the reviews for "best budget cases" and literary first two were made only for one 3.5 mechanical drive. So I wanted to check out if this is the tendency these days.
I also googled this and didn't get much useful results.

 

[logainofhades]

PCPP can help you find one that you like, that meets your drive bay requirements.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#J=2,20&K=2,17&sort=price&t=4,3

 

[NedSmelly]

Antec VSK4000 series

Thermaltake Versa H25

CM Silencio - will hold up to 4x 3.5” drives but will need some futzing with a bay converter for the 5.25” space. Perhaps 5 with creative mounting of one upside down below that bay.

(My editing workstation uses a Silencio S400. For ATX you’ll need the S600)

 

[Eximo]

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Thanks for the reply.

I edited original message to add info. I have modular Zalman 850w ZM850HP inside already, so while it has been used for quite some time I thought it should be good enough for 1660?
Motherboard is Gigabyte H97 D3H, it's ATX if I am not mistaken.

Sorry for the brain fart, I was thinking about 1660, it was a long day.

I was asking about cases because I went through the reviews for "best budget cases" and literary first two were made only for one 3.5 mechanical drive. So I wanted to check out if this is the tendency these days.
I also googled this and didn't get much useful results.

If you are looking at new cards. You can get an RTX 3050. A bit newer.

Though for roughly the same price as a 1660, the RTX 3060 is hands down the best gaming/light workstation card out there. 12GB and a full bus width for image processing and what not.

PCPartpicker is usually pretty good for this. But the image library sometimes leaves too much to the imagination. Fractal Design submits a lot of pictures, and they even have diagrams showing where the drives go. They also make a lot of plain looking chassis, which I appreciate. No coincidence I linked three different ones.

Well, trusting the PSU to run a light CPU only build vs running a light GPU...it is certainly big enough.

 

[DushanS]

If you are looking at new cards. You can get an RTX 3050. A bit newer.

Though for roughly the same price as a 1660, the RTX 3060 is hands down the best gaming/light workstation card out there. 12GB and a full bus width for image processing and what not.

PCPartpicker is usually pretty good for this. But the image library sometimes leaves too much to the imagination. Fractal Design submits a lot of pictures, and they even have diagrams showing where the drives go. They also make a lot of plain looking chassis, which I appreciate. No coincidence I linked three different ones.

Well, trusting the PSU to run a light CPU only build vs running a light GPU...it is certainly big enough.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I am probably getting the card second hand and over here, it is easy to find 1660 second hand for 100-120euros, and 3060 is around 250euros second hand so almost double the price.

I am checking Partpicker right now, thanks. I am leaning to the Fractal Design Pop Air, it seems to have enough space and I can even use front 5.25 for more usb ports, which is neat. Thank you for your time!

 

[geofelt]

Go to newegg and filter on your case requirements.
Sort by lowest price.
Modern cases usually do not include space for dvd drives if you need that.
If a case has rgb lighting, that can likely be turned off.