[SOLVED] Looking for a Workhorse

[Squishygiblets]

I don't care how it looks, I don't care about RGB lighting. I need a case with room to work, and good cooling potential. I would prefer fans in front, and room for a 240mm radiator up top. Mid-ATX. Budget is around $100, but flexible for something good.

Thanks !!

 

[Darkbreeze]

Phanteks Enthoo Pro M

92 bucks. Supports up to 320mm front radiators and 280mm top radiators. Supports two 140mm front fans or three 120mm front fans, two 140mm top fans or three 120mm top fans and either a 120mm or 140mm rear fan. Excellent case. I've built one system in this case and several in it's big brother the Enthoo Pro Full tower model.

 

[Squishygiblets]

Thank you very much! Not a bad recommendation, but it looks as if there is limited SSD expansion potential. I'd like to have at least 2 SSD and one HDD in there.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Actually, that case can accommodate 11 SSDs, or 8 HDDs and 3 SSDs, or some combination of the two. It only comes with one SSD bracket for mounting them on the backside of the motherboard tray, but you can get two additional brackets fairly cheap OR you can get 2.5" to 3.5" SSD to HDD bay adapters very cheap and use any of the HDD bays for mounting SSDs which is what I generally have done on the full tower Enthoo Pro versions when needed.

2.5" to 3.5" drive bay adapter

And actually, if a person wanted, they could in addition to the 8 HDD bays, mount up to 6 SSDs without using those drive bays, by using these dual SSD mounting brackets for any of the Phanteks cases that use an SSD bracket on the back of the motherboard tray in the three positions where a bracket is allowed to be mounted.

Phanteks dual SSD mounting bracket

Another really good option would be the Fractal Design Define S2. A fantastic case, as are practically all Phanteks and Fractal design cases.

You can mount up to five SSDs in this case.

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