Question will ASUS TUF GT501 black be good for adding more storage drive(HDD) in the near future?

[Rahat_]

Hi, I'm thinking to buy this case and a little worried about my drives. i have 4 HDDs so i followed specs here https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Gaming-Cases/TUF-Gaming/TUF-Gaming-GT501/techspec/ and it said 4x3.5" combos. you know its for productivity purpose. in the near future i thinking to get and add more drives.

I was wondering this type of extra cage could fit in this case?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403664830223?hash=item5dfc4c7f0f:g:zuMAAOSwvPxihGqN

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403141868606?hash=item5ddd20bc3e:g:1gMAAOSwoYdhOFr3

please let me know

 

[Aeacus]

I was wondering this type of extra cage could fit in this case?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403664830223?hash=item5dfc4c7f0f:g:zuMAAOSwvPxihGqN

This doesn't work, since your PC case doesn't have two sides where to slip that tray in. Might as well plant the HDD naked onto PSU shroud.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/403141868606?hash=item5ddd20bc3e:g:1gMAAOSwoYdhOFr3

And this one is 5.25" conversion to 3.5". Now, your PC case doesn't have any 5.25" bays either. And only way to use that is when you put loose inside the PC case. E.g rest on the PSU shroud. But it will be an eyesore.

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All-in-all, your PC case has poor support for additional drives. Now, if you'd have more practical case, e.g Corsair 760T, then you can add drive cages and plenty of 3.5" HDD space.

Oh, my main build, Skylake, sits in 760T case (full specs with pics in my sig), and this very practical case has support of:

• 4x 2.5" SSD
• 12x 3.5" HDD
• 3x 5.25" devices

And all that at once.

Or, if i'd spec my PC case to 3.5", the conversion rack (your 2nd link), would give additional 4x 3.5" bays in place of 3x 5.25" bays.

 

[Rahat_]

Or, if i'd spec my PC case to 3.5", the conversion rack (your 2nd link), would give additional 4x 3.5" bays in place of 3x 5.25" bays.

if you have any better rack on your mind then pls share a link on any online store

 

[Rahat_]

This doesn't work, since your PC case doesn't have two sides where to slip that tray in. Might as well plant the HDD naked onto PSU shroud.



And this one is 5.25" conversion to 3.5". Now, your PC case doesn't have any 5.25" bays either. And only way to use that is when you put loose inside the PC case. E.g rest on the PSU shroud. But it will be an eyesore.

--

All-in-all, your PC case has poor support for additional drives. Now, if you'd have more practical case, e.g Corsair 760T, then you can add drive cages and plenty of 3.5" HDD space.

Oh, my main build, Skylake, sits in 760T case (full specs with pics in my sig), and this very practical case has support of:

• 4x 2.5" SSD
• 12x 3.5" HDD
• 3x 5.25" devices

And all that at once.

Or, if i'd spec my PC case to 3.5", the conversion rack (your 2nd link), would give additional 4x 3.5" bays in place of 3x 5.25" bays.

or should i go with this instead https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phanteks-enthoo-pro-ii-review

 

[Aeacus]

or should i go with this instead https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phanteks-enthoo-pro-ii-review

I'd go with new case instead.

Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 TG comes with 4x 3.5" bays off the bat and buying additional brackets,
these ones: https://phanteks.com/PH-HDDKT3.html

You can add extra 8x 3.5" bays into the case as well. Further reading from PC case manual, page 15 and 16.