DARKROCKClassico Storage Master ATX NAS Computer Case Mid Tower with 4x120mm Fans, USB 3.0 Ready 10 x3.5'' HDD+3 x2.5'' SDD 360mm Supported on Top & Front Radiator GPU Vertically Mounting Black

An awesome case that is the cornerstone of my homelab. Great expandability for adding more hard drives and surprisingly quiet 120mm fans in the front that keep your drives nice and cool. If you’re looking to get into AI, a full size gpu fits great in this case with plenty of wiggle room for plugging in cables. Decent enough cable management in the back of the case, but overall, great for the beginner homelabber who doesn’t want to have a massive server rack taking up space and just wants a simple, functional case that can hold a lot of drives.

Very spacious it has room for about 10 hdds and a full size atx motherboard. Plenty of room for cables. However some of the cable pass throughs are fairly sharp, just be careful. All metal except the front cover which can be removed(don’t recommend). The case is a tad heavy however it’s very strong. Although it has no windows/ glass the front panel is a kind of grate so you can still show off your internals as well as amazing airflow. The case came pre assembled as well as already installed atx motherboard standoffs. All drive bays are removable.

While this case boasts of being able to hold a large amount of 3.5" drives, I find the mounting cages make it nearly impossible without having to put a large amount of strain on the SATA cables. You need a healthy mix of 90deg and straight plugs in order to use as many of the available spaces as you can. You can not use a 90deg SATA cable on any drive in the lower positions in any of the cages because of the lip that goes around it. The drive cage on the lowest level is pretty useless except to have a place to coil up all your cable slack. The fit is really tight.The cable routing is beyond lackluster in this case as well. The functionality of the cable management holes is not great because they aren't exactly in user friendly places. The drive cage covers one of them. Routing the front panel USB cable put such a strain on my mobo that it nearly broke the plug. The cable was far too stiff to route any other way than the way I finally managed to get it to go.Other than those flaws, this isn't really a bad case if you want good airflow and space to store a bunch of drives. It looks great put together, and other than fighting cables and plugs it was pretty easy to assemble for the most part.

Do you need like 10 bays for your Linux ISOs? Sure we all do! This case is CHEAP and holds tons of drives and accommodates a wide range of motherboard sizes.Likes:-Came with fans and screws and hardware including a 1 to 3 fan splitter-Sturdy enough constructionDislikes:-No easy to install disk caddies - each disk must be screwed into a caddy-The caddy that the disks screw into hold two disks each, you cannot remove a disk from the caddy without removing the four screws that hold the caddy to the case itself. Not awful but if you swap drives frequently this will get old fast.Overall this case is a fantastic value for the size of it, very satisfied with this purchase

5 ⭐ Love the case. Even though it is a mid size case. I can't complain for the price. You definitely get your bang for the buck on this one. It does have all the storage space it says it has. I have 12 HDDs I crammed into this thing for my old server setup. So having enough slots for HDDs was my main priority. I did go from an OLD Cooler Master Full Size ( All Beat to Hell ) Tower. So cramming everything into this mid size tower was a serious chore.Suggestions: Go with a fully modular PSU if you intend to build in this case. I still have my old Thermaltake 750w running this thing. And it is not modular by any means. It was probably the hardest thing to do in this build whereas I had issues trying to cable manage it. And the back panel doesn't give you a lot of leeway for room to close the gap. Spaghetti style PSUs are a thing of the past. So go with a fully modular PSU.Other Thoughts: It does come with 4 fans. So that was a plus. This build was for a server anyways so no RGB was necessary. And it will be sitting in my basement regardless. Out of sight out of mind.Other Other Thoughts: Air flow is fantastic. The CFMs for the front fans were set at Maximum when I fired up my software for fan controls. I set my curvature and temperature gauges so my HDDs never see temps over 32C. Being in the basement it is always nice and cold anyways. But this case definitely has excellent air flow. Little incense stick showed me where the air was flowing and nothing was coming out of the chimney. Straight in and straight out the back. The 3 fans in the front covered all 8 HDDs in the front. Which are my main storage drives.Final Thoughts: If your looking for a decent low price budget mid Tower this is the one. Super easy to build in and excellent airflow all around.There was one complaint I have and that there was not enough HDD screws available for all my HDDs. They came up short. Thankfully I build computers for a living so I always have plenty of them in my storage bins.