looking for a DAS enclosure

[nalooti]

Hi,

sorry, there is no DAS section.

I'm looking for an enclosure for mITX MB format but big enough for at least 4 3.5" HDD, a DVD/Bray drive and one SSD.
Since I may use it also as an HTPC (attach it directly to my TV), I'd like big fans in order to lower the noise.
Having in addition enough room for a graphic card is sure a big plus.

My past experience was with a Chenbro which is a good box but it is too noisy and it can't take a regular ATX power supply.

thanks in advance for any suggestion
nalooti

 

[travisco_nabisco]

Here are a few cases that might fit your needs. I'm posting links to AnandTech reviews because that will contain temperature and noise benchmarks as well.
BitFenix Prodigy
Lian Li PC-TU200
SilverStone Temjin TJ08-E

 

[nalooti]

Thank you very much for the suggestions.

I was already reading BitFenix reviews witch seems to be good for what I want. I have yet to read the other two ones.

One think I don't understand on BitFenix (but also true for other mITX cases):
Since these cases only support mITX MB, why they provide room for more than 4 HDDs when we know that most if not all mITX MBs only supports a max of 4 SATA ports ?

Did you have experience with one of these cases ?
Which one do you think offers the best performance in terms of heat and noise ?

 

[travisco_nabisco]

I do not have personal experience with any of these cases, I just read way too many tech sites for my own good and happen to enjoy reading Case reviews.

Regarding the numberof SATA ports, I was able to find at least one ASUS mITX board that has 6 SATA ports, so there are higher end boards that can make use of more than 4 HDDs.