I personally think SilverStone's DS380 would make for a better case for something like this. 8x hot-swap 3.5in bays + 4x 2.5in bays in M-ITX form factor. http:

I personally think SilverStone's DS380 would make for a better case for something like this. 8x hot-swap 3.5in bays + 4x 2.5in bays in M-ITX form factor. http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=452 http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=452 It's what I'm using right now for my server and I love it. I have it filled up with 6 drives and haven't had any issues with heat so far. Can't say the same about the ASUS P9A-I motherboard I'm using it with though...