4U (Front Access)(2x5.25+6x3.5 HD)(14" Deep)(ATX/Micro-ATX/Mini ITX) Rackmount Chassis(NO Power Supply, No Rail,No System and Case Only) IPC-E420F

Comments on the other review:1. There is no secure way to mount 3.5" HDDs. There is a cage for them that you should be able to screw them into, but one side of this cage is rivited to the exterior of the case. This means there is no way to actually put any screws in on that side, leaving your hard drives to be held by the flimsy and freestanding sheet on the other side of the cage.-Actually, the entire cage is secured to the chassis with 2 screws from the back of the chassis and slots into the base of the chassis, fairly easy to remove the cage, load with drives, and install cage. Depending on the length of your PSU, the clearance can be a bit tight between the PSU cables and SATA cables at the drives, but this is not unusual for server chassis, particularly one this short.2. This case takes an ATX power supply, but when using an ATX PSU there is less than an inch of clearance between the PSU and the side of the motherboard. This happens to be right where SATA connectors usually protrude, meaning that if your SATA connectors are parallel to the motherboard you're going to have almost no room to plug the cables in.- This is valid, clearance is tight, I had similar issues with an Asus gaming board with side facing connectors, but the last few ASRock boards I used have a cutout and slightly recessed SATA connectors, so it wasn’t an issue. I found that connecting all the SATA cables before installing the mobo makes this part much easier.3. The 5.25" bays aren't bays as much as they are holes in the front of the case. There is nothing behind them to actually mount any drives to as these holes just open into a large cavity underneath the pan that the motherboard mounts to. There are holes underneath the case that I could potentially use to hold a 5.25" drive or enclosure, but now there are screws protruding out of the case that are going to interfere with other systems in the rack.-This is kind of valid, there are countersunk screw holes in the lower bays and if you use the provided screws, or similar countersunk screws, it is not an issue. The problem is that a lot of traditional 5.25 devices mount from the side, not the bottom, so you either have to use the OEM accessories with bottom mounting (they sell hot swap bays for example) or get creative with some brackets.4. All of the ventilation in this case is designed around airflow going sideways across the case. Considering that this is meant to be rackmounted, this puts your intake and exhaust vents smack up against either side of the rack. A half intelligently designed case would move air from front to back like (and I can't emphasize this enough) EVERY OTHER SERVER ENCLOSURE ON EARTH.-This is kind of valid, but this case is designed to be very shallow, one of the few with this capacity that will easily fit in a 24” depth enclosed rack (considering the actual usable depth is more like 20”). This has however has not been an issue as most racks have plenty of ventilation on the sides and pull air from bottom to top.This isn't a PC case as much as it is a PC-case-shaped box with some stamped metal parts thrown in to take a good photo. The description states that it doesn't include rails or mounting hardware. I thought that meant I'd need to add rails and screws, not I'd have to buy another case because this one is worthless and has no way to use the rails and mounting hardware that they don't include.-I agree, there are a few quirks, but if you RTFM it’s a pretty good chassis. It’s impressive how much full-size hardware can fit in such a compact chassis. I have used this chassis as a NAS for about 7 years with 3-4 different build including ATX mobo/PSU, up to 8 3.5” HDD’s and a handful of 2.5” SSD’s (although no official mount for 2.5” if all the 3.5” bays are used, there is plenty of space for some DIY brackets). The OEM fans started making noise a few years ago, so I replaced with Noctua, but that is expected with any included fans. It is inconvenient to have to disconnect and remove the entire drive cage to replace an HDD, but that is a trade off I am willing to accept for a full size ATX chassis that fits in a short depth rack.

I recently redid my lab, and ended up rack-mounting nearly everything. My main computer lived in a Big AV Case for a Long Time, but it was always taken apart laying on its side, so I could access the lovely guts within.This is one of the few front-access cases I could find, and, yeah, it has some limitations, but it doesn't even come close to getting a 1-star review. I transplanted all of the Guts from my Big AV case I was using into this case, with no problem, in about 30 minutes. The drive cage comes out so you can mount the drives next to the power supply. It is tight back there, as the back of the case bends in where the power supply enters. If i had all 3.5" disks, this would have been a tight fit with my Big Power Supply, since the PS cables protrude into where the drives mount.However, all my storage are 2.5" SSDs on adapters, which aren't nearly as long as 3.5" disks. I could probably fit ten of those things in here, and still have room to spare. The 5 1/4" bays are bottom mount only (ie, no screws in the side), and it is a bit tough to get to the connectors and stuff. If you swap 5 1/4" devices all the time, this is probably not for you, as unless you've very clever with cables, you've gotta take the motherboard out to get to the access holes on the top of the 5 1/4" drive bays.That all being said, it's pretty standard PC case build quality.. The slots all line up, the screws it comes with are pretty handy, and it's got plenty of fans.I've got Full Height video cards in mine that stick out the top of the case, but that's not a problem, since I never intended on putting the lid on this anyways. Directly above this machine I have a rack shelf that holds Extra Stuff (such as disks to image or whatever) that is the reason for having the case apart in the first place.Anyways, if you need a front access case with plenty of room for activities, this is probably the best person for you.

This rack beat all expectations. I was able to transfer a system from an old tower configuration to the new case in less than 30 minutes. No holes had to be drilled and the design was thoughtfully executed. I was able to integrate a DVD writer, 2 hard drives and a removable drive carriage. The only thing missing was a speaker that i was able to add by removing the speaker from the tower. There is plenty of additional space for additional drives and cards.Super easy, a bit pricey but worth it.

PLINKUSA has been making this case-like box for a while. I reviewed their original listing here:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYEO8TW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1Instead of fixing any of the glaring design faults that make this case virtually impossible to build a PC in, they delisted the original then relisted it at a higher price. Same description, same images, same name, $10 higher price. Make no mistake, THIS CASE DOESN'T WORK. There is no clearance, there is no way to securely mount ANY drives, there is no space between the PSU mount point and motherboard for SATA plugs, there is no access to the lower level where the 5.25" drives sit nor is there anything to actually attach the drives to... the list goes on. Save your money.