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Rosewill RSV-L4500U 4U is my budget choice at a DIY server chassis. (at $229.99)
I’ve got this one too. Just wish I had gotten the hotswap version. Keep trying to find a way to convert it to hotswap for cheap, but haven’t found a good way yet.
I got the non-hotswap version of this chassis too. It's a bit pricey but I grabbed two Athena Power BP-TLA3051SAC for 10 hotswap bays at SATA 6gb/s speeds. Then I grabbed an Athena Power BP-TLA3141SAS12 that gives me 4 hotswap bays at 12gb/s SAS. A bit pricey of a retrofit but very convenient with tool-less hotswap bays to work with. Plus I was able to justify it because I got the case secondhand for $50 haha
Yeah I’ve considered doing that, but I always got hung up on the price. I actually ended getting an r720xd at a public auction. Only holds 12 3.5 disks but it was like $80 so 🤷♂️.
I have the 8 bay version of that case, it is great.
I would definitely recommend upgrading the fans out of the box, the ones mine came with weren't great.
I have a couple of those Rosewill's in my rack and love them.
I even was able to remove the mid frame fans in one and put in an AIO cooler with a 360mm radiator for my Threadripper.
Really good bang for the buck.