If you don't care about size, you can go for full-ATX case Sharkoon Rebel 9 Economy.

It has 9x 5.25" drive bays and costs about 75 USD.

Yes, they are mounted vertically

You can mount vertically 2x3.5" or 3x2.5" drives. Also, there is a converter from 5.25" bay to one 2.5"/3.5" drive. It can be mounted horizontally, but it hasn't got any silicone grommets...

I have a question regarding your case, the Fractal Core 1000. Can anybody explain to me how you access an optical drive installed in the front? Say, if I built a system with a single DVD writer in the front using this case, would I need to remove the front cover to access the writer? Your case woul...

@Vicotnik: I was looking for microATX case with possibility to soft-mount several hard drives. Build quality is OK. Sheets have around 0.8 mm. I'm happy with everything except front mesh... It's very thin. Before this case I've tried Chieftec BT02-B. Unfortunately I had to screw one 3.5" drive to me...

Hi, I've built PC for data storage. It runs on Linux with software RAID. Specs: - ASRock E350M1 - 120 USD - GOODRAM DDR3 2 GB/1333 MHz/CL9 - 22 USB - PSU FORTRON FSP350-60APN 85 - 40 USD - 3x Samsung EG F4 2 TB - 3x 95 USD (RAID5 for data) - 2x used WD 160 GB/2.5/SATA - 2x 35 USD (RAID1 for system) ...

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