JonsboN3 Mini-ITX NAS PC Chassis, ITX Computer Case, 8HHD+1-SSDD isk Bays NAS Mini Aluminum with Steel Plate Case, Built-in 2x10cm Fan, Power Support: SFX105mm, Support 130mm CPU Cooler

I'm slightly obsessed with this odd case...I was in the market for many years for a storage dense atx or matx or itx case, I was actually very much trying to find a well build older atx case like an antec that had the old school front hdd mount stack that was commen befor we all went and becase obsessed with putting radiators everywhere and started building graphics cards that are longer than some of our more commen mid tower are long lol, but I apparently have zero luck when it comes to realizing what I need befor there is already a wide demand and I could find an nice antec or equivalent used atx case on the market even as a antiquated full or partial build or I could find any that were appropriately showing the inside of the case, and I'd been eye balling this jonsbo for a while, basicly since it became avalible on Amazon, and yes I had held off for a while because the price, I just assumed it was ur typical pressed sheet metal cheap build that couldn't be water cooled and couldn't bairly be air cooled but has 8x 3.5in bays so we haf to charge and arm an a leg for it... and to be fair to the target market here yes that is what this is so expensive, just go look around at the options and youl see what I'm saying... BUT no this is not just cheap stamped metal it is thick aluminum, I'm sure it's still mostly press formed but wow is it well built, these guys have put together a very compelling product here and knowing what I know now I actually realy love the price for what you get here...just to maybe prove how not full of it I am, I just picked up another one of these just cuz lol, the first one was built out as a very odd build becase I'm insane lol, I put in a am4 asrock pro b550 with a ryzen 7 5700x3d(had a 3600 in it as a temp waiting for this cheaper 5800x3d that was announced last year) and 32gb of ddr4 at 3800mhz and a 4tb m.2 pcie 4.0 nvme ssd for file caching and a simple 500gb sata ssd for the linux install and I put in a dual m.2 pcie 4.0 risser that also passes threw 8x pcie 4.0 lanes to a physical 16x slot and turns a full hight pcie slot into a half height slot(the mounting screws point need to be modified to make this work tho as I found out here, I had no idea after 20years of experience on custem consumer and commercial systems building and servicing that the screw point for the low profile bracket is actualy located on the opposite side as it is on the taller bracket, lol, I can see how I missed that, as why tf would anyone "need" to put a low profile bracket into a full hight slot...) and in that now half hight pcie 4.0 8lane slot I have a low profile rtx 4060 8gb card from gigabyte and on the 2 m.2 slots I have one populated with a m.2 marvel AQC107 10GBps ethernet adapter that works amazingly and in the other slot I haf a m.2 to 6x sata ports adapter to supplement the 4 ports I have on this motherboard, what I did is take 4 of these ports to 4 of my 16tb segate exos helium filled enterprise HDDs and 4 of the ports on this m.2 adapter to the other 4 same drives becase I wanted to build out a array and give myself the best chance of "load balancing" across controler, yes it works fantasticly and the other 2 sata ports on the m.2 are occupied by a esata to sata i/o adapter so I can easly plug in esata devices as needed and the other is used for my target operating system drive, I needed to be able to use pcie bifurcation 8x4x4 and with this board and core I can easly do that, and when that setting isn't set I don't get a booting system so it's kind of self incriminating when it dosnt eventually present itself to the network after remote power up, no kvm necessary lol, I also put in a 850watt true sfx(you can't use sfxl in this case, like I belive you can with the 5bay version, trust me u tried) that systems works so well, I also absolutely do not want my hdd bay fans running at 12v full speed all the time so I paired them with an adapter and ran the non pwm fans to a motherboard fan header so I can controle those via linux depending on the reported temperature of the hdds, and I also added in 2 80mm high quality pwm fans for exhaust and also tucked in another small pwm fan over the m.2 10GB nic to keep it cool, this system works so well I'm absolutely gitty lol, it's not even that powerfull compared to any of my large water cooled gaming rigs BUT I can remote into this "server" from a cheap quad core celeron based few watt mini pc that I also put 10gb nit into and BOOM I'm looking at an aggressively competive linux gaming system without any of noise or heat anywhere near me lol, I build a nice "poor man's swith" into a cheap hp usf system with a quad port 10GBps ethernet adapter also from the marvel product line, I belive its a new in box dell nic I got of ebay for way to cheap and works good enough that I went a purchased another from the seller becase they work much better than all the x540-t2 or t4 or even tbe newer x550 nic iv been testing over the last couple months, and then I was thinking... "I like this case so much, I also have another 8x 8tb HDDs from seagate(I think the are terrascale drives that run fantasticlyrics fast compared to other budget white label drives from them) I also now have a spare cheap sfx non modular psu on hand and I have this spare b450 asrock fatality board that I just pulled from another itx 4bay server that was also equipped with 32gb of ddr4 and has a ryzen 7 4750GE 35watt chip and low profile cooler, and I can get another of those m.2 rissers(why thay are so cheap is beyond me, I only paid $17 each for these for 2 of them now) and the 6ports sata m.2 adapter was only about $30 seriously... so ya I'm going to build another system in this case that is a bit less crazy that will focus on low power consumption and always on functions and will replace or supplement my cheap poor man's 10Gig switch and will also have a substantial amount of local storage but just the basic Vega graphics of that core which is fine becase I will probably run alpine on this "swich/archival target" with only local ssh access and no remote desktop and I will be tuning down everything except the nics to be low power with he help of underclocking and spinning down drives and tunning down fsns...ya I think iv made my point... lol... it's a solid case option, perfect for the homelab or nas, iv also had a flood of my enterprise clients requesting I build them a storage solution in this case so I will likely be aqureing a substantial percentage of the supply of these and who knows how long this maybe limited product will be on the market so if you catch it on sale for the $200 or less regular price point shaped just get it, you wount like how challenging it is to build a complex system in but you will feel away once your done and admiring your wierd acsentric pc lol

I’m very happy with my purchase. This case was a nice upgrade from my Fractal Node 304 case which I’ve had for many years. Much easier to access and replace failed drives due to it dedicated drive bay compartment. It has a capacity to accommodate 8 drives so I can expand my array in the future. It sturdy and has a smaller footprint than the Fractal Node 304. My only complaint which other reviewers have mentioned is the stock fans are noisy. Compared to the Fractal Node, they are like mini industrial fans. Overtime you get used to it and it becomes white noise in the background. But initially the noise is very noticeable

Built my home server in this case and I didn’t find it difficult to work out of at all. It comes with two pretty poop fans and it’s not superrr great it cooling unless you set some stuff up but my server never overheats. It’s got an unnatural amount of drive bays though so if you’re a data hoarder like me you’re set to jet

I need a relatively mid server to as a data backup repository and to power my media server, some tech in my home, plus a few services that I use professionally. Was running off a self-contained NAS for a few years and honestly it just isn't scaling well and we needed more drive bays. Using this case, I built a new server with a high end ITX mobo and a real processor. SO much better!This has some amazing features. The backplane that connects the HDDs works great with the bays. My ONLY complaint is the dang 4-pin molex power connectors on that backplane. Those are old and unnecessary. I had to get adapters so I didn't have to add yet another power cable from my PSU (especially with such tight space inside). Anyway, the trays work great. The rubber screw gromit system is simple and firm. I like it a lot. Only could have been better if it was toolless maybe, though I don't think the 4 screws per drive are bad.There is plenty of space for everything I needed. Love the amount of tiedown points. Cable management was really satisfying.My only other complaint is the top section being secured by 4 hex screws. I feel like now that the system is done and running it won't have to be accessed all that often I guess? Either way I had some anxiety trying to figure out when I finally wanted to close it up.Overall I think this unit is solidly built. Cooling has been totally adequate under load so far as long as you tune the fans well. No complaints about noise either. The included fans are totally fine. Footprint is compact enough to keep tucked away, though cool looking enough to show off to your tech friends.

Its not a small as a Synology/QNAP/etc, but it fits a whole regular ITX system, so its a great option for a DIY NAS. 8 spots for 3.5 inch drives, and an extra 2.5 ssd spot, is more than most modern full size cases give you. Hotswap bays are nice too. I would rather that the handles for the drives were woven nylon or something a little less stretchy, but they do work. The cooling isn't as good as a larger case would be of course, but its adequate, and the dust filter is easy to take off and clean. Overall, its definitely worth it for the trade-offs if you want something compact.

Installation was a bit tedious compared to other cases I’ve built in, but nothing crazy. The build felt solid and pretty premium. My only complaint would be that installing the drives into the cages was pretty tedious, I wish there was a tool-less installation method instead for people who switch out drives often. The drive cage also felt pretty cheap and flimsy and sliding the drives into and out doesn’t feel very good.

Awesome case for these mini board computers. Plenty of ventilation. Remember that it takes a smaller then normal power supply.