NAStastic chassis?

[scottyman]

Hi guys
I'm looking for suggestions for building a NAS
I'm quite happy with what I've done with my Raspberry Pi and turning that into my current network storage, and I was thinking that actually I'd prefer to build a little NAS box for my office - just a little SAMBA client, Raid5 on a Mini-ITX chassis with a bunch of 2TB drives
If it goes well, I was thinking of making a quiet one as a streamer for home
I can get a nice little MiniITX with dual core atom processor and and a built in aTI graphics processor that can handle the video playback - there's a spare slot so I can fit a dedicated SATA raid card - but the challenge is actually finding a nice tidy case that doesn't look too brutal
I'm not worried about hot swap drives, as I think they make less noise when fully enclosed
Has anyone done this successfully before?
Cheers
Scott

[DanceswithUnix]

How small do you need it?

I went with a Cooler Master 120 elite. It's a shoebox case, so not tiny, but has mountings for 3 drives in it, so plenty of space for a pair of mirrored drives.

[scottyman]

I really like the look of the 120 elite - but was really hoping to fit either 4 or 5 drives
I've found it relatively cheap over here in Aus, so maybe that's a more sensible option - especially as it looks pretty snazzy and wouldn't be out of place in the lounge!