Installing 3x HDD (with RAID?)

[BReese8675]

Hi, planning on ordering this case soon. I have 3 10TB WD Red drives, and was wondering how easy it is to use these in the M1.

I know you can easily use the HDD bracket and install 2, but how about the third? Is there a way to put one up front where the SSD would go?

Plan on either doing RAID 1 with 2 drives or RAID 5 with 3, plus have a backup on the Cloud. Gonna be a sick Plex server.

Thanks!

 

[smitty2k1]

It really only fits two 3.5" HDDs depending on your hardware configuration. If you have a short enough CPU cooler or a small enough GPU you can certainly fit more. Do you know what CPU cooler and GPU you will be using?

The front of the case only fits 2.5" drives.

 

[BReese8675]

It really only fits two 3.5" HDDs depending on your hardware configuration. If you have a short enough CPU cooler or a small enough GPU you can certainly fit more. Do you know what CPU cooler and GPU you will be using?

The front of the case only fits 2.5" drives.

I misread the website specs, I see you're right, only 2 3.5" are possible. Thanks!

 

[Amonchakai]

If you don't use a dedicated GPU, there may be some more options. (like put them on the bottom of the case)