Help: Case Cougar Panzer S - Put 6 HDD 3.5

[Sakvril]

Hi,

I have the Case Cougar Panzer S, Only has two 3.5 bays and I need to place Six HDD 3.5.

If someone with this same Case can help me and has found a way to put more than 2 HDD 3.5.

Thank You.

 

[er557]

does it have 5.25 bays? you could place them there with or without mobile racks, also, I would consider getting a new case if things get crowded

 

[Kursah]

Doesn't look like that case is setup for those kinds of needs, doesn't appear to have 5.25 mounting for adapters either.

@Sakvril you capable with metal fabrication? You could create some bracketry that can mount using one or two of the front fan intake mounts or something that mounts inside the case.

The case you chose isn't appropriate for your desired storage need, so you'll need to mod it or lay HDD's down in the bottom of the case or in a cage at the bottom that would be loose. But there are 2-3x5.25" slot that convert to multiple 3.5" HDD bays.

https://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9B-16-132-037

Why do you need six hard drives now? RAID setup, storage space? Could you use 2 larger hard drives? A NAS/SAN for storage if high performance and low latency isn't a requirement?

 

[Frick]

does it have 5.25 bays? you could place them there with or without mobile racks, also, I would consider getting a new case if things get crowded

It's one of them newfangled cases.

Why do you have this case if you have so many drives? You have to mod it somehow, or find a HDD cage (or two) and put there.

 

[Sakvril]

does it have 5.25 bays? you could place them there with or without mobile racks, also, I would consider getting a new case if things get crowded

Does not have 5.25.

I'm thinking of buying an HDD Cages but where I am they do not sell that and Importing it from China takes a long time.

The reason is because I'm going to change my 1x Barracuda 4TB to 4x Firecuda 2TB. Where I live. The Barracuda Pro is in short supply. I'm looking for a fast HDD, my current hard drive is somewhat slow. And I found the Firecuda at a good price.

 

[Kursah]

Gotta drill? You could drill spaced out holes to mount HDD's and then use a small hole saw and some vacuum line/rubber tube to cut holes large enough for SATA data and power cables on the outside of your case (think side panel), or along the PSU cover, or along the intake. There's a number of ways it could be done...that would probably be the cheapest route, it wouldn't be pretty.

Otherwise you could get an external storage device that holds HDD's and connect it via e-SATA, USB3.x, LAN, etc.

 

[Sakvril]

The reason is because I am going to change my 1x Barracuda 4TB for 4x Firecuda 2TB. Where I live. The Barracuda Pro is in short supply. I'm looking for a fast HDD, my real hard disk is slow. And I found the Firecuda at a good price.

 

[Vayra86]

Sell the case and get a proper one. Any kind of modding on a brand new case is just a total waste IMO. Unless you're really skilled. Also: HDDs resonate and vibrate so you WILL hear it if you fix this with some ghetto modding. And its not pleasant, especially not x5.

Another option is keeping the Barracuda and placing an SSD as your OS/application drive instead. HDD to another, faster HDD is no comparison to that boost in responsiveness and price/GB is pretty doable too these days.