SilverStone Technology CS380 8-bay compact ATX tower case, CS380B-X V2.0

Everything works well

I went with this case because I needed more hard drive space for my Plex Server, This can hold 8 x 3.5" drives and has 2 more 5.25" drive spaces which with an optional adaptor can hold 2 more drives. Its a mid size case so cabling was a little tight, but one Big Plus with this case is the single back plane for the 8 x 3.5" drives, meaning the drives are hot swappable and only one power cable was required. The back plane supports SAS and SATA Drives. The only negative thing I would say is the case seems a Flimsy, but it does the job at a decent price,

The quality of Silverstone has gone down. Bought this case, first had a broken sata connector on the backplane. Returned for another and the second had a broken 15 pin power connector on the back plane. Still waiting 6+ days after they have received it at the warehouse for them to process my refund. Don’t waste your money!

I added Dynomat to the centers of the panels and roof to dampen the vibration noise. I also bought this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010FAW5KM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and cut it into the opposite side to allow me to mount a set of push fans to keep the drives cooler. Temps were within range without it but I was not liking 46c on 1 or 2 of the drives. doing this made the temps drop by 10 degrees C. The initial case is light, this is nice considering the 11 drives I installed into it. Keep in mind that this case will become very front heavy.

The only intake fans, blow directly onto solid plastic because it’s where the drive bays slide into. It’s also a bit tight inside. Overall, it’s a fair case and my system stays cool enough. It’s hard to find tower cases that have backplanes.