>No modern cases come with drive bays anymore
Why is it so hard to find them now?

buy a server

Because most people don't use optical drives anymore.

>>106104088 (OP)
Soon.

>>106104088 (OP)
Use case, faggot? For storing all your tranime you can simply use NAS (have you heard of it, poor shit?) and external dvd/blue-ray writer.

>>106104124
>optical drives are the only thing that 5.25" and 3.5" bays are used for
mega retard faggot nigger alert
this myth needs to die already

>>106104761
They were the most common use.

>>106104761
Do you store your dilators there?

>>106104088 (OP)
reddits favorite case has 5.25 drive bays

>>106104274
Man I hope I can get one for myself. Seems like one of those products which gets sold out immediately or never in stock. I just got myself iiyama 510 last year. This is my destiny.

>>106104720
>For storing all your tranime you can simply use NAS
discs are more reliable and can be played on the go

>>106104088 (OP)
Dunno but I permanently leave my USB BR drive on top of my case.

>>106104088 (OP)
my mATX case came with a drive cage for 2 HDDs and room to vertical mount 2 more

>>106104761

Well, that was the least niche application for it. Unfortunately, no one have ever come up with another application for them that'd be widely accepted.

>fan controllers
Can be controlled by software or a hub, as newer MOBOs come with only 4-pin headers now, anyway.

>USB ports and/or card readers
USB hubs are way easier to use, as the average normie don't mind the slower speeds. And most devices that use SD cards these days also come with a USB port, thus not requiring removing the card from it in the first place.

>audio controllers
Normies don't care, and those in the know just buy external DACs.

>fan mount
No ports in the way means some cases accept even 200mm fans.

>hot-swap HDD enclosures
NAS and external HDD enclosures are more convenient, and normies just put all of their stuff on cloud services.

>screen
Never not a mess of wiring and software setting up for a tiny screen, and some new cases are coming with prebuilt screens that are bigger and easier to set up for those that want them.

>Cup holders, car cig lighters, drawers, analog gauges for audio/CPU/HDD usage and such
Meme gimmicks.

>>106107889
I might actually buy pic related. I have the drive space for it and the mobo ports aren't being used...

>>106107889
I own pic related and I only wish that my motherboard had a native USB-C header instead of having to filter for an adapter card that has the type-E bullshit
>>106104720
Card readers and front/IO upgrades is the BEST use case for having front bays

>>106104088 (OP)
fractal design never stopped selling r5 and other cases with 5¼" bays

>>106104910
what is reddit's favorite case? if it has 5.25" bays it's probably good enough for me

https://antec.com/product/case/p101-silent
only one unfortunately
i think this case is pretty old by now actually, but it should still be available

>>106104088 (OP)
how hard is it to make your own case, anyway? Surely you could just get some frame and hookups and get a custom wood or stamped metal one made for relatively cheap, right?

>>106104088 (OP)
Why do you need 5.25in drive bays anyways?
Haven't used one since like 2008.

>>106104088 (OP)
It's even more annoying for ITX cases, many of them don't even have a 2.5" bay, and a lot of the ones that do seemingly didn't take the cables into account.
>>106110592
5.25" bays can be used for other stuff like card readers and hot-swap bays for hard drives.

>>106104088 (OP)
un-baysed

I'm using my 5.25 bays for pic related.

I used to have a nas running, but if you want lots of storage AND virutalization AND containerization AND light llm, you just end up with a server or always on workstation. So I ditched the NAS and run all storage on my workstation. I run a cheap mini pc for my always on needs / dockers.

>>106104088 (OP)
FRACTAL D7 YOU NIGGER.

>>106112827
This, there's space at the top to put one. I'm not using it, but there is space.

Fractal Design Pop series, I think every model has two bays