[Guide] NAS Killer 4.0 - fast, quiet, power efficient, and flexible - starting at $125


Cases / Chassis


Tower Cases

Brand Case (link) Fits 3.5" (Native + Non-native) Expected Price
Cooler Master N400 <= ATX 8 + 2 $65.00
Cooler Master HAF 912 <= ATX 6 + 4 $70.00
Cooler Master Elite 350 (with PSU) <= ATX 6 + 4 $85.00
Fractal Design Node 804 <= mATX 10 $130.00
Fractal Design R6 <= ATX 6 + 5 $126.00
Fractal Design XL R2 All 8 + 4 $135.00
Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX 6 $90.00
Phanteks Eclipse P400S <= ATX 2 + 4 $80.00
Phanteks Enthoo Pro All 6 + 3 $100.00
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M RGB TG <= ATX 2 + 6 $100.00
Apex G1 <= ATX 6 + 5 $78.00
Silverstone SST-CS380B <= ATX 8 hotswap + 2 $170.00
Silverstone DS380B DTX, Mini-ITX 8 hotswap $210.00
Silverstone KL04B <= ATX 10 + 3 $108.00

Rackmount Chassis

Brand Case (link) Fits 3.5" (Native + Non-native) Expected Price
Rosewill RSV-L4500 All 15 $135.00
Rosewill RSV-R4100 All 6 + 2 $75.00
Rosewill RSV-R4000 All 8 + 3 $100.00
Rosewill RSV-L4000 All 8 + 3 $117.00
Rosewill RSV-L4412 All 12 hotswap $250.00

Power Supplies

Below are a list of affordable power supplies readily available on Amazon. I would highly recommend looking at power supplies on EVGA’s B-Stock Wednesday sale first. (starts at midnight PST every Wednesday) For example, you can often pick up a 400 N1 for $20 shipped during the B-Stock sale.

Brand Model (link) Expected Price
be quiet! U9 400W $45.00
be quiet! U9 500W $54.00
be quiet! U9 600W $63.00
Cooler Master MasterWatt 550 semi-fanless $65.00
Cooler Master Elite V3 600W $58.00
EVGA 500 W1 $48.00
EVGA 750 N1 $60.00
Thermaltake TR2 500W $42.00
Thermaltake TR2 600W $50.00
Thermaltake SMART 430W $40.00
Thermaltake SMART 600W $45.00
Thermaltake SMART 700W $55.00