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SilverStone 5-bay

SilverStone FS305-12G

5-bay cage · SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s · 3.5in drives

Model SST-FS305B-12G

Is the SilverStone FS305-12G worth it?

Five drives in three 5.25in bays is a good trade for a tower that'll never see an optical drive again. It's hot-swap, and swapping a failed disk is a two-minute job from the front.

You'll need 2 × SATA power leads from the PSU to run it. Count your SATA ports first, because it needs five of them, and an HBA card sorts that out if you're short.

Specifications

Straight from SilverStone's own page or datasheet, and each value links back to it.

SilverStone FS305-12G specifications
Drive bays 5 bays source for Drive bays (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
5.25in bays used 3 bays source for 5.25in bays used (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Drive sizes 3.5in source for Drive sizes (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Host connection SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s source for Host connection (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Hot-swap bays Yes source for Hot-swap bays (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Power input 2 × SATA power source for Power input (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Fan Yes source for Fan (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)
Fan size 80 mm source for Fan size (silverstonetek.com, opens in new tab)

Sources: silverstonetek.com