[geeks] Got a nice desktop case today...

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com>
>Date: 2007/02/27 Tue PM 07:45:54 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Got a nice desktop case today...

>Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> I would love to have a case about like that for a small server, but I really
>> need 4 drives.
>
>I see I'm not the only person like that.
>
>It has 2x 3.5" HD bays and 2x 5.25" bays, so if you can dispense with an
>optical drive...
>
>A number of companies make mobile racks that fix 3x 3.5" drives in 2x
>5.25" drive bays, something like this one:
>http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sata_cages_enclosures/mb453spf.asp
>
>Again, you need to sacrifice the ability to use an optical drive.
>
>One of these would be fantastic if they made it in a MicroATX or
>MicroBTX form factor:
>http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/tower/733/SC733T-450.cfm

There is no spare room in that case - I know, I have one by my desk.

It has an air shroud that brings in cool air fron the case front and directs it over the MB. My problem with that case, and it is the only one, is that they should include a really long IDE cable, since many MBs have their IDE headers on the far side of the board, and that case is TALL (in comparison to your average mid tower case)...

My machine has 1x DVD burner, 1x 80 Gig IDE OS drive, and 4x 250 Gig SATA drives. And it is quiet. Not silent, but quiet.

I don't think you could really cool that many devices in a smaller case without profound airflow. This case was designed to big MBs, up to EATX size.

They also make a mid-tower workstation "Super Server" that has the MB pre-installed. It is nice too (built a box up for $JOB-1 based on that system)...

Lionel