Server Case Recommendation

mdjmcnally

mdjmcnally

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Needs to house EATX Motherboard, 12 3.5HD, Silverstone ST60F PSU, be quiet, but still look good.

So far I have looked at the Lian-Li 2100Plus, but have had issues with getting the PSU in there, the Lian Li S210B, but I suspect will have the same issue, and the Silverstone TJ07 Case.

Can anyone make a suggestion for other cases to look at, alternatively a good quiet PSU that will fit into the 2100Plus and feed a Dual Opteron/ EPS12V Board

Many Thanks

Mike.
 
Hi MDJ

what problems with PSU`s ?? i`ve got a Lian Li 2100+ an have had a akasa 400w an have a Hiper TypeR 580w in mine at the mo .. all the cables reach where i need an if ya check out my pic`s u`ll c my case isn`t totally full but it isn`t empty either :D

http://www.unreal2.karoo.net/images/02.JPG

http://www.unreal2.karoo.net/images/07.JPG

Plus u`ll can def get 12 - 3 1/2 drives in there ..

Reason for Hiper 580w, cause i upgraded from a X850 card to X1900 card an needed the extra juice to run my system ..
 
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The problem with the Strider is in the Depth of the PSU getting it to slide in comfortably into the PSU section. You are really having to force it in to be able to screw up in the back plate to the case.

I had the same problem with an 1100, and I ended up leaving it hanging out the back, which is why I moved to the Stacker 830, The ST60F only just fits into the PSU bay of the 830 so I think it is quite large for a PSU.
 
WJA96 said:
Do a search for 'supermicro' and you'll find something proper for the job. I would strongly suggest using their redundant power supplies too.
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Not used their cases before (Rack mount anyway) but if the builds are are anything like the quality of their Motherboards & PSUs they are fantastic
(Saying that though the PSU are re-branded (Can't remember from what though))
 
They start at £100 for the parts, but usually they come as part of a server case setup. What they are is basically 2/4/6 power supplies going into a common feed and supplying roughly 2/4/6 times the required power. If one or more go offline, you don't notice as the other(s) take up the slack. You can usually hot-swap them as well.

And no, no surge protection.
 
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As you have used them, whats the noise like at normal / low load?

Quite interested in the idea of this for my 24/7 rig, lost data to a power failure before when a PSU went pop on me.

The price does not seem bad, especially considering what you are getting.
 
Yewen said:
As you have used them, whats the noise like at normal / low load?
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Nothing about proper server kit is designed for anything other than functionality, so they are generally quite loud.

Yewen said:
lost data to a power failure before when a PSU went pop on me
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Depending on your RAID setup and what transactions you are processing at the time, you shouldn't lose too much if the PC just goes off - just what's in RAM at the time and the latest Dell stuff even has something like the Gigabyte RAM drive to preserve even that!

You can make your own if you're handy with a soldering iron and a molex tool. Just couple up two standard PSU's to a common set of 24-pin and 4-pin molex connectors and it'll work fine.

Just looking in the Dell Poweredge chassis I happen to have here there do appear to be some big capacitors in there too, but they still don't claim any surge protection - I would think they are there to stop power spikes when one unit is swapped out.
 
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