HDD server case recommendations

Enclosures and acoustic damping to help quiet them.

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shunx
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HDD server case recommendations

Post by shunx » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:25 pm

Looking for a case that can work with many (6+) harddrives easily. It doesn't need to be too quiet. The cheaper and larger the better. Ideas?

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Post by TheAtomicKid » Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:53 pm

Chenbro has several nice selections. Not horribly expensive, and mine (an SR107), is fairly quiet in terms of the case, as well. Mind you, the pc power and cooling psu is a bit taxing on the ears, but I don't have the money to spare to just replace it, vs other things that need money spent on them.

Anyways, you might check them out, they have nice range of cases. Newegg sometimes carries (where I picked up mine, check 'server' cases in particular)

http://usa.chenbro.com/corporatesite/pr ... p?serno=14

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Post by shunx » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:05 am

Thanks. Can you fit a standard sized PSU in there too?

Anyone knows other cases with removable hard drive cages?

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Post by aztec » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:25 am

I have the Chenbro SR209. which is the shorter version of the 107.

I have a Corsair HX620 in mine....Though in the SR107, I do not think there is an opening for intake if your PSU has a fan on its belly (or bottom). You may want to check this.

Chenbros are great cases. Build quality is excellent and has cooling/silencing potential.

The HD cages are very, very easy to remove also. Take front off (shich snaps out through retention clips and unscrew thumbscrews of the cage).

The thumbscres are actually better than snap-on cages I've seen in other cases as the screws do a bettter job of securing the cage to the heavy case.

Oh yeah....2x 92mm slots in the front and 1x 120mm for exhaust.

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Post by gb115b » Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:52 am

i also have an SR107, nice big sturdy case, can be quiet if you want as it uses 120mm fans....

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Post by gb115b » Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:58 am

ps in my sr107 my seasonic 650 is mounted upside down, but there isn't much airflow to it...which causes it to ramp up... so you might need to find a decent way of feeding fresh air to the power supply with this case...

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Post by TheAtomicKid » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:54 pm

To answer the question, it fits atx psu's just fine. As far as I know, that's the default config.. the redundant psu pictured on the site, is optional, if I understand correctly.

Anyways mine came from the egg fitted for an atx, which I filled with a pc power and cooling turbocool 510 sli... regrettably louder than I'd hoped for, but at least it doesnt shriek or anything.

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Post by PsychoStreak » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:14 am

Another SR-107 user here.
Still working out the PSU details, may get a slightly customized PC PC&C Silencer 610 for it, but it's very quiet if you yank the stock Delta 120mm fans. They're too loud even throttled down.

I put in some Scyte S-Flex E's in mine, and it's nice and quiet in there now.

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