[Pc_Support] Re: Looking for good 4U case... -- got one for $60

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 10:39 -0400, Carter Manucy wrote:
> I'm on the hunt for a good 4U case that'll hold a EATX board (12x13) and 
> has a rail kit with it.  I don't need any kind of backplane, although a 
> redundant PS is definitely a plus.  Target price is $400 or less 
> (including PS - and no cheap "Super Mondo Power" PS!).

I have a used 4U for sale (it might be 5U -- but I think it's 4U).

- 8x 5.25" bays on the bottom
* 6 have aluminum ATA hot-swap bays with 60mm bottom fans in tray
- 1x 3.5" in the bottom-middle
- 2x 5.25" bays on the top
- Rails (generic, but they work with APC/Compaq racks)

No PS, but it takes a standard ATX PS.

I'd sell it cheap -- maybe $120, $60 if you don't want the aluminum ATA
hot-swap bays (they cost me $25/each -- so I'll include them for
$10/each).

It's got scratches, but it's very functional.

> So far Newegg is striking out for me... personal experience with the 
> case is also preferred, as I'd hate to be the one to find out when I get 
> it that I can't mount something in it I need to!

Mine was okay.  I didn't like the mid-mounted 2x80mm fans and the 2x40mm
fans above the CPUs failed too quickly.

I just put in a mid-mounted, single 120mm fan and that did very well.


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