Hypknox Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 So I went with the XCLIO Nighthawk, which overall seems to a pretty solid case. Major issue though - The new version of the Norco SS-500 5x3 bays.. these are definitely too long to fit in the tower... There's 0 chance of being able to close the door on the front with the Norcos in. So I thought at first, "Hey, I'll just have to remove the front of the case, it's not ideal, but it should work..." Upon further inspection the fan portion of the enclosure protrudes too far, you cannot even get the furthest possible screw hole for the Norco bays with it literally touching the mobo... Since this clearly wont work, I'm not debating new case or new 5x3 enclosures... End result will be a 15 drive system, what are you guys thoughts on this? Suggested case that the Norco SS-500 will fit in? Or should I just opt out of the Norco SS-500 enclosures and go another route? Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Hmm, tough call. Sorry to hear that the Nighthawk and Norco SS-500s don't work together. The Antec 900 happens to be on sale right now, and it will certainly work: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=19288.0 I think returning the case might be easier than returning 3 drive cages, but that depends on where you purchased each. Quote Link to comment
GFOviedo Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Well, that's not good. I wonder if the new Norco SS500 will fit the Azza Helios 900 now. I was thinking of buying them. Quote Link to comment
dgaschk Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I fit 3 SS-500 in an XCLIO Nighthawk and the door closes. Quote Link to comment
PeterB Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Or should I just opt out of the Norco SS-500 enclosures and go another route? Go trayless with the iStartUSA BPN-350? Quote Link to comment
bigsing Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Well, that's not good. I wonder if the new Norco SS500 will fit the Azza Helios 900 now. I was thinking of buying them. My Helios 910 Case has 3 SS-500's in it. One is the older style, and two are the new style. http://i.imgur.com/LFTOZ.jpg Quote Link to comment
GFOviedo Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Well, that's not good. I wonder if the new Norco SS500 will fit the Azza Helios 900 now. I was thinking of buying them. My Helios 910 Case has 3 SS-500's in it. One is the older style, and two are the new style. http://i.imgur.com/LFTOZ.jpg Awesome. Saved me some $$ from buying another case. How are your hdd's temps? Quote Link to comment
Hypknox Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Well, that was fun I migrated everything out of my main pc, everything from my unRAID server and swapped cases. Now my SS-500s fit just fine. Quite a snug fight for my gaming machine in this Nighthawk, but it works. I'll more than likely get a modular psu to replace the one that's currently jammed into every possible crevice. Had quite a good scare afterwards as well, blue screen of death initially. I swapped sata ports for my hdds ssd and bluray burner and I don't believe it cared much for me doing so. It's been fine after that initial blue screen memory dump though. Anyway, dgaschk, I would love to know how you managed to fit a Norco SS-500 into the XCLIO Nighthawk and close the door. What mobo are you using? With the bay making contact with the mobo it still stuck out of the front of my Nighthawk way too far, preventing the door from closing. I should have looked at the dimensions of the case and the bays a little closer upfront but oh well, it worked out since I happened to have a massive old Cooler master CMStacker case. This is the case that now holds my Norco SS-500s just for reference. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master,828.html It's quite old and I doubt it would be easy to find. It's also a bit overkill on size and there are much better cases these days. Despite my initial issues with fitting the SS-500 bays into the XCLIO I highly recommend these. Here's an excellent review for them on greenleaf - http://www.greenleaf-technology.com/blogs/softwareandhardware/index.php?id=2230660860939828125 Quote Link to comment
Compass Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Two massive cases, basically the same but from different companies, but me likey, ENERMAX FULMO GT, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124142 Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157 Quote Link to comment
GFOviedo Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Well, that's not good. I wonder if the new Norco SS500 will fit the Azza Helios 900 now. I was thinking of buying them. My Helios 910 Case has 3 SS-500's in it. One is the older style, and two are the new style. http://i.imgur.com/LFTOZ.jpg For the norco case how do you know which is the 1st drive? Is it from left to right or right to left? Quote Link to comment
mr-hexen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Two massive cases, basically the same but from different companies, but me likey, ENERMAX FULMO GT, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124142 Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157 neither of these cases have 5.25" drive slots from the top to the bottom though, as the post title states Quote Link to comment
Compass Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Two massive cases, basically the same but from different companies, but me likey, ENERMAX FULMO GT, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124142 Rosewill BLACKHAWK-ULTRA, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147157 neither of these cases have 5.25" drive slots from the top to the bottom though, as the post title states Yes your right, but they do hold lots of drives which is what it is all about. Technically the Xclio doesn't have 5.25" drive slots top to bottom either, just saying. Quote Link to comment
mr-hexen Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 the nighthawk? sure it does... Quote Link to comment
dandirk Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 So I went with the XCLIO Nighthawk, which overall seems to a pretty solid case. Major issue though - The new version of the Norco SS-500 5x3 bays.. these are definitely too long to fit in the tower... Hypknox - How big is your motherboard? Sounds like it was a close fit, an inch or so?? I was thinking of getting the nighthawk and matching it with istar BPN-350s (4in3s), these I think are a bit shorter then the norco 5in3... Quote Link to comment
dandirk Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Here is another one I found on newegg... though honestly with the Helios, 900, and nighthawk don't see how this would be chosen. Enermax http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124141 Quote Link to comment
Golfonauta Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I use an Antec Nine Hundred and I will recomend it, also the twelve Hundred. Quote Link to comment
magn2o Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 My personal favorite: Rosewill RSV-R4000 Black 1.0mm SECC, 4U Rackmount Server Chassis 8 Internal Bays, 4 Included Cooling Fans You can take the rack handles off and mount it vertically if you so desired. It holds IcyDock's just fine, and you can mount them horizontally or vertically. I replaced my CM 590 with this, and couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment
hellow Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I thinking about buying this one when i need to upgrade. http://techbay.no/product.html/lian-li-pc-343b-modular-cube-case-sort I cant find it now lian li's homepage tho. Quote Link to comment
mr-hexen Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 dont forget to check used classifieds both on this forum and others like ebay, kijiji, craigslist. I picked up a CM Stacker 810 for $60 not to long ago. 11 bays top to bottom Quote Link to comment
whiteatom Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Well, that's not good. I wonder if the new Norco SS500 will fit the Azza Helios 900 now. I was thinking of buying them. My Helios 910 Case has 3 SS-500's in it. One is the older style, and two are the new style. http://i.imgur.com/LFTOZ.jpg I have the exact same build. You need to fold down the tabs in the bays to make the SS-500's fit, but they do fit perfectly. I have 2 old and 1 new. The trays seems bit better in the old ones, but the back is a lot easier to work with in the new ones. I also upgraded the stock fans to something quieter.. I can't remember exactly what, but they are low RPM fans that are pretty quite. HDD's are around 28-30 deg c under normal operation. Highest I have seen is 40 during a parity check, but not regularly. Quote Link to comment
El Gabito Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Just bought a helios 910 to kick off my build - excited to get started! Quote Link to comment
Nnyan Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Anyone seen these? I've asked for more info (yet to hear back). No bling at all but pretty cheap for 12 bays. http://www.servercase.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=HQ1200&Category_Code=Entry-Level+Server Quote Link to comment
AwesomeD Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Has anyone seen a case with 6 x 5.25" drive bays top to bottom? Quote Link to comment
rust0r Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Has anyone seen a case with 6 x 5.25" drive bays top to bottom? Not 6 x 5.25 bays at the bottom, but 6 x 3.25 at the bottom. The Sharkoon Rebel 12: You can see the 6 bays directly under the power supply. they come with quick release mounts as well. I am used some special/cheap 5-into-3 bay adapters in the front. In total the case will hold 26 drives! Here's a link to my completed build thread: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=21993.0 Quote Link to comment
Compass Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Rosewill RSV-L4500 Black Metal/ Steel, 1.0 mm thickness , 4U Rackmount Server Chassis, 15 Internal Bays, 8 Included Cooling Fans http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147164 Quote Link to comment
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