prostuff1 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Ok, what drive cages do people prefer at the moment? What would you recommend and do they connect by SAS or IDE? We like and use the Norco drive cages. We also switch the Fans out, with these, if absolute quite is required. They connect via SATA and take a molex power connection. Quote Link to comment
Rick Sanchez Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 SATA's what I meant, doh! Any motherboard/CPU suggestions? While I check my mountain of spare parts.. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 SATA's what I meant, doh! Any motherboard/CPU suggestions? While I check my moun Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 We use Server grade motherboard for our builds and have not bother looking at "consumer" motherboard in the last 6-12 months. We user the Supermicro X9SCM boards in our builds. Quote Link to comment
Rick Sanchez Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Any reason other than bulk discount? Cannot buy these in the UK Quote Link to comment
switchman Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 You would probably be better off with the 801 version of the fan vs the 800. I have the 800 and wish I had ordered the 801. The small difference in noise vs the extra 4.3cfm of air flow would be nice. With that said, the only time it would really be needed is when you are doing a pre-clear or running a parity check/write. http://www.quietpcusa.com/Coolink-SWiF2-801-Quiet-PC-Cooling-Fan-80mm-P691.aspx Quote Link to comment
PeterB Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Cannot buy these in the UK Boston, Scan, Amazon (I'm sure there are others) all claim to have stock. Quote Link to comment
Rick Sanchez Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 How energy efficient could this possible be with 18x drives including 1x 2.5" cache drive? Quote Link to comment
haydn52 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 The Thermal take Tai Chi is another good case the pimp I just got mine back swapping out the hardware ( gave the case to my kids a few years ago and putting a in a Fractal Design Define R3 for them )and restoring the Tai Chi should make a great unraid case 11 5.5 inch drive bays from memory should look good with Norco 5 in 3 hot swaps it http://uk.thermaltake.com/db/Editor/Assets/00_vb5000_taichi_inside.jpg http://uk.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00000086 Quote Link to comment
lars Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 while not a tower case, but a 4U server rackmount i would suggest looking at the Norco RPC-4020, a pretty awesome case offering nearly ideal specs to max unraid out (that's in number of hdd's). i never tried it (we have them mounted in server cabinets where i work), but i am sure you can also just place them in a tower-like fashion. now before you start yelling about the roughly $300 pricetag, consider the fact that you get 20 sata/ sas hot-swappable bays build in! plus another 2 3.5" fixed hdd cages (i would make that cache and parity). at about $90 for a 5in3 cage this baby paid alread for itself before you count in the case... a way to look at it. one thing that s*cks a bit are the 7 80mm fans - they are kind of loud. if your "tower" is located in the basement/ another room no problem (they are actually not as bad as many other server case fans), if not - you want to replace them with sth more quiet. otherwise, solid design (very solid, weighs in just under 50lbs empty LOL), lots of space and config options. a true contender to all the tower options. just do the math! between $50-100 for the tower case, another $90+ per 5in3 cage.... L Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The 4220 is a better option in my opinion and the one that I use for my unRAID setup. Quote Link to comment
lars Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 The 4220 is a better option in my opinion and the one that I use for my unRAID setup. i wouldn't argue that. just had never a chance to 'play' with one of them yet. also the the rpc-4224 looks liek a worthy contender, i just cant see the 4 additional bays really being worth a $100 more. one question about the rpc-4220 i have btw - does it support sata III? supposedly the 4020 does not, i never tried it. they would kill me at my jobsite if i start to experiment with the servers there LOL. Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 one question about the rpc-4220 i have btw - does it support sata III? I believe the newer versions do. It is the backplanes that need to support it and I think the newer ones will work just fine with SATA III. supposedly the 4020 does not, i never tried it. they would kill me at my jobsite if i start to experiment with the servers there LOL. I have the the 4220 in my build for the space up to where a slim drive back can be added and a SATA drive can go. I use it for ESXi and run unRAID through a VM. Quote Link to comment
phatmack Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Ayone have any experience with this case....... Zalman MS-800 ---> http://www.zalman.com/eng/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=747 Looks like a niec case with 5.25 bays top to bottom. Kryspy I've got a system built (just struggling with the parity drive at the moment) with this case and three of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998145 I'm a fan so far. It's fairly quiet (not to worry, those drive enclosures make it plenty loud) and seems solidly built. The specs indicate it only has 6 external 5.25" drive bays but that's not correct... all 10 5.25" slots are removable and can house enclosures. I should've bought 5 of those 3x2s and made it look cleaner and have all bays in the front (15 drives total). Of course my mobo/sata card combo max out at 12 drives... minor details. Like I mentioned above, I'm struggling with the parity drive at the moment. I'm not sure if its the drive, sata cable, sata interface, or HDD bay. Once it's all up and running and stable I'll get a full build post whipped up... here are some pics though: Quote Link to comment
Harpz Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Are there any simple case with 10 5.25 Bays top to bottom? Quote Link to comment
PsiCzar Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I picked up a Cooler Master Storm Trooper full tower case the other day, I would've loved a Lian Li d8000 but after shipping to Perth, Australia it would be $500-600 which is well out of my budget at the moment, this case was $175 and available locally. It's a bit over the top for an Unraid server but for the price it's got plenty of room, loads of external connections and is very moddable. it comes with 9 5.25 drive bays top to bottom and includes 2 4-in-3 drive cages. I already had a CM 4-in-3 cage which I transferred across from my old Unraid server giving me 12 drive bays. When it comes time to expand i'll look at replacing them with 5-in-3, there is also an external 2.5" dock which would be suitable for a SSD cache drive and then there is another SSD cage sitting at the bottom of the case which could probably be replaced with another 5-in-3 drive cage as there is lots of space. Only 2 negatives, the new drive cages have red LEDs and my old one is blue, so it looks a bit odd when they're lit. Also the grommet which surrounds the power supply cable hole is pretty flimsy and came out while I was feeding the power cables through, other than that i'm very happy with it. http://www.bjorn3d.com/2011/09/cooler-master-storm-trooper-full-tower-case/ Quote Link to comment
justbenice Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I am looking for the smallest aluminum case which have 9x5.25" . Anyone can help ? The Rebel9 Alumium U3 and the LianLi has been out of stock for the whole world Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I am looking for the smallest aluminum case which have 9x5.25" . Anyone can help ? The Rebel9 Alumium U3 and the LianLi has been out of stock for the whole world The MS800 is the best case I have found as of late. There are actually 10 5.25 bays in the case. Quote Link to comment
justbenice Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I am looking for the smallest aluminum case which have 9x5.25" . Anyone can help ? The Rebel9 Alumium U3 and the LianLi has been out of stock for the whole world The MS800 is the best case I have found as of late. There are actually 10 5.25 bays in the case. Thanks but the ZALMAN MS800 is not aluminum case and it quite big thought. I need some thing like the Lian Li PC-A17 Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks but the ZALMAN MS800 is not aluminum case and it quite big thought. I need some thing like the Lian Li PC-A17 Why does aluminum matter? It is a larger case, but not a whole lot. Quote Link to comment
worldgate Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Raidmax Seiran is a good case with 9 bays top to bottom. Hard to find the white version, its more expensive than the black/red ones. Quote Link to comment
Yankton Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Not top to bottom exactly...But check out caselabs also. Been eyeballing the magnum m8 series. You can max out on hard drives in that thing and not need any backplanes. And they have roomier cases also. Plus they are set so you can mod to your hearts content! http://caselabs-store.com/ Quote Link to comment
cardo Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I am getting ready to order the parts for my UnRAID build. Does anyone know if there is a 5x3 cage that will fit the Zalman MS800 without modifying the case? Or even another case that will support three 5x3 cages without modification? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I am getting ready to order the parts for my UnRAID build. Does anyone know if there is a 5x3 cage that will fit the Zalman MS800 without modifying the case? Or even another case that will support three 5x3 cages without modification? Thanks! There are no cases I know of that do not need modification to accept 5-in-3 cages. 4-in-3 cages will fit fine, but 5-in-3 will not. Quote Link to comment
Dimtar Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am getting ready to order the parts for my UnRAID build. Does anyone know if there is a 5x3 cage that will fit the Zalman MS800 without modifying the case? Or even another case that will support three 5x3 cages without modification? Thanks! There are no cases I know of that do not need modification to accept 5-in-3 cages. 4-in-3 cages will fit fine, but 5-in-3 will not. What needs to be modified? Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I am getting ready to order the parts for my UnRAID build. Does anyone know if there is a 5x3 cage that will fit the Zalman MS800 without modifying the case? Or even another case that will support three 5x3 cages without modification? Thanks! There are no cases I know of that do not need modification to accept 5-in-3 cages. 4-in-3 cages will fit fine, but 5-in-3 will not. What needs to be modified? The tabs that are in the cage to hold a DVD/Blu Ray drive need to be bent/cut off Quote Link to comment
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