Woodpusherghd Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 (edited) I'm planning on getting a Fractal Design R5 case and adding a 3 in 2 HDD cage (Icey Dock or Istar) in the two 5.25 top drive enclosures. Anyone have this case and is there any problem with doing this? I want to use 11 drive (7 data 2 parity and 2 cache.) Also, I'm leaning on getting the iStar Cage (iStarUSA BPN-DE230SS-BLUE 2 x 5.25" to 3 x 3.5" SAS / SATA Trayless Hot-Swap Cage) vs the Icy Dock (ICY DOCK FatCage MB153SP-B 3 x 3.5 Inch HDD in 2 x 5.25 Inch Bay Hot Swap SATA 6Gbps HDD Rack/ Cage/ Module.) Any thoughts on these cages? Edited April 3, 2018 by Woodpusherghd Quote Link to comment
shaunsund Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Are you talking about the Define R5? I have that one. I don't have either of the docks you mentioned but they both look like they'll fit. The iStarUSA does have a better look. Quote Link to comment
Woodpusherghd Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yes it's the Define R5. Got the case and the Icy Dock 3 in 2 Cage. The cage was a tight fit but I got it into the top 5.25 bays. How many fans are you using in your build? Any other thoughts regarding this case? Quote Link to comment
shaunsund Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I added another fan to the front to cover the drives I added. You went with the IcyDock? Can you adjust the fan speed? Quote Link to comment
Woodpusherghd Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 You can't adjust fan speed but the fan is easily replaceable, not so as I understand with the iStar. Quote Link to comment
xthursdayx Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Hey @Woodpusherghd , now that you've been running this for a while what is your experience in terms of its impact on the temperature of your server? For context, I also have a Fractal Define R5 with a mini-ITX motherboard and a Dell Perc H310 Controller installed, 9x3.5" HDDs, 1x2.5" SSD, and 2x140mm fans in front and 1x140mm fan in the rear. I currently have 1 HHD installed in one of the 5.25" bays, but I want to add a couple more drives, so I'm thinking of installing an iStar 3x2 Hot-Swap Cage. Thanks! Edited November 21, 2018 by zandrsn updated Quote Link to comment
Woodpusherghd Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 I have 3 HDDs in the iStar Cage. I have 2 fans in the front of the R5 case and 1 on the top of the case. The rest of the bays are fully populated with HDDs and I have 2 SSDs mounted in the side brackets. The temps seem ok to me. Generally the HDDs are 25 to 35 C depending on the load and the season. I live in NYC and have to crank up the AC in the Summer. Quote Link to comment
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