bigdog66 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I didn't know if the supply for this case was low because of high demand or what so i got onto Coolermasters support chat and asked about the case I was told the item was discontinued and the replacement was the 690 advanced which only has 4 5.25 bays compared to 9 on the 590 I have been slowly getting the parts for my first unraid server and haven't purchased the case yet thinking the 590 would be there when i was ready for it just wanted to pass on the news and i guess i now have to figured out a replacement... :'( Link to comment
chanders Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Its not that bad. You can do what I did @Blofeld I currently have the 590 case and really like it, however I dig the side loading of drives you have there with your case. Thats nice and really handy. Thats why I went with the 690 II Advanced instead of the 590. It has the six internal drive bays that slide out like Blofeld's case. With two additional 3-in-2's thats 12 drives. Perfect for a Plus licence. Should I require more I can always get a bracket for over the PSU as per Joe's recommendation. That way you have the internal 6 drives and 6 drives available via the two 3-in-2. Unless you need more drives Link to comment
kenoka Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I'm going to just copy and paste a reply I made in another thread: The Antec Three Hundred is probably the closest analog in both price and features. It only comes with a three drive cage, so for maximum storage you'd need to buy three CM cages. You could of course opt for three hot swap 5 in 3 cages, but that does drive the price up a lot. This Xigmatek also looks quite similar: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811815007 As does this Aerocool: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811196039 And this, from a company I've never heard of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517007 Link to comment
jcarmi04 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 http://www.datavis.com/Centurion-590-Black.html they prob have less than 5 cases left. id say get one for personal use or be a "team player" like people are on these boards! or you can be a prick like this person: $735.57 http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Centurion-Tower-Black/dp/B0015A2JSA Link to comment
JackBauer Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 The Antec Three Hundred is probably the closest analog in both price and features. It only comes with a three drive cage, so for maximum storage you'd need to buy three CM cages. You could of course opt for three hot swap 5 in 3 cages, but that does drive the price up a lot. The 300 has nine external 5.25" bays that you could use three "5 in 3" cages with? Anyone here have such a system? Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Another option, though more $$, is the Antec Twelve Hundred (12 external 5.25 bays). On sale and cheap, cheap shipping: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129043&cm_re=twelve_hundred-_-11-129-043-_-Product Link to comment
JackBauer Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 It is tempting. With four 5in3's, you could put 20 hard drives in... Of course the only concern there is a massive overvoltage PS failure that fries all 20 drives. (Not worried about two HD failures as I'd lose at most two HD's worth of data... ) Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 It is tempting. With four 5in3's, you could put 20 hard drives in... Of course the only concern there is a massive overvoltage PS failure that fries all 20 drives. (Not worried about two HD failures as I'd lose at most two HD's worth of data... ) Go big or go home, right? Link to comment
JackBauer Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Go big or go home, right? At the same time I have to say... That by the time I fill up even eight 2TB drives, the HD, processor, MB technologies will have so advanced that it's already time to move to the next generation... (And start storing files on two 8TB drives instead.... Which would likely necessitate a new build.) Sometimes I hate making decisions. Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Go big or go home, right? At the same time I have to say... That by the time I fill up even eight 2TB drives, the HD, processor, MB technologies will have so advanced that it's already time to move to the next generation... (And start storing files on two 8TB drives instead.... Which would likely necessitate a new build.) Sometimes I hate making decisions. But they're FUN decisions!! As an aside, another plus about getting the bigger case is that you can also throw in any smaller drives you have lying about, without worrying about using up precious slots... Also, and I think I can speak for most of this community when I say that when I first built my server, I never thought I would use up the 13 TBs of space I had. But, as it always seems the case, when you have more, you use more... . Link to comment
bigdog66 Posted November 20, 2010 Author Share Posted November 20, 2010 thanks for all of the suggestions fella's DoeBoye....when I was single and had single man money I was with you to the fullest but now having a wife and kids to feed and a mortgage I have had to learn to back off a bit...lol in some ways thats good....I would love to just bite the bullet and buy a norco case and all and envy those who have but then I think that with the 590 which for the last few months since i have found unraid I could have bought it from amazon for $60 with free shipping.....and hell just add 3 of the cm 4 in 3 enclosures for $20 a piece and use/make some kind of enclosure that would sit on top of the power supply so knowing of the 20 drive limit of unraid i could buy 2 pro licenses and build 2 servers with the 590 and have 30-32 drives between 2 590's and have spent less than a norco build now having been forced to look around for a replacement case that will hopefully still be around when i get the dough to order one i have found there are some others that may work but there are a lot of unknowns with all the builds here using the 590 you knew exactly what you were going to get....excellent build quality....excellent cooling...etc etc now the 690 advance II is a beautiful case but honestly you lose some flexibilty and it costs more......having to spend more and get less is very disappointing in fact it brings up a lot of single man thoughts and makes me want to go to coolermaster home office and choke every last person i can get to till the police show up.....only a single man can afford to even try and calculate how much a$$ kicking you can do before the cops show up.....lol Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 There are other option, but as was said we don't really know what to expect since they have more than likely not been used. The 590 was a great case that had no over exaggerated styling. Take a look at the AeroCool Vx-9 Pro AeroCool Vs-9 Black SECC Xigmatek Utgard Window I like the 2nd and 3rd the most... but who know how well they might work... Link to comment
Giraffeninja Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 There is always this too. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219030 It's a nice all black rack mount. Holds 10 drives + 3 x 5.25 bays. Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 DoeBoye....when I was single and had single man money I was with you to the fullest but now having a wife and kids to feed and a mortgage I have had to learn to back off a bit...lol I hear ya! That *does* put a bit of a crimp in the ol toy-spending budget . Link to comment
Giraffeninja Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Just tell your wife and kids that Hard Drives only last a year, and they can't keep watching their movies with no Hard Drives. Now I have an annual Hard Drive fund... Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Just tell your wife and kids that Hard Drives only last a year, and they can't keep watching their movies with no Hard Drives. Now I have an annual Hard Drive fund... Clever. Evil, but clever! In the same vein, but completely off topic, I just pulled 2GBs of ram out of my gf's Hackintosh because my UnRaid box is complaining about low memory... Let's hope she doesn't notice it's missing... I'll try the no ram=no movies if she complains Back on-topic: That last case looks like a good deal. A bit fugly, but lots of capacity for a cheap price. Can it live on it's side? Link to comment
Giraffeninja Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 If you were referring to the norco case I linked to then yes. The rack mounts are just held on by 6 phillips screws. I have one here with a 4 in 3 in it about to be put on craigslist. Ahh the joys of those new SuperMicro servers... Making me part out all this 35 day old gear. Link to comment
DoeBoye Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Just came across a sale on the Cooler Master 690 at Newegg.Canada for $60 and free shipping. Not sure if it's much help if you're in the US, but... http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-11-119-137-_-Product&AID=10657534&PID=749547&SID=forums&nm_mc=AFC-C8junctionCA Link to comment
bigdog66 Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 you guys are killing me....lol I would think about snagging that case from you before you craiglist it but im sure the shipping would be out of site...lol Link to comment
Giraffeninja Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Well I'm in az, if your close and want it let me know. Link to comment
bigdog66 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 Im in Indiana unfortunately......but that case is a good consideration though Link to comment
Minymous Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152 OUT OF STOCK. ETA: 12/06/2010. Your worries are over. Link to comment
sohlican Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 There are other option, but as was said we don't really know what to expect since they have more than likely not been used. The 590 was a great case that had no over exaggerated styling. Take a look at the AeroCool Vx-9 Pro AeroCool Vs-9 Black SECC Xigmatek Utgard Window I like the 2nd and 3rd the most... but who know how well they might work... I actually bought the second one, I had to cut the USB + Audio cable for the front panel as there's no way it can fit 3x of the super micro cage. Then I have to bend the metal holder in order to slot the HDD cage in Link to comment
sohlican Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119152 OUT OF STOCK. ETA: 12/06/2010. Your worries are over. They do not ship to Malaysia Link to comment
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