Rackmount computer chassis

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I am in the process of building my own computer for digital recording. Does anyone have any opinions about rack mounted cases for the CPU rather than a tower?
 
I built mine in a rackmount case. You can stack shit on it even if you don't have a rack.
 
Do any inexpensive(ish) ones exist? I don't feel like paying 200.00 for a comp case.
 
not that i'm aware of

i run an ISP and we build a ton of rack-mount machines for our and our client's use. around $200 seems to be the norm from my distributor, but that is for a 4u case, if you could find a mainboard that would fit the form factor, you could save money and space and put it in a 2 or 3u case instead. one cool thing about a rackmount though is that most of them come with around 6 fans, ready to go! all the one's i've got even have a 120mm fan in front of the hard drive bays, but that does add a considerable amount of noise.
anyway, hope some of this info helps
 
Seems to me that the biggest disadvantage of a rack mounted case would be noise. How do you isolate that if its in a rack?
With a tower or mini tower, you could always build a nice little iso box for it.

I think it seems like a heafty price to pay just to say you have a rack mounted PC, when in actuality, the tower is probably easier to deal with in terms of iso.

*rambling thoughts*
 
i agree

that's pretty much right on, however, if you can control the noise, a nice black finished rackmount cased pc sitting in a rack goes a long way towards everything looking neat and modular (more professional maybe) and such.

i think it's just preference mostly, i don't use one.
 
you can disconnect the fans you don't need. I have my PIII in a 4U chassis running perfectly cool w/o any fans besides cpu cooler and PSU. I bought it on ebay for 120 euro, it is in perfect condition and way better quality than any tower case I used to have before.
Be careful with 2U and 3U cases, they are sometimes very deep (long), you will hardly find a rack deeper than 46cm.
 
Price is way less than 200$ I just got one for 80$ including shipping. Check out pricewatch.com. They have all sorts of rackmount cases (1u-6u) for under 125$.
 
ok

that's a good price, but did it come with a power supply that will safely power your board?
 
What I like about the rack case my PC is built in, besides the fact that it looks cool, is that it travels well and my cats can jump on it.

I went with a 4U configuration.
 
drstawl said:
What I like about the rack case my PC is built in, besides the fact that it looks cool, is that it travels well and my cats can jump on it.

I went with a 4U configuration.
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**hangs head, kicks the dirt**
Maybe I'll just turn mine sideways and... put it next to the rack.:(
 
Here's a candiate for dumbest question of the decade:

When you rackmount you computer, assuming it is a "tower" style, then the computer sits "sideways" (horizontal) in the rack, right? So how do you put a CD into the CD tray without it falling out? :confused:

(yeah, I know. it's embarassing to be so freaking stupid!) :D
 
Michael Jones said:

**hangs head, kicks the dirt**
Maybe I'll just turn mine sideways and... put it next to the rack.:(
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Why not in it?

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littledog said:
So how do you put a CD into the CD tray without it falling out? :confused:
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Duct tape :D


Seriously, I don't believe you can rack mount a tower case. There's no tabs or anything to bolt it down. A rack mount case is what you need for that and the components bolt into the case in the correct orientation.

lou
 
littledog said:
Here's a candiate for dumbest question of the decade:

When you rackmount you computer, assuming it is a "tower" style, then the computer sits "sideways" (horizontal) in the rack, right? So how do you put a CD into the CD tray without it falling out? :confused:

(yeah, I know. it's embarassing to be so freaking stupid!) :D
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The CD tray/caddy has these little clip like thingys that keep the CD from falling out. Pretty standard on all CD ROM's now-a-days.
 
Im sorry, that does not include Power Supply. You can get them starting from about 20$ and up to 200$ if you want whisper quient 500W. But, I had a 400W laying around, so in it goes...
 
Michael Jones said:

The CD tray/caddy has these little clip like thingys that keep the CD from falling out. Pretty standard on all CD ROM's now-a-days.
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So you CAN mount a CD/ROM, CDRW, whatever, in a vertical position? I had no idea.
 
>So you CAN mount a CD/ROM, CDRW, whatever, in a vertical position? I had no idea.

Or just get a rack case with the bays oriented to utilize an ordinary CD-ROM drive.
 
drstawl said:
Or just get a rack case with the bays oriented to utilize an ordinary CD-ROM drive. [/B]
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Yeah doc, that's what I've got. I didn't know there was any other way.

lou
 
In the Mac universe, the only option for rackmounting that I've ever seen is a retrofit on the G4 type tower models racked horizontally. I've seen pictures in advertisements (usually in the "classifieds" in the back of magazines), but always wondered about the CD tray, since my Macs (to my knowledge) don't have clips in the trays. Unless it's something that happens internally once the tray retracts.
 
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