Anyone have an Enlight 8950 case?

[Nosferatu]

I was thinking about getting one and building a small server in it. If you have one how do you like it? The cheapest I found it for was at Onvia for like 173 bux shipped. Anyone know of a better price?

My other option was the black cube at directron.com in the server section. Looks better but I can't find anyone that sells the raid expansion cage.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Understand your situation. I was looking for an EN-8950 awhile back, but found that the price is crazy! 🙁

So, I went for a SuperMicro SC-750A instead and haven't looked back since.

 

[Nosferatu]

hehe that freaking case looks like 3x the height of the enlight. I'll give it some thought, but I kinda like the "squatiness" of the enlight case. With the door shut it almost looks like a subwoofer of some kind instead of a computer.

 

[DaveJ]

Got one sitting right beside me... had it for about 15 months. 🙂 I got mine for around $140 shipped, but I can't remember where from... I like its size, and it's very roomy inside. The casters are nice too. There would be plenty of room to mount watercooling stuff if you're into that. Only thing I don't like is the door on the front. You have to open it to get to the power button, and the hinge design is pretty poor. I'd recommend this case if you're looking for something with a lower profile than a full tower, but the same amount of interior room. I had an Inwin Q500 before this, but it got top-heavy and was really hard to move around... this one's much better.

Dave

 

[Nosferatu]

140 is about right for the case w/o the power supply. Should I opt for that and get another power supply that has a better reputation?

 

[DaveJ]

The PS that came with mine was a Sparkle FSP300GT, which is AMD approved... MWave has them for $160 + shipping with a PS... chances are it's the Sparkle.

Dave

 

[Nosferatu]

Thanks for the info!