Over the summer I'm hoping to save up some money and finally build a nice server that I've always wanted. I'm still picking out all the components, but my main issue comes in with the server case. So far whenever I'm doing some searches on sites like newegg, most of the things that come up are either rackmount cases (which are nice, but I don't have a rack... yet 
) or cases that are called server but are really for high-end workstations. So my question is this, what manufacturers and models would you recommend that I look at for true server cases that are only concerned with performance (cooling, functionality, etc.) and security as opposed to a cool window on the side?
So far I've looked at these types of things that got me a bit interested, but as there really aren't that many reviews on them around and I've never dealt with real server cases, it's hard to judge what's good and what isn't... (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-182-548&depa=0 and http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-182-548&depa=0). Also, I'm thinking about implementing redundant power supplies since I will really need this thing to be up at all times, but this is another area that I've never entered before. Do you have any suggestions as far as where I should look for information on this? I noticed that the first case actually has a place for two power supplies, but I've also seen some that implement it in the normal space. What companies would you recommend and what prices should I be expecting?
Thanks for any help.
) or cases that are called server but are really for high-end workstations. So my question is this, what manufacturers and models would you recommend that I look at for true server cases that are only concerned with performance (cooling, functionality, etc.) and security as opposed to a cool window on the side?So far I've looked at these types of things that got me a bit interested, but as there really aren't that many reviews on them around and I've never dealt with real server cases, it's hard to judge what's good and what isn't... (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-182-548&depa=0 and http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-182-548&depa=0). Also, I'm thinking about implementing redundant power supplies since I will really need this thing to be up at all times, but this is another area that I've never entered before. Do you have any suggestions as far as where I should look for information on this? I noticed that the first case actually has a place for two power supplies, but I've also seen some that implement it in the normal space. What companies would you recommend and what prices should I be expecting?
Thanks for any help.
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