What is the biggest case out there? that can handle "everything" and more

[dave_the_nerd]

If I ever have a desire to go "big" again, I'll probably go retro. Relive the "good old days" of beige boxes, y2k fearmongering, and the first dotcom bubble.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/383

or

http://www.anandtech.com/show/374

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Oh man, I think I still have my SC-750 around somewhere. Sure brings back memories!
http://www.bluesmoke.net/about.html

 

[john3850]

Around seven years ago I got a new Supermicro SC750-A off ebay for $ 31.00.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Every once in a while, somebody inspires me to post a pic of my "Gurr-eat Project" of 2007 using a 1995 Compaq ProLiant server case:

I could explain each feature of it in detail with more pics. I see I left my wire snips on the floor when I took this one. It looks as though the cat dropped a deuce on the carpet. But the result of the 3" braked double-caster wheels and their mounting hardware was especially satisfying. I was able to turn the server-drive-bay hot-swap bays and caddies to good use. It would have made a great water-cooling project. I just gave the whole enchilada to my brother, when I might have got him a new case for the computer essentials. And I guess my biggest problem with it was the size in the confines of this room. That case was at least 4" taller than a standard full-tower, and the wheels raise it up another 4". The system to the left in the picture is a "re-deployed" Gateway full-tower from the mid-1990s.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Oh man, I think I still have my SC-750 around somewhere. Sure brings back memories!
http://www.bluesmoke.net/about.html

Well if you find it and want to get rid of it, ping me.

 

[thesmokingman]

Remember when key locks were the big thing in servers? You had keys on your hotswap bays, keys on power buttons. The annoying part is I had a bad habit of losing said keys lol.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Remember when key locks were the big thing in servers? You had keys on your hotswap bays, keys on power buttons. The annoying part is I had a bad habit of losing said keys lol.

Yeah. I think with the ProLiant server case, I didn't have the key that fit it. But it was easy to remove and refit with the same sort of hardware, which I must've picked up at ACE or Home Depot. The lock had a real key, not the kind that just slip out of a hot-swap keyhole. So my front-door lock was just a garnish, which nevertheless worked the way I wanted. And losing the key fallen on the carpet wasn't going to happen.

that case, with its screws and other fittings, was a solid piece of steel.

 

[happy medium]

rosewill blackhawk ultra.



http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...sewill_blackhawk_ultra-_-11-147-157-_-Product

currently the one mine is housed in.

I have this case , its huge, and has great airflow.
I also have a Antec 1200 but the Rosewill is bigger.