Which case will take a full length PCI card?

[Den]

I have built a new system using 2 DVD/CD drives, 5 hard drives, 1 floppy, and other standard cards and such, but with one big gotcha. I have an Adaptec 2400a IDE Raid 5 controler. The problem with this card is it is a full length PCI card, about 12 inches long! I currently have a Lian Li PC82 case (same size and features as PC60usb just different style). but to get the PCI card in there I have to leave the hard drive cage out. This means I have 3 of the hard drives stacked in the 2 free 5.25 bays held in place with 1 screw each. I have a fan in front of them, but the cooling is still not optimal.

So I need a case that provides cooling for 5 hd's plus room for the other drives and hopefully a couple left over bays (Hey, I may get a dvd-r) but will take a full length PCI card. Any recomendations? I was thinking avout the Antec plus 1060 or 1080, but it is not really clear from the website how many full length cards they will take.

Thanks in advance,
Den

 

[mechBgon]

I would think the Antec SX1240 (or SX1200 without power supply) or one of its clones would be a nice pick. Here's a photo showing what you probably want to see: Interior shot of SX1240 Note that on this case, both hard-drive cages do have fans edit: I should have said "fan holders") in them. This is the only Antec tower that has fans in both bays, as opposed to just the bottom one, so if you want forced-air cooling for more than three drives, there you go. You can also see the purple-blue card support with notches to support the ends of at least four full-length PCI cards.

I was looking at photos of a Chieftech clone of the Antec SX1240 at Newegg, which lists for $49 without power supply. It is not quite the same as the Antec-badged version... no 92mm auxiliary exhaust position above the power supply on the Chieftech. That would probably matter most if you had a bunch of hot-running devices in the 5.25" bays, such as a batch of SCSI drives in hot-swap trays. If you want that extra fan position, you can get an SX1200 from Techstore, among others, but the price will be higher. Hope that is a help!

 

[OracleMan]

You might need one of those square-type server case.
check here

 

[BatmanNate]

My Antec sx1030 supports it. (that's what those crazy purple things at the front/bottom are for)