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 only has cooling for 3 of the hd's
I was thinking about the sx1240 (or sx1200) but it seems that one is not made any more since no-one has it in stock.
Thanks in advance,
Den
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 only has cooling for 3 of the hd's
I was thinking about the sx1240 (or sx1200) but it seems that one is not made any more since no-one has it in stock.
Thanks in advance,
Den
Well if I find a place that has them in stock, I'll post it here. If you search Newegg.com for "SX1240" you'll come up with a similar chassis built by Chieftech/Chenming, whichever one makes Antec's chassis for them. I noticed one difference in the photos: no 92mm fan hole above the power supply, and the PSU is flipped sideways. Not the end of the world, but I like the design with a 92mm fan in the top better, which is how the Antec variant is set up.
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