Rackmount Cases

[Aegis]

Could I use it as a regular PC case?

[puntoMX]

Just check if full-hight cards fit and it will suite you like a normal case.

[Aegis]

How do you check? The case is 4U:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811182566

[puntoMX]

Link to see the back

As you can see the slot’s are full height witch is common on a 4U case.

[LLXX]

You can use any rackmount case as a regular desktop, although it might look a bit strange...

[puntoMX]

You can use any rackmount case as a regular desktop, although it might look a bit strange...

Look at a U1, then tell me what you think .

[nmX.Memnoch]

You have to go with at least a 4U case or full height cards won't fit. If your cards are all half-height (unlikely) then you can get away with a 2U case....and a 1U case is pretty much out of the question.

Also, check the power supply mounts. Most rackmount cases are made for specialized server motherboards that don't use "regular" ATX power supplies.

[tain]

You can use cases that aren't as high (1U-3U) but will probalby have to use risers.

[LLXX]

You have to go with at least a 4U case or full height cards won't fit. If your cards are all half-height (unlikely) then you can get away with a 2U case....and a 1U case is pretty much out of the question.

Also, check the power supply mounts. Most rackmount cases are made for specialized server motherboards that don't use "regular" ATX power supplies.

In a 1U case, the expansion cards are fit horizontally. There is normally room for 1 full-height (width) card. Edited March 20, 2006 by LLXX

[nmX.Memnoch]

Only having the room for 1 expansion card would make 1U "pretty much out of the question" for most people trying to use a rackmount case as a desktop system. You have to get specialized motherboards, HSF's, RAM, etc, etc to use a 1U case. A lot of 2U rackmount cases use riser cards as well, but some can use half-height cards. You can find some really good half-height cards such as the Intel GigE Server Adapters, 3ware SATA RAID controllers, LSI SCSI controllers and a few others. The thing you won't find is a high-end half-height video card. There are some ATI X300 and X600 base cards that are half-height, but I wouldn't call these "high-end cards".