iStarUSA D-200-35 Black Aluminum / Steel 2U Rackmount Compact Stylish Chassis 350W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays

Pros: - Well built
- Small footprint

Cons: - Cooling is horrible. I had to duck tape two 80mm fans in front of the cpus to prevent overheating.
- PSU fan is loud

Other Thoughts: This case isn't long, so everything is a tight fit.

Pros: Nice case, sturdy construction, heavy gauge rack mounting ears and handles

Cons: Power supply fans very noisy, included riser card is a slot 6 PCI riser - if you need a different one be prepared to spend $80 or more just for a different riser

Other Thoughts: This really is a nice case, definitely best for machine rooms though. I was going to put it in my basement, but I could hear the fans running upstairs on the main floor through the floor

Pros: Durable, easy to install components if disassembled correctly. Removable MB tray. Front fan is a little on the noisy side but no more than expected.

Cons: Power supply needs to include SATA power connects.

Pros: Looks great in a rack, power supply no problems. I have 2 of them. Strong and sturdy. This cases cover didnt have holes when I bought it, and I called I-Star and was able to get one with holes immediatly. I-Star customer service was great.

Cons: It is cramped, expected for a 2u case, hard to install drives (even with SATA connection). Fan is really loud, I hear it in my sleep.

Other Thoughts: Put it this way, mine is a music computer, not an actual server. I needed something rackmountable, this case is perfect, otherwise I'd have to put up with a converted 5u computer case. From now on, im only buying server cases.

Pros: I bought this chassis because there are a lot of positive feedbacks. Basically this is a good chassis to accommondate a FDD, a CD-ROM, and a hard drive. My comes with 3 system fans. It feels like a server.

Cons: Could be designed to accommondate more hard drives since there is plenty of room. Motherboard is far in the rear corner while drive bay spread on two sides in the front. If you install more than 1 hard drive, you can only connect one interface, while the second interface is too far from drive bay. Otherwise you need to purchase longer IDE cable. This will not be an issue on SATA drives.

Other Thoughts: I expect there are accessories for additional hard drives.

Pros: Good solid construction. I put an ECS 661 model motherboard into this case with ThermalTake CPU fan without any problems. Everything appears to be running cool.

Cons: Case fan is a little loud if you're in the same room with it, but not unbearably so.

Other Thoughts: Although one is not needed to install a motherboard into this case, a manual would be nice for identifying all of the case connections and such.

Pros: Well designed case

Cons: Power supply mounting a bit weak but more than sufficient.

Other Thoughts: For a standard layout MB supplied riser works fine. DFI LanParty RXD200 MB, the chassis cross bar will not clear the cpu fan, and a differant riser board was ordered.

Pros: Great case. Very solidly built and nice design. Easy to add components and remove. PS has a nice fan that moves some air. Very rigid frame.

Cons: Only 1 80mm fan seems a little lacking - however it is a 2U case.

Pros: Nice, simple design. Works well. I will use this case again when a 2U is an acceptable choice.

Cons: None so far.

Pros: This is a great case for the price. A clean simple design makes it very easy to deal with. The key in the front unlock/locks the server up quickly. I really like how it has (2) 3.5 and (2) 5.25 bays.

Cons: 350 watt power supply isn't enough for a lot of devices.
Only has (1) system fan. More fan would be nice.

Other Thoughts: I'll probably build some more servers with this case.