- 460W
- 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
- 1 80mm Fans
Good case, easy to build in
07/31/2016
This review is from: iStarUSA D-2P/2U460w 2U Rackmount Server Case 460W 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
Pros:
To start, this is my first build in a server rack, which I did to mount underneath my TV in the TV stand. Building is super easy. Took me two hours from parts in the box to a fully functional computer. The 5.25"/3.5" rack comes out for easy install. There's lots of extra hardware for mounting anything you might feel like mounting. Power supply seems legit, but only time will tell if it'll last. Front cover is well made. Overall a very well put together case.
Cons:
-Horizontal PCIe slots in the back. I'd rather they be vertical and only accept low profile cards, but I knew that going in and therefore didn't dock an egg.
-The top is held on by both a single large thumb screw in the back (which I'm used to) and two little screws that require a screwdriver on the sides (which I'm not used to). This gave me about a minute of confusion, and I'm not sure why you'd make one screw able to be undone without tools, and require tools for the other two. Very minor, didn't dock an egg.
-Cooling. I'm not running anything intense in this, so it's not an issue, and all server racks of this size are only gonna have a couple 80mm fans to cool them. But IMO all 80mm fans do is make noise, so I'm cutting a hole in the top and mounting a 200mm low rpm fan on top, and then removing the 80mm fans. Less noise, more cooling.
-The front panel plugs. Each USB plug is on it's own cord with 4 pins, vice one with 9 pins, and they are not shielded. Not an issue, just takes a bit of research to figure out the orientation to plug them in. And the power indicating light didn't line up with my mobo's plug. Not an issue, since I was gonna leave it unplugged anyways to not be distracting when watching TV, but some might find it annoying.
Overall Review:
There are a lot more words in the cons than the pros, but overall this is a great case to work in. Fastest and least troublesome build I've ever done. Also, no power switch on the PSU. You have to unplug it if you want to turn it off prior to getting it fully set up. That's not uncommon on FLEX-ATX supplies. Not a pro or a con, it just is.
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