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Matthew P.

Matthew P.

Joined on 01/07/07

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fantastic case

SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-846TQ-R900B Black 4U Rackmount Server Case 900W Redundant
SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-846TQ-R900B Black 4U Rackmount Server Case 900W Redundant

Pros: Lots of room, included PSU, lots of fans, awesome backplane. Everything about this case is great. The airflow is awesome. It comes with a shroud to pass maximum airflow over the CPUs. 5 hot swap fans. The backplane is great, but like others said, plugging in the bottom row of SATA plugs is a bit tight, it's a one time deal, and certainly not worthy of preventing anyone from getting this case.

Cons: The case doesn't come with a bracket to mount an additional (OS) hard drive. You need this bracket: MCP-220-84601-0N . Also, the PSU only provides the old style molex power connection for this drive, not SATA. In addition, the 12V 4pin power cable is quite short and didn't reach the slot on the motherboard.

great card

areca ARC-1280ML-2G PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card
areca ARC-1280ML-2G PCI Express SATA II (3.0Gb/s) Controller Card

Pros: This card is fantastic. I have been running one for over 3 years without issue and just bought a second. Has a great command line tool for managing, as well as a pre-OS utility, in addition to a web based tool. It supports 3TB drives after a quick firmware flash.

Cons: Pricey, but worth it.