My E-ATX motherboard is currently crammed into an old case - I had to remove the internal drive bays to get it to fit. The cooling is done at the moment by 2x7cm fans mounted on the front drive bays ( when I say mounted - their wedged in with some foamboard )- pulling air through the case.
I'm looking for a cheap case which will take the board properly - and give me some drive bays spare. I quite like the look of the Irwin Ironclad ( £78 off e-bay ) which looks as though it could do the job properly. Wonder if their are any others that I should be considering. I did consider a server rack case - but the problem is that I want it as a tower and the rack case won't stand upright.
( BTW It's an XW9400 motherboard ( Tyan S2915 ), fitted with dual Opteron 8389's( a couple of odd coolers - which I may replace once I get a decent case and some headroom), DVD drive, 1x3.5", 2x2.5" drives(mounted in a 3.5" bay) )
I'm looking for a cheap case which will take the board properly - and give me some drive bays spare. I quite like the look of the Irwin Ironclad ( £78 off e-bay ) which looks as though it could do the job properly. Wonder if their are any others that I should be considering. I did consider a server rack case - but the problem is that I want it as a tower and the rack case won't stand upright.
( BTW It's an XW9400 motherboard ( Tyan S2915 ), fitted with dual Opteron 8389's( a couple of odd coolers - which I may replace once I get a decent case and some headroom), DVD drive, 1x3.5", 2x2.5" drives(mounted in a 3.5" bay) )
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