TBSCamCity Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Looking for a 24 bay Supermicro 4U chassis with a newer backplane that supports >2TB drives. I don't want the 36 bay cases because I need 4U internal space for Noctua CPU coolers and larger fans. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 The 36 bay case is 4U, I have one. Quote Link to comment
TBSCamCity Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, ashman70 said: The 36 bay case is 4U, I have one. Yeah I know but it's only 2U of internal space since the back 12 bays take up the other 2U. I already have (2) 2U's with Dual E5-2670's. Looking to move one of them to a 4U case so I can put Noctua fans in it and also put Noctua CPU coolers in it. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Where the motherboard sits you have 4U of space, its just the front and back that are taken up with the drives. I think there would be enough clearance for those coolers, if you want to give me the height dimensions I can open my case and measure. Quote Link to comment
TBSCamCity Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, ashman70 said: Where the motherboard sits you have 4U of space, its just the front and back that are taken up with the drives. I think there would be enough clearance for those coolers, if you want to give me the height dimensions I can open my case and measure. I am pretty sure you are mistaken. Every 36 Bay Supermicro I've ever seen is only 2U internally. But here is the cooler http://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-workstation-server/nh-u9dx-i4/specification Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 You may be right, actually now that I think about it in terms of how the add on cards work and where the expansion slots are at the back of the case it is 2U, you are right. Quote Link to comment
TBSCamCity Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, ashman70 said: You may be right, actually now that I think about it in terms of how the add on cards work and where the expansion slots are at the back of the case it is 2U, you are right. Thanks for the input. All I see for a reasonable price on eBay are the 36 bay ones not the 24 bay ones unfortunately. The only affordable 24 bay ones at the moment are older and don't support the large drives. Quote Link to comment
ashman70 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Yeah its weird for awhile there, there were a few on eBay now they seem to have all disappeared. I'll keep an eye out too, if I see one I'll let you know. 1 Quote Link to comment
grandprix Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 This one supports > 2TB and SATA3, the 846TQ is direct, not an expander like most.http://www.ebay.com/itm/172614516263 Not sure if it's quite the case you're looking for, but, works out fine for my dual E5-2670 with ASRock SSI EEB mobo. Quote Link to comment
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