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Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm?

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Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:41 AM (permalink)

I need a home for an E-ATX board and probably another bigger-than-ATX server board. It doesn't have to be pretty, or even very sturdy, as it will be stuck in a back room and never moved. All I need is good airflow and enough room in the case to make it easy to work on. Room for tall HSF's like the Hyper212 is a requirement.
I have HAF-922's and I think the HAF-932 or HAF-X look good, but I was wondering if there was something cheaper that would work.

Barbarossa Total Posts : 5135 Joined: 1/28/2008 Status: offline Ribbons: 25 Folding: 436,667,859	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:08 AM (permalink) Don´t know if they´ll ever see the light, but Spotswood is currently gauging interst for cases based on his tech station http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1680562 My affiliate code
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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:16 AM (permalink)

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Don´t know if they´ll ever see the light, but Spotswood is currently gauging interst for cases based on his tech station
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1680562

I was going to recommend the same thing. Here is a link to his site where you can get a hold of him/order.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:23 AM (permalink)

I had forgotten about those - but I'm too cheap for that; even his simple tech station in ATX size with no top is already $110, so I'd imagine with sides and shipping assembled it would be no cheaper than a production case. I would consider it if I wanted stackable but I don't have that many to build.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:50 AM (permalink)

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I had forgotten about those - but I'm too cheap for that; even his simple tech station in ATX size with no top is already $110, so I'd imagine with sides and shipping assembled it would be no cheaper than a production case. I would consider it if I wanted stackable but I don't have that many to build.

I can build you one out of used pizza boxes and duct tape.

Punchy Total Posts : 2306 Joined: 2/6/2010 Status: offline Ribbons: 13 Folding: 197,297,151	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:15 PM (permalink) troy8d I can build you one out of used pizza boxes and duct tape. You have to use unused pizza boxes or the mice come and eat all the cardboard.
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troy8d Total Posts : 1758 Joined: 10/16/2010 Status: offline Ribbons: 9 Folding: 24,268,213	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:31 PM (permalink) True enough. But the top should still be clean. Either way - I frequent the local pizza shop enough that I could easily get some unused ones for your case.
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shogon Total Posts : 2516 Joined: 8/30/2008 Location: Manteca (lard), CA Status: offline Ribbons: 7 Folding: 12,154,756	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:35 PM (permalink) I would say the Xigmatek Elysium. If you have a MicroCenter near you, its $200. It's a nice home and dwarfs my X58 Classified.
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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:55 PM (permalink)

shogon

I would say the Xigmatek Elysium.
If you have a MicroCenter near you, its $200.
It's a nice home and dwarfs my X58 Classified.

I would go with an Elysium, especially if down the road it needs to house a 4P Supermicro or HPTX board. May not be the most visually beautiful case, but will accommodate all comers in mobos. NewEgg has it for $189.99 (after rebate) with free shipping and no tax if you're outside of CA.
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16811815011

...otherwise you can go the Troy "PC in a pizza box" route.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:59 PM (permalink)

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shogon

I would say the Xigmatek Elysium.
If you have a MicroCenter near you, its $200.
It's a nice home and dwarfs my X58 Classified.

I would go with an Elysium, especially if down the road it needs to house a 4P Supermicro or HPTX board. May not be the most visually beautiful case, but will accommodate all comers in mobos. NewEgg has it for $189.99 (after rebate) with free shipping and no tax if you're outside of CA.
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16811815011

...otherwise you can go the Troy "PC in a pizza box" route.

HAHA epicXD

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NerdGZ Total Posts : 517 Joined: 12/15/2010 Status: offline Ribbons: 3 Folding: 8,323,897	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:10 PM (permalink) mc donalds/ikea food plate in reverse stand and go open air(I have my opteron 2p sittiing on thatsolution) or maybe an ikea lack furniture and a mod http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10198411/ AFFILIATE CODE:7T7V3Q1VW6
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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:32 PM (permalink)

Punchy

I had forgotten about those - but I'm too cheap for that; even his simple tech station in ATX size with no top is already $110, so I'd imagine with sides and shipping assembled it would be no cheaper than a production case. I would consider it if I wanted stackable but I don't have that many to build.

Please don't assume anything about the price. Plus, stacking will reduce the overall cost since the bottom of one case will be the top of the case below it. Oh, and I was only thinking of 4p boards when I modeled this:

EATX would be a bit cheaper.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Thursday, March 22, 2012 4:56 AM (permalink)

Spotswood, I've been following your thread over at [H] about this new design. Could that PSU be turned 90 degrees (sideways) to prevent blocking the one Fan hole and partially blocking the one next to it? I know that even the large corporate case manufacturers sometimes have blocked fan holes, but I always like to see unobstructed air flow (if a fan hole is part of the design). Just an observation. I really like that you are offering something that will have walls too. I like the simplicity of an open-case, but minimizing dust accumulation has always been what prevented me from considering one (and I don't really tweak enough to justify "open" all the time). Best wishes with this new case you are designing too.

Edit: Went ahead and posted over at [H] in your main thread with my thoughts.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Thursday, March 22, 2012 5:55 AM (permalink)

texinga

shogon

I would say the Xigmatek Elysium.
If you have a MicroCenter near you, its $200.
It's a nice home and dwarfs my X58 Classified.

I would go with an Elysium, especially if down the road it needs to house a 4P Supermicro or HPTX board. May not be the most visually beautiful case, but will accommodate all comers in mobos. NewEgg has it for $189.99 (after rebate) with free shipping and no tax if you're outside of CA.
http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16811815011

...otherwise you can go the Troy "PC in a pizza box" route.

rofl awesome

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Spotswood Total Posts : 271 Joined: 8/1/2009 Location: New Hampshire, USA Status: offline Ribbons: 7	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Monday, March 26, 2012 7:07 PM (permalink) Added a HD "rail" system that can be re-positioned in all three axis and can handle SSDs: Another rail could be added to those two posts. :)
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Xavier Zepherious Total Posts : 3608 Joined: 7/4/2010 Location: Medicine Hat ,Alberta, Canada Status: online Ribbons: 13 Folding: 48,662,238	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Monday, March 26, 2012 8:03 PM (permalink) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811124142 Primes found Affiliate Code:YN2AHK39LH
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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Monday, March 26, 2012 11:20 PM (permalink)

My case is the cheapest i've seen. Main reason why I have it lol.
It was like 150 but on sale now for 135 free ship till 4/1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108376

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kawika57 Total Posts : 163 Joined: 2/7/2011 Location: Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean Status: offline Folding: 5,010,931	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:40 PM (permalink) You mentioned you liked the HAF 932 this is a really good deal at Newegg. http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Mar-0-2012/AllStars29/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL032912&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL032912-_-EMC-032912-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord
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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Thursday, March 29, 2012 3:53 PM (permalink)

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You mentioned you liked the HAF 932 this is a really good deal at Newegg. http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Mar-0-2012/AllStars29/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL032912&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL032912-_-EMC-032912-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord

Wow, thanks for the link! That is a great deal! Just in time too.

The system has been folding naked ever since I built it during the contest, but after the end of the month it needs a better home.

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Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:32 PM (permalink)

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You mentioned you liked the HAF 932 this is a really good deal at Newegg. http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Mar-0-2012/AllStars29/index-landing.html?nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL032912&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL032912-_-EMC-032912-Index-_-E0-_-PromoWord

I was going to recommend the same thing.. It's a pretty good deal.

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-ZS-Carpenter Total Posts : 1090 Joined: 3/7/2008 Location: My Affiliate Code: 6VBFZ0I9GZ Status: offline Ribbons: 1 Folding: 50,115,042	Re:Good inexpensive E-ATX case for folding/crunching farm? Friday, March 30, 2012 2:06 PM (permalink) http://www.newegg.com/Pro...x?Item=N82E16811147053 Cheap, sturdy, good air flow, good cable management and up to XL-ATX.
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