Re: Drive cages for media server...

[Dan Ward <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian,

With reference to the Stacker.

I would recommend you go for the earlier version than the later one.
The new version has had a few of the decent features removed.  Like the
one of the PSU slots.  Which if you are having a large amount of drives
you will need, both. Unless you go for one MASSIVE PSU which is expensive.

This is the new one not to go for
http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=uk&Language_s=15&url_place=product&p_serial=RC-810&other_title=+RC-810+CMStacker%20810

This is the old one
http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=uk&Language_s=15&url_place=product&p_serial=STC-T01&other_title=+STC-T01+CM%20Stacker

Apart from that it is an excellent case for what you need. Mine is full
to the brim!

Cheers

Dan

Ian Lowe wrote:
>
> Yeah, I'm looking at a cooler master stacker case, so it's pretty much
> designed to use these guys :)
>
> It's basically the first time I have had an actual budget to do this
> right,
> (hooray for not running my own business any more!!) rather than scrimp
and
> save on it. I'm planning to spend a bit of time hammering out the
details,
> then do it in October, probably with a budget of about £1100.
>
> The plan has morphed since I started looking at it (as you would
expect) -
> at the moment, I'm thinking about using 8 of the SATA 3.0Gb drives
(the
> Western digital raid edition 320Gb ones are looking pretty darn good,
and
> that might turn into the 400Gb ones by October) with a PCI-e or PCI-x
RAID
> card for the main storage area, probably using 1 drive for fault
> tolerance,
> and a second as a hot standby (so, 1.8Tb useable if I am using 320's).
>
> I'm planning to use the Cooler Master, with it's humungous eleven
> front 5.25
> bays, with a "5 in 3" cage and a "3 in 2" cage
from the same range (looks
> like the supermicro ones) - lets me have all eight SATA drives in a
> nice hot
> plug bay, one bay for a DVD, another two of the drive bays to host the
O/S
> drives, (a mirrored pair of 200Gb PATA drives from my old media
server).
>
> That leaves me with 3 drive bays spare - enough for another "5 in
3" cage
> for expansion if/when I fill that lot up.
>
> Then it's the big decision - do I go for a Core 2 Duo, or an Athlon 64
> x2...
>
> I.
>
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]
On
> Behalf Of
> Phil Harris
> Sent: 27 August 2006 22:19
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Drive cages for media server...
>
> Just a quick point but if you are going to get one of these then check
> that
> your case actually has three clear 5.25" bays...
>
> ...many cases have little formed "guides" every one or two
5.25" bays
> which
> will stop these going in unless you modify the metalwork.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
]
> > On Behalf Of James Fidell
> > Sent: 27 August 2006 21:25
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Drive cages for media server...
> >
> > Stuart Poulton wrote:
> > > Hi Ian,
> > >
> > > Looks like these are the same cages 3ware re-badge
> > >
> > > http://www.3ware.com/products/ata.asp
> <http://www.3ware.com/products/ata.asp>
> <http://www.3ware.com/products/ata.asp
> <http://www.3ware.com/products/ata.asp>>
> > >
> > > Try www.tmc-uk.com for a UK supplier.
> >
> > Alternatively, I bought one of these for a similar purpose some
time
> > ago:
> >
> > http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=90116
> <http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=90116>
> <http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=90116
> <http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=90116>>
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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