Server Cabinet Recommendations?

[SuperCookie78]

I am building a backup server and i am building it in this case. I would like to get rails for it and mount it in a cabinet but everything i have seen is $1000+. I would maybe like 10U at most. any recommendations? 

[8uhbbhu8]

What sort of cabinet are you looking for? Have you looked used locally? That's where you usually find stuff cheap.

[SuperCookie78]

2 minutes ago, 8uhbbhu8 said:

What sort of cabinet are you looking for? Have you looked used locally? That's where you usually find stuff cheap.

you mean on craigslist or something?

[gamerking]

4 hours ago, SuperCookie78 said:

you mean on craigslist or something?

or ebay ant bad you can get lucky at times.  just dont get a rack off amazon/newegg the shippers will destroy it box's that arnt marked fragile seem to make them go crazy to try to wreak it. i got a 25u rosewill rack only took multiple shipments to get a complete one.

 

craigslist can be hit and miss if your live near a major city you can get lucky if a business goes under and flash sales there stuff or when a place upgrades may get it for free . small ones arnt going to be as popular if your looking for used .

 

if you want a 4 post rack smallest one i know of is startech's which is a 12u . im using amazon since i had it bookmarked .
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK12U/dp/B00P1RJ9LS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545027177&sr=1-4&keywords=server%2Brack&th=1

 

8u Version its really meant for a network rack not a pc case im guessing your going to put  a full pc in the case you linked
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK12U/dp/B01NBPL8OP/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545027177&sr=1-4&keywords=server%2Brack&th=1

[SuperCookie78]

1 hour ago, gamerking said:

or ebay ant bad you can get lucky at times.  just dont get a rack off amazon/newegg the shippers will destroy it box's that arnt marked fragile seem to make them go crazy to try to wreak it. i got a 25u rosewill rack only took multiple shipments to get a complete one.

 

craigslist can be hit and miss if your live near a major city you can get lucky if a business goes under and flash sales there stuff or when a place upgrades may get it for free . small ones arnt going to be as popular if your looking for used .

 

if you want a 4 post rack smallest one i know of is startech's which is a 12u . im using amazon since i had it bookmarked .
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK12U/dp/B00P1RJ9LS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545027177&sr=1-4&keywords=server%2Brack&th=1

 

8u Version its really meant for a network rack not a pc case im guessing your going to put  a full pc in the case you linked
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Adjustable-Levelers-Management-4POSTRACK12U/dp/B01NBPL8OP/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1545027177&sr=1-4&keywords=server%2Brack&th=1

ok that 12u looks good. any server rails you recommend? 

[gamerking]

On 12/17/2018 at 2:35 AM, SuperCookie78 said:

ok that 12u looks good. any server rails you recommend? 

not rosewill's they suck . i tried to go on norco's site and got a trojin warning from eset so there site is a no go , they probly have rails for your case you just need to find them . if your planing on pulling the case out on the rails also i love my supermicro ones but i think there only for the chassis i have dont think you could use them on another case without either the rails needing mods or the case .

 

if your going to stick it in the rack and only touch it once a year just get something like these

https://www.amazon.com/NavePoint-Mount-4-Post-Shelf-Depth/dp/B00XXDHPEU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1545209038&sr=8-3&keywords=server+rails

[Scheer]

Check out Navepoint: http://www.ebaystores.com/NavePoint/Racks-Cabinets-and-Accessories-/_i.html?rt=nc&_fsub=2802145014&_sacat=NavePoint&_sc=1&_sid=973500884&_sop=3&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1

 

I think 22U is the shortest they have in this style tho, I just bought the 36" deep version of this guy and am very impressed with the quality for $200: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Post-Adjustable-Open-Frame-Server-Rack-Network-Relay-22U-800mm-Casters-/252979412077?hash=item3ae6bf7c6d

 

I'll never buy Norco again though, my first case I bought from them looked like they purposely tried to make every metal edge into a saw blade. Figured it was a fluke and ordered a different one, and it wouldn't fit into my first rack which was two 19" threaded telco racks made into a 4 post. Figured it was just something weird with that rack so I bought the Navepoint and barely squeezes into it as well, you hear the rails grinding because they are pinched between the rack rails. I even made a custom square hole adapter so they rails were spaced as far apart as I could to still screw thru the square hole. Did some research and apparently its hit or miss if you get a Norco case/rail match that is the right size to fit in a rack. I bought the rail set that Norco's website says is for my case and their customer support even confirmed it should fit, but they have heard of issues in the past and if I was within 30 days to return it to the reseller and try reordering...

 

I've bought iStarUSA since and have been happy with them.