4u case + psu

[Technomancer__]

I am new to rack servers

I am thinking o buying this from here

and for SATA drives, I will need this? from here? do I just get 2, connect them to the backplane and the sata to the mobo?
 

so for PSU in the website (link above), it says

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Frame for ATX PSUs (fixed) and redundant 4U-PSU

Adapter for 2U-PSU + optional 80mm fan bracket

so I guess it supports atx, 2u and 4u psus?

it will be an r9 3900x or r7 3700x system that will be online 24/7 i have never bought server psus and i have no idea what to buy

 

I buy my stuff from www.amazon.de

[leadeater]

20 minutes ago, Technomancer__ said:

I am thinking o buying this from here

Why this case? 8 disk bays in a 4U chassis is really not that good, 16 or 24 is more common and doesn't/shouldn't cost more even if you don't require that many.

 

20 minutes ago, Technomancer__ said:

and for SATA drives, I will need this? from here? do I just get 2, connect them to the backplane and the sata to the mobo?

Yes this is the correct cable for backplane to motherboard SATA.

 

Have a look at these as see that you think:

Rosewill RSV-L4412

Rosewill RSV-L4500

 

Edit: Also the other 3U/4U chassis with more bays from inter-tech.

[mariushm]

Honestly, 190 euro feels like A LOT for a regular 4U server case.

This being said, yes those seem like the cables you would need to use.

You could use a regular ATX power supply, should be able to screw it to the case without any issue.

 

You should consider maybe the 3U model, the Inter-Tech 3098-S : https://www.amazon.de/INTER-TECH-3U-3098-S-integrierter-Luftfilter-19Zoll/dp/B00W8XK8NG/

It's only 100 euro... You could screw the hard drives directly inside and use regular SATA cables, or you could use single bay 5.25" to 3.5" bay adapters or these 2 x 5.25" -> 3x3.5" adapters : https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Enclosure-Internal-Backplane-Optimized/dp/B01BMJ1Y3O/

examples of single bay :

https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-HSB100SATBK-5-25in-Trayless-Mobile/dp/B000KS8S9W/

https://www.amazon.com/ORICO-1106SS-Trayless-Internal-adapter/dp/B0093FINMU/

 

 

[Technomancer__]

16 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Why this case? 8 disk bays in a 4U chassis is really not that good, 16 or 24 is more common and doesn't/shouldn't cost more even if you don't require that many.

 

Yes this is the correct cable for backplane to motherboard SATA.

 

Have a look at these as see that you think:

Rosewill RSV-L4412

Rosewill RSV-L4500

 

Edit: Also the other 3U/4U chassis with more bays from inter-tech.

can only find the rsv-l4500 but it doesn't ship to cyprus

the other inter-tech case with more for around the same price is the 4U 4410

this looks good but i can't find it from amazon.de

[Olaf6541]

How many drives are we talking about? Does it have to be hotswappable with front access to the drives?

Because like mariushm said, it may be cheaper to buy a cheap rack case and fill it with hotswap bays, it depends on the amount of drives. (I filled my 3U-3098-S with 2 of these)

All Inter-tech cases (except 1U) support normal atx power supplies so if you buy a high quality atx psu that is very reliable that is fine too, you don't really need a server psu.