Dumb question on rack server stuff.

[BigBadWolf787]

Hello all, please let me know if this is not the correct forum spot to post this discussion.

 

So basically, I have a server built right now with consumer hardware. To save space and to upgrade some stuff, I wanted to move both my router and potentially my server to a rack mount set up.

 

So my questions were:

 

1. Are there are rack mounted cases you can get that allow consumer hardware, so not pre-loaded with hardware just a shell I can add my own stuff to in terms of mobo and all that.

 

2. If there aren't, am I kind of stuck buying from a store like https://www.theserverstore.com/ or second hand off ebay/craigslist?

[Lurick]

Just search for 3RU and 4RU server chassis or cases on Amazon and the like and you should find plenty that fit your needs.

 

Edit:

A couple examples I found:

https://amazon.com/iStar-D-213-MATX-Rackmount-Server-Chassis/dp/B005KQ68BE

https://amazon.com/Rosewill-RSV-L4500U-Thickness-Rackmount-Server/dp/B01JBG0LW0

[leadeater]

Rosewill, Silverstone, Norco and Supermicro all make rackmount chassis that accept standard formfactor parts. Supermicro you have to make sure it's one of those however as they do both standard and proprietary

[trag1c]

21 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Supermicro you have to make sure it's one of those however as they do both standard and proprietary

That's good to know. I always thought that supermicro's complied to standard form factors.