cheap 2u rack mount case?

Tech1diot · March 19

Im looking to rackmount my home lab. does anyone know of cheap, preferably sub 75 USD 2u rack mount cases that can fit micro-atx and a LP pcie card? I've seen a few on amazon and ebay and newegg, but if anyone knows of any others it would be appreciated. I have tried finding 3d printable models as well, but almost all of the ones I have found are either too many parts (I don't feel comfortable past a certain point) or not enough documentation.

shooting for 17 or 19 inch rack size.

OhioYJ · March 19

What about using a shelf? Are you limited to exactly 2U? Silverstone has some options that are just slightly over 2U, if you don't mind the shelf idea (especially if you don't use the feet on the case):

Tech1diot · March 19

I’ve looked into 1u or around that size and the main reason I haven’t considered it is the whole use of a GPU riser for most cards. Even though I believe it would be fine, I would prefer if there’s less points of failure and a bit more customization that a 2u or even 4u would provide:

also as for having something over 2u as a case, it would work though at that point I could just put my current homelab onto shelves