Case for a S7012

[Guest]

I am building another computer on the cheap (mostly used parts) and the motherboard of choice is an older TYAN S7012 (S7012GM4NR) which will house 2 Intel Xeon x5675 CPU's.  I will start with simple fan cooling and maybe later, just for kicks, I may try to water cool it. Would like some recomendations on the tower case for this.  Generally, one that has filters to keep dust out. 

[Catbattle]

Honestly, its mostly an aesthetic thing. I like white/silver, but its up to you. Pcpartpickers compatibility filters might help ya out here. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Honestly, its mostly an aesthetic thing. I like white/silver, but its up to you. Pcpartpickers compatibility filters might help ya out here. 

I never find that site useful and doing a search it does not even list the parts. lol

 

 

[Catbattle]

Just now, GOD666 said:

I never find that site useful and doing a search it does not even list the parts. lol

 

 

Weird lmao. Its pretty good for new builds IMO, lifesaver for me. Might wanna measure out ya parts and find a case to fit those dimensions.

[Guest]

Just now, TheCatShuriken said:

Weird lmao. Its pretty good for new builds IMO, lifesaver for me. Might wanna measure out ya parts and find a case to fit those dimensions.

Part are not yet ordered, was hoping to have some insight 1st.  I've done my research and I know all the "guts" (inner workings) going inside my box, I just need to pick out the box.  lol   The motherboard was usually installed in servers, but this particular board could be installed in tower servers as well.  The idea is to find the correct tower ATX or E-ATX. 

[Catbattle]

Just now, GOD666 said:

Part are not yet ordered, was hoping to have some insight 1st.  I've done my research and I know all the "guts" (inner workings) going inside my box, I just need to pick out the box.  lol   The motherboard was usually installed in servers, but this particular board could be installed in tower servers as well.  The idea is to find the correct tower ATX or E-ATX. 

Well try finding the dimensions online. Amazon tech specs might help ya out.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Well try finding the dimensions online. Amazon tech specs might help ya out.

That I do have

http://www.tyan.com/Motherboards_S7012_S7012GM4NR

Board Dimension

12"x13" (305x330mm)

[Guest]

Forgot to ask, Amazon Tech Specs? A Google Search only brings up the tech specs of a kindle.  lol  I doubt that is what you meant.

[Catbattle]

Just now, GOD666 said:

That I do have

Just now, GOD666 said:

Forgot to ask, Amazon Tech Specs? A Google Search only brings up the tech specs of a kindle.  lol  I doubt that is what you meant.

 

Sorry lol, I meant when you scroll down on an amazon page and it will list dimensions, etc. Also Amazon seems to be down for me, you getting the same thing? 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Sorry lol, I meant when you scroll down on an amazon page and it will list dimensions, etc. Also Amazon seems to be down for me, you getting the same thing? 

Amazon is up, but Tom's Hardware is down.  Which is how I stumbled onto here.  lol

[Catbattle]

Just now, GOD666 said:

Amazon is up, but Tom's Hardware is down.  Which is how I stumbled onto here.  lol

Weird lol. Anyway, this sites pretty great. Try E-ATX searches on pcpartpicker, a 12x13 mobo is e-atx. Might want to double check though, but here. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#f=3&sort=a8&page=1

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, TheCatShuriken said:

Weird lol. Anyway, this sites pretty great. Try E-ATX searches on pcpartpicker, a 12x13 mobo is e-atx. Might want to double check though, but here. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/#f=3&sort=a8&page=1

 

Thank you.     I was not sure if I actually needed a full tower and now I know. 

 

Now the search continues to one that will allow me to perhaps add water cooling later but also will include air filters to avoid dust. 

[Catbattle]

Just now, GOD666 said:

Thank you.     I was not sure if I actually needed a full tower and now I know. 

 

Now the search continues to one that will allow me to perhaps add water cooling later but also will include air filters to avoid dust. 

Ah man. I dont know much about water cooling. If your going to invest in water cooling in the far future, I would recommend just buying a case then (prices will go down too). Thats what I`m doing if and when I get water cooling. Thats my two cents. Glad I helped! 

[Guest]

Just a final follow-up on the case I believe I have settled on will be a Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower PC Case

[FAQBytes]

Yeah, that's an SSI EEB board, the same form factor as my motherboard (In description).

Finding a case for it is a royal pain in the arse as there aren't that many, and any that exist are large,bulky, and expensive. I got a super cheap rack mounted server for $200 that came with 12 500GB hard drives, so I put it in that, it's just super inconvenient moving it around while I'm still at college. So your choices are basically a rack mounted server case, designated intel case, or something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Enthoo-Chassis-PH-ES614P-TG-Titanium/dp/B00YCX0XR6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493592394&sr=8-2&keywords=ssi+eeb+case

All of which are large.

[FAQBytes]

8 minutes ago, GOD666 said:

Just a final follow-up on the case I believe I have settled on will be a Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower PC Case

Yeah, that's compatible.