 signmeuptooLove those still alivePremium
join:2001-11-22
NanoParticle
kudos:4 | reply to Chrno
Re: Antec Twelve Hundred or DF-85? Aren't those little fans loud or annoying? |
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apobull
join:2001-05-03
Manchester, MD | reply to Chrno
said by Chrno:I use the ones from Vantec, they are ok. No problems so far: » www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···-ProductThe Corsair Obsidian I am using right now had a 4 bay swap cage with a backplane. I don't think the price for this case is justifiable for your use, however. The reviews on Newegg aren't great but it's looks usable at least. Do you know what the HDD size capacity is that these support? I couldn't find anything indicating that |
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apobull
join:2001-05-03
Manchester, MD | reply to apobull
For any of these hot swap enclosures to be usable, does the motherboard need to support hot-swap functionality? I notice that some enclosures (Icy Dock to name an example) explicitly note that the motherboard must support the hot-swap function while others don't mention one way or the other. I can't recall if my motherboard (MSI MS-7514) provides that support and don't have the manual handy to confirm. With my luck, the answers are probably yes (to the M/B support question) and no (my M/B) doesn't support that feature. While this would make the decision somewhat moot, I do plan to replace the motherboard at some future point. If nothing else, any hot-swap enclosures I purchase now would work in the future. |
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| Not sure about the other chipsets but the Intel Rapid Storage software allows for hotswap. I believe the feature is also enabled in AHCI mode. |
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 ztmikeMark for moderationPremium
join:2001-08-02
Michigan City, IN | reply to apobull
Coolermaster HAF X if you want dust filters on your case, if not the HAF 932 is great to.
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apobull
join:2001-05-03
Manchester, MD | reply to apobull
Since it would be preferable to have hot-swap bays, it would appear that I need to focus on cases that have a plethora of 5.25 bays that I could then drop hot-swap cages into such as the one suggested by Chrno. To that end, Antec's 1200 seems appropriate to circle back to given that I could go the route of 9 5.25" + 3 3.5" bays or a full 12 5.25" bays. Cooling seems plenty as well, particularly if I add some of the optional fans. Thoughts? |
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| This is what I am planning to get in the near future:
»www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···11152124
or something similar.  |
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apobull
join:2001-05-03
Manchester, MD | That is not a bad looking chassis though it doesn't appear it would work well with a standard ATX board |
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