6u case w/ room for 2 rear 120mm fans?

[b1r2s]

Hey all, after reading through some of the threads here, I think I've found my family!

I've got a rack w/ mostly home built 1, 3 and 4 us machines in it. One of these is a game system which is heavily overclocked, and as such has a liquid cooling system w/ 2 120mm fans attached to the radiator. With a little redneck ingenuity I cut the top of a 4u chassis to let the fans/radiator sit on top, but my perfectionist side really wants to see everything inside and tucked away nice and neat. I've been searching for a 6u chassis that would have room to mount the cooler to the back, but most 6u ATX cases I've found segment the mobo/drives into a 4u compartment and the psu into a lower 2u compartment, defeating the purpose for me. Has anyone got any insight on where I can find what I'm looking for?

 

[Lost-Benji]

6U cases are not that common. You will likely be either custom making it or looking at a 5U chassis.

Something like the SC5300 / SC5400 Intel chassis can be modded, dual PSU even comes as a bonus.

 

[Patrick]

Another option may be to simply use a shelf if you wanted to keep everything in a rack. 6U is not very common and finding a 6U with radiator mounts will be harder.

 

[Lost-Benji]

I have done Water cooling in systems before. Put blocks into main system, put Rads, res, pumps and fans into second chassis with quick-disconnects between. Otherwise, put cooling into main top section of rack to cool multiple systems.

 

[b1r2s]

Wow, thanks all for the quick replies, your input is appreciated. I'm handy with a welder, so I guess I'll be merging a 2u and 4u case in the near future. I was hoping for the easy route

Here's a link to my rack as it stands today (ordering 2 itx 1u systems for redundant firewalls (sophos utm 9) and then another vsphere box and a san, then we'll see what room I have left.

Computer stuff - Imgur

 

[Lost-Benji]

Dude, don't be afraid to grab a vacuum and clean the dust out. They work better when they can actually breath....lol.

 

[b1r2s]

LOL yeah it's a dusty rack because I draw unfiltered air from the outside to keep things cool. The fronts are always dirty because it's a reverse airflow situation and the fans are blowing the air out the front. You should see what the dust filters look like on the back every week or so...

 

[Hanss]

"The man has a lot of time and inspiration." (с) Ukrainian proverb.

 

[hagak]

I think the one guys idea of putting the radiator, res, and pumps in there own enclosure at the top of the rack is not a bad idea. If you are going to fabricate anyhow, I would do this. Put low-spill quick disconnects on the server to make rack removal easy.

 

[Lost-Benji]

Some ideas for the custom crowd.