Hey guys,
I would love to convert all of my random computer equipment into 19" rack format to make it easier to manage and hopefully require a bit less space.
As I live in an apartment with very limited space for equipment I would need to keep the rack/cabinet in the living room and as a consequence of that whatever I put in it need to be as quiet as possible if it is going to be an option (WAF basically).
I've been looking around for rack chassis options but I've basically narrowed it down to any of the current Supermicro models 826/836/846. I don't have huge storage demands so the 12 disks might suffice for the forseeable future. It basically boils down to features (PSU, backplane) and noise level.
I (think I) would like to have a backplane with expander for ease of use and 826 and 846 are both available with SAS3 expander backplane. The 836 however is only SAS2 if I want the SQ PSU. Other options with SAS3 are the 1k and 1.2k titanium PSUs which I don't know the noise levels of. Considering I would want to keep this case around for a bunch of years would it be stupid to not go for SAS3?
I'm not too worried about fan noise as I will be getting one of the SQ PSUs (920W or 1280W) and there seem to be plenty of chassis fan hacks around. What I am worried about however is noise generated from the HDDs as they are hard mounted to the drive sleds. Compared to the rubber grommets in my current NAS consumer case it makes sense they make more noise. Question is how much? (I'll be putting 5400rpm WD Red in it for now).
Rough pricing for new chassis here in Sweden:
- SC826/920SQ/SAS3 €990 $1230
- SC836/92oSQ/SAS2 €1050 $1300
- SC846/1280SQ/SAS3 €1470 $1820
Cheers
I would love to convert all of my random computer equipment into 19" rack format to make it easier to manage and hopefully require a bit less space.
As I live in an apartment with very limited space for equipment I would need to keep the rack/cabinet in the living room and as a consequence of that whatever I put in it need to be as quiet as possible if it is going to be an option (WAF basically).
I've been looking around for rack chassis options but I've basically narrowed it down to any of the current Supermicro models 826/836/846. I don't have huge storage demands so the 12 disks might suffice for the forseeable future. It basically boils down to features (PSU, backplane) and noise level.
I (think I) would like to have a backplane with expander for ease of use and 826 and 846 are both available with SAS3 expander backplane. The 836 however is only SAS2 if I want the SQ PSU. Other options with SAS3 are the 1k and 1.2k titanium PSUs which I don't know the noise levels of. Considering I would want to keep this case around for a bunch of years would it be stupid to not go for SAS3?
I'm not too worried about fan noise as I will be getting one of the SQ PSUs (920W or 1280W) and there seem to be plenty of chassis fan hacks around. What I am worried about however is noise generated from the HDDs as they are hard mounted to the drive sleds. Compared to the rubber grommets in my current NAS consumer case it makes sense they make more noise. Question is how much? (I'll be putting 5400rpm WD Red in it for now).
Rough pricing for new chassis here in Sweden:
- SC826/920SQ/SAS3 €990 $1230
- SC836/92oSQ/SAS2 €1050 $1300
- SC846/1280SQ/SAS3 €1470 $1820
Cheers