Details:Chassis Type: RackmountForm Factor: 4UModel: SL
-450AColor: Out surface painting Black only Case Material:
0.8mm-1.2mm / SGCC Motherboard Compatibility: 12" x 9.6"
ATX/M-ATX/Mini-ITX (smaller than 305mm*245mm) Dimensions (L x W x
H): 17.72x16.93x6.97(inches)/450x430x177(mm)Weight: 9kg/20 lbs
Expansion Internal 3.5" Drive Bays: 7 x 3.5 HDD,2x 5.25 DVD-ROM
Expansion Slots: 7 x PCI slot Front Ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 2 x LED
Cooling System 120mm Fans: 1 x 1500 RPM Fan(There are two 80mm
fan position, you need to purchase their own.) Package
Including:Server Case, Keys, Screws
Review: Perfect for the price! - Was able to move my surveillance
computer into this nice rackmount case without issue. I grabbed
some noctua 80mm fans and was all set. It fit my regular ATX
board and power supply without issue. The only snag I had was
installing a PCIe card seemed to have a very tight clearance
between the board and the case. Would happily buy it again!
Review: It's a rackmount ATX case, probably the best value for
the money. - It is exactly what I thought it would be. Threw my
ATX system into it, loaded up all the drives, connected all the
cables, closed the case, slid into server rack. 20 minutes to
running, exactly like a generic desktop build, no instructions
required. This is for home labs and small businesses. It'll serve
those applications well. Pros: It's rackmount - made for being in
a rack. It isn't getting damaged unless your whole rack is being
damaged. It's therefore functionally immortal and since it
adheres to ATX/ITX standards, it'll never go obsolete. Whatever
comes out in the future, there's a way to adapt it to this. No
plastic to break or wear, no proprietary little parts to break.
It's a forever case. Dual fan slot on back should fit many water
coolers. I just threw some fans in the spaces but the clearance
is pretty good for a radiator's tubing. The fan grill is also
100% flat on the back, meaning you could mount an extra fan on
the outside of each slot. The locking front panel is spiffy. I
glued an old used cell phone to the inside as a SCADA display
through the hole for the glass and changed the latch to a magnet
to keep it closed. Cable management is good - all wires coming
out of the PSU can immediately go under the DVD drive bays, down
to the HDD bays, and come out exactly where they need to at the
motherboard. The front fan pushes air through the HDD bays quite
well. My SSDs report no more than 1 degree different between
them, and they're loaded two to a bay, in every bay. I thought I
was going to immediately remove the handles but they're
unexpectedly not-terrible. They'll hold the full weight of my
system just fine if I ever need to move it and certainly helped
putting it in the server rack slots 5 feet off the ground. The 4U
ears add considerable strength against leverage forces and would
work in a flimsy network rack without destroying it like a
standard 2U chassis could. The drives are very close to the
front, adding to good weight management. Cons: Lots of little
quality-of-life upgrades/fixes. This is expected with anything at
this price point. The included screws are terrible. Spend $3 on
an assortment of PC screws or just use the ones from an old case.
Some screws are tapered at a weird angle. The rivet holes are of
low tolerance so they're loose. I replaced all the rivets but you
could just ignore it. The lid isn't load bearing. There's no
supporting structural slot for it to slide into at the front, so
don't go putting a monitor on it. I plopped a drill down on it by
accident and hand to bend it back up a quarter inch afterwards.
The power buttons are momentary rocker switches. The switch
labeled I/O is actually the reset, not power. Fixed with a black
marker, but if you're used to standard labels you could
physically switch them around. The locking front panel is only
held closed by the key lock. If you don't plan to lock it, add a
small magnet to your order and superglue it on. Easy fix. Not a
con, but do note that you'll need to remove the hard drive bays
to mount/dismount the hard drives without hitting any of your
motherboard components. The lateral stack mounting of the drives
is better for cooling but if you want to hot swap things, you'll
need to install an adapter in the 5.25" bays. Overall: For the
$100 price point, this is what you want to buy. It doesn't have
the features you get from premade dell/hp server chassis' but
since it is ATX/ITX compliant, you won't be locked into their
hardware and accessories.
