Help looking for a case! Would a server case work better?

Well the only way to solve that is through peripheral spliters, or secondary psu, which i don't suggest, just spliters, but you would want a fairly high psu if you are using spliters, thats demanding more power out of the psu.
 
makes senses, thats probably the way I would end up going, how high of a psu would work? any suggestions?
 
I was eventually planning on building a high end computer, if I could find the right components (case, psu, etc) to make it work, I would consider putting it all together and making one powerful machine... but if that doesnt work or turns out to be a bad idea, I would also consider building my high end computer seperate (as that could come later) and just keep the spare drives off on their own and run a fileserver like you mentioned... either way, in the end I would basically like to have it setup so that my drives are together and in a case where they are safe, compared to scattered all of the place... with that, I want to be able to hook them all up somehow as well, so that I can I have access to as many of them as possible if needed....
 
The model is no longer on there the tower is about 2 years old but its sister model is the SR108
just click the model number to go directly to the model it has two bays less then the one i operate , and yes I run all my Sig in the one tower.
 
OK, skipping over redundant N+1 PSUs, here are a few options, depending on what you decide to do:

Sparkle 550W - Strong single rail
Antec True550W
Silverstone ST56ZF - Server grade Etasis unit with a strong single rail. A very solid PSU despite newegg's pricetag. This would probably be the unit i'd take, unless you intend to add SLI/CF etc...
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610W - Seasonic built, reliable and relatively quiet. Quite a few peripheral connectors.
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W - The big brother of the unit below, should you need the extra power.
PC Power and Cooling TurboCool 1KW-SR - This unit will handle just about anything you throw at it, with a pricetag to match.

If noise is no issue, you may want to consider the Zippy/Emacs PSUs. Top quality server grade PSUs despite insanely loud fans.
 
So far as the PSU's concerned, you've got the right idea. 500W with a single +12V@34A is well spec'd, but unfortunately there are a few problems with it.

The unit is rated to a standard that doesn't conform to ATX specs. Specifically, it allows for a voltage tolerance of 10% on the +12V load, whereas ATX calls for 5%. This is what allows it to claim the larger total output. While it is, of course , capable of staying within specs, it is not capable of doing so with anything resembling full load. The crossloading performance is quite poor, which could be an issue depending on what you end up using with the system.

In addition, the unit is made by Youngyear, who don't exactly have a great reputation as far as PSUs go. It should work, but I wouldn't be inclined to trust an expensive system like that to it.
 
Hey ceewi1 what about the x-finity or the Thermaltake psu's? I find with the x-finity i run is excellent and not a bad price, tigerdirect.ca i see has a 1000W psu for $179.99 CAD , way more then needed for a high quality name like that.
here it is
 
damientbayless said:
Hey ceewi1 what about the x-finity
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The 500W? It's certainly not a bad PSU, although without specific system specs i'd be inclined to recommend a single rail PSU. While the 'bling' and modular cabling system is nice, it's probably not so appropriate for a server like machine such as this.

or the Thermaltake psu's?
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Thermaltake are a mixed bag - most of their budget units are junk, but the Toughpower you've linked to is a high quality CWT build, without a doubt one of their best.

tigerdirect.ca i see has a 1000W psu for $179.99 CAD , way more then needed for a high quality name like that.
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That's tigerdirect.com, so it appears to be USD. Keep in mind that it's a 750W + 250W GPU PSU, which will obviously not be too much use unless he's looking at SLI'd GPUs, or a G80. Moreover it will take up one of the drive bays, and he seems to be in limited supply. A good price for 1KW, though.
 
Omg sorry lmao i'm such a tool i thought i was on the canadian site, wow awake for 25hrs can have damaging effects on a person rep where ever he is lol, and for the x-finity i meant to say the 600W ad yeah that is true for SLI and such higher then a 600w, thanks for that lesson ceewi1
 
wow, most of this psu language is way over my head lol ... I have mostly delt with laptops in the past, so I'm not to familar when it comes to desktop components and specs. I do like that Apevia X-Navigator Case that I had posted eariler, and so I'm slowly beginning to lean in that direction... the only question I really have is, if that is the case that I end up getting, it comes with a 500W psu, (obviously I will have to get some splitters) but is that gonna be enough to power 13 drive bays plus motherboard, etc? Also, what do you think of the case itself, as far as compatibility/storage/airflow/etc...

In the future, the parts I want to get for my new desktop will be much like those of which are shown in damientbayless's signature, please keep that in mind.
 
Southy said:
The only question I really have is, if that is the case that I end up getting, it comes with a 500W psu, (obviously I will have to get some splitters) but is that gonna be enough to power 13 drive bays plus motherboard, etc?
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I would not recommend using that PSU.

Also, what do you think of the case itself, as far as compatibility/storage/airflow/etc...
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Plenty of drive bays, with a 120mm and 2 80mm fans. Should be fine.

In the future, the parts I want to get for my new desktop will be much like those of which are shown in damientbayless's signature, please keep that in mind.
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Is that in the same PC as the 13 drives? If so, it's time to start looking at much more expensive PSUs.
 
Southy said:
How come?
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The unit is rated to a standard that doesn't conform to ATX specs. Specifically, it allows for a voltage tolerance of 10% on the +12V load, whereas ATX calls for 5%. This is what allows it to claim the larger total output. While it is, of course , capable of staying within specs, it is not capable of doing so with anything resembling full load. The crossloading performance is quite poor, which could be an issue depending on what you end up using with the system.

In addition, the unit is made by Youngyear, who don't exactly have a great reputation as far as PSUs go.

What kind of PSU would you suggest for my situation?
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PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610, Silverstone ST56ZF or Antec TPIII-650W
 
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