Does anyone still make sturdy, proper workstation PC cases for dual-Xeon systems? I'd love something like the cases HP's Z workstations use, but everything is windowslightsgamerbarf, which just does not fit a dual-Xeon system.
Also, no plastic. Fuck plastic. Metal. Please.
@thomholwerda What formfactor on the motherboard? There are plenty of big honkin cases that aren't "Gamer XXX".
BeQuiet is one brand that comes to mind, they have several big metal sound dampened cases that do up to the biggest SSI-CEB or EEB boards.
@thomholwerda "EATX" is a marketing term that mainboard makers use to say "Yeah, it's bigger than ATX" but there are actual design standards known as SSI-EEB and SSI-CEB that most of the "EATX" boards actually fall into, and it helps to use those terms when searching for a case.
Gamer's Nexus did a writeup on the differences, and it might help you find your perfect case :)
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3566-e-atx-is-a-lie-vs-xl-atx-eeb-ceb
@yestergearpc Yeah which is why I don't put much stock in companies using those terms - while they may be defined, the way they use them certainly is not. I'd rather just have measurements instead of terms for anything over ATX.
@yestergearpc I mean, ATX+ is a bit of a non-standard mess, but it's larger than ATX, yet still fits in quite a few ATX cases. I'd need to actually open up my case and measure, which is a bit hard since I'm using it *right now* to work (and toot).
I've been looking for one for ages, and nothing *really* seems to fit the bill. BeQuiet is on my list for sure - their fans are my number one choice, always - but their design is... Questionable.