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Rack Mount BTX Case

Posted by Hemos on from the and-even-more-power-per-square-foot dept.

CoolTyler5 writes "The TechZone has posted some information on the world's first ever rackmount MicroBTX chassis. The new patent pending chassis, made by General Technics, allows for more powerful processors and storage capability with a smaller, quieter and cooler MicroBTX form factor. The manufacturer also claims it's nearly silent and at 16 inches deep, will fit into most short depth rack cabinets." Of course, the issue that we have at our data center is not really the physical space. Sure, we'd love more space but the power draw per square meter is at the county-maximum. It's great that we can cram more machines into a smaller foot print, but powering all of them is the issue.

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  1. It's relevant to me... by Simon+Brooke · · Score: 4, Informative

    This may not be relevant to those of you who work in large data centres, but for those of us in smaller shops with a few servers in a small rack, being able to fit a more powerful server into less space is useful.

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  2. Advertising by mysqlrocks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OK, this is a little off topic. I'm supposed to trust information from a web site called "The Tech Zone" that allows those fake ad dialog boxes saying, "Your computer may be infected with harmful spyware programs..."? Shady.

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  3. Patent pending? by Tet · · Score: 4, Interesting
    The new patent pending chassis [...]

    So let me get this straight. They've taken an industry standard form factor motherboard, and put it in an industry standard form factor rackmount case... and that's worthy of a patent?

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  4. Space == money by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fill half your data center, use the rest to house illegal immigrants or store cia!is pills for $$profit$$.

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  5. Not very interesting... by Ritz_Just_Ritz · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Firstly, how does a blatant advertisement like this get posted in the first place?

    2. It's only 16" deep, but it's THREE RU tall. Where's this "space savings" they're talking about? 1/2RU, 1RU, and blade servers are where it's at for saving space.

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