Supermicro SC750-A Extended ATX Full Tower

When dealing with server cases, noise isn't that big of an issue. Generally speaking, you don't really care whether or not your server is loud since most of the time you will be tossing in some very noisy components into your server or high end workstation that will create quite a bit of noise even if your case doesn't (10,000 RPM hard drives aren't quiet). Instead of making noise a primary consideration, cooling is an even bigger factor with server cases than it is with any other type of case simply because of the type of hardware that will generally find its way in these cases.

On either side of the external 5.25" bays are mounts for 80 mm cooling fans - two per side. The fans simply snap into the including brackets and that assembly then snaps into the case. Three additional 80 mm cooling fan mounts are located at the front of the case. Let's not forget the previously mentioned 92 mm and 40 mm exhaust fans mounted above the power supply and behind the CPU, respectively. Preinstalled in our SC750-A sample were the 92 mm exhaust fan above the PSU, one 80 mm intake fan at the front of the case, and one 80 mm intake fan adjacent to the drive bays.

The original version of the SC-750 featured a removable motherboard tray but current models forgo this option in favor of a fixed motherboard tray for greater rigidity and cost savings. The standoffs simply clip into this tray and come preinstalled in a configuration suitable for most motherboards. Even though the tray is not removable, there's plenty of room to work inside so installing a motherboard is not an ordeal. As expected from a server case, the SC750-A is well equipped to handle a dual Xeon motherboard, both in terms of processor clearance, mounting points, and space for an extended ATX motherboard. There's still plenty of room to work inside the SC750-A, even packed with such a configuration.

The SC750-A also features excellent construction quality, with few sharp edges , even around the drive rail contact points where sharp edges normally emerge. Everything fit together as it should and rattles were nonexistent.