Cabinet: Zebronics Rock server case

[size=+2]Zebronics Rock Computer case[/size]

Introduction

This time i am here to review a cabinet. this is my first cabinet review so don't flame me for any mistakes :p . i came across this cabinet 2 days ago and found it really impressive. Its a server cabinet with lots of mounting points and space. The cabinet is having a big front door with horizontal vents for air. The front door is lockable, above the front door there are the LED lights for power, HDD, 2 x network and 1 with exclamation mark on it, i don't know what is it maybe something for server boards lol .

Picture of the cabinet Front





Design

The front door locking mechanism is pretty good and it doesn't feel flimsy or lose. Reset and power switch are inside the front door. The whole front part of the cabinet is perforated so air intake won't be a problem.





Inside the front door there are 4 USB and audio connectors.





The front door is also having a big dust filter which is removable and washable .



In the rear it comes with 120mm fan. the fan is having a 3 pin connector so it can be thermally controlled. there is provision for 2x60mm fans in the rear and one 120mm intake in the front. it can take normal PSU or redundant PSUs which is generally used in servers.



The motherboard tray is having many holes for mounting coz its a server case.







Side panel is having holes for air ventilation.



there is handle in the side panel for removing it.



There are 6 front LEDs as i said earlier.



After installing the components in the cabinet.



accessories

There are many accessories provided with the case. all the mouting screws are provided. then there are rails for mounting the 5.25" and 3.5" drives. Four cable ties are also there in the package. there are some optional accesories like harddisk mounting box. the case is having mouting points for 2 harddisk on the sides. there is also a harddisk box available which can hold upto 5 harddisks. so u can either have 8 x 5.25" and 2 x 3.5" HDDs or 5 x 5.25" and 7 x 3.5".

there are two types of foot provided with the cabinet. one is rubber type normal and another extended type, as seen in the pics









Build and finishing

The case is very heavy and big. finishing of paint and inside of the cabinet is very good and it has a feel good factor. The dimention of the cabinet is 220(w)x600(d)x427(h). its is made fron 0.8mm-1.2mm material. weight of the cabinet is 13Kg without PSU.

Verdict

I think this is pretty good cabinet for gaming machines. It is available in 2 colors white and black. price of this product is 5500/- with all taxes. PSU is not included with the case. The cabinet looks more expensive than it is.

PS: the LED on front panel with exclamation mark on it is for fan failure warning.
 
Wow neat Review Rahul. Server chassis looks pretty solid.

Those lan activity leds make it look cool. But how do you attach them ?? I mean do we need special server motherboard where in u can use the Lan activity LEDs ??

Also that vertically mounted HDD looks cool :eek:hyeah: .
Is it a screwless type of cabbie ??
Repped ya :)
 
Josh said:
Wow neat Review Rahul. Server chassis looks pretty solid.

Those lan activity leds make it look cool. But how do you attach them ?? I mean do we need special server motherboard where in u can use the Lan activity LEDs ??

Also that vertically mounted HDD looks cool :eek:hyeah: .
Is it a screwless type of cabbie ??
Repped ya :)

thanks for the appreciation ...... i don't think lan activity thing can be done on normal mobos without mods ....... yeah its screwless
 
cabby looks cool .....nice review. and ya the vertical hdd mounting looks awesome. i jst hope its secure.
 
I cant rep you on this one ..... coz TE wont let me :bleh: ... but Good review mate, ..... Where did you find it(the case I mean) ??
 
decent review. How many fan slots btw i forgot...

All zebronics server chassis are good...heavy and built well. Have spent time with all of them (chennai guys will nod :p ) so I know.
 
Concise, up to the point review. Full of pictures.

Amazing work Rahul - as always :) Keep it up bro.
PS: Thanks for the taking the thumbnail route this time :)
 
good review there :D

vandal said:
decent review. How many fan slots btw i forgot...

In the rear it comes with 120mm fan. the fan is having a 3 pin connector so it can be thermally controlled. there is provision for 2x60mm fans in the rear and one 120mm intake in the front

:)
 
MaxAxe said:
I cant rep you on this one ..... coz TE wont let me :bleh: ... but Good review mate, ..... Where did you find it(the case I mean) ??

Got it for review buddy ....... :)

iosoft said:
how did you connect the LAN LEDs ? anything in the manual ??

no i didn't connected the LAN LEDs ...... these connectors will be available in server board ..... but with little modding with wires and u can connect these to normal motherboard ....
dipdude said:
Concise, up to the point review. Full of pictures.

Amazing work Rahul - as always :) Keep it up bro.
PS: Thanks for the taking the thumbnail route this time :)
Thanks Dip .....

yeah i used thumbnails this times coz too many people companing and pictures also mess with the review .....
 
Whatta lame place to put a hard drive... rather not put it there unless you want it cooked :p. Other than that the case looks decent... big and roomy. If its cheap its good.
 
too big too heavy.....ugly......
I remember checkng this at the distris place when I went to purchase Jamaica...
2 guys had their hands full lifting it...
 
Chaos said:
Whatta lame place to put a hard drive... rather not put it there unless you want it cooked :p. Other than that the case looks decent... big and roomy. If its cheap its good.

Well, no ones gonna fill all 8 of 5.25" drives and so I hardly think there would be need to mount the hdd on the sides. :bleh: one can just use the hdd cages. It has enough space inside to mount 5-7 hdd along with couple of optical drives and still have some space left for the future.
 
Chaos said:
Whatta lame place to put a hard drive... rather not put it there unless you want it cooked :p. Other than that the case looks decent... big and roomy. If its cheap its good.

there is side vents to kool the HDDs .....
 
Excellent review there Rahul.

Sorry not able to rep u ,
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Rahul again.

Keep up the good work.
 
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