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You basically can't get a "PC" into any of the cheap small wall mount solutions I've seen on Amazon or elsewhere - they are almost always around half or less th
by giobox 4y ago
You basically can't get a "PC" into any of the cheap small wall mount solutions I've seen on Amazon or elsewhere - they are almost always around half or less the depth of a "real" server chassis. A 1U/2U rack mount PC needs a fair amount of depth to fit, especially one with a fullsize GPU etc. You can do something like a Mac Mini/Studio or Intel Nuc sitting on a rack shelf, or some racked SBCs like the Pi, but not so much custom PCs.
These cheap wall mount units including the one you linked are great for rack mount network or AV equipment, not so much to rack your PC build like Jeff did here.
The width for server racks is standardized - the depth however varies enormously from rack to rack, with wall units usually being pretty shallow. I'm not sure most people would even want something as deep as a say a typical 2nd hand 1U/2U blade server hanging on the wall - they often need 29 inches or more.
- geerlingguy 4y agoThis particular case (the one featured in the OP) is about 14" deep, so it would fit in the small wall mount or networking/AV racks.
- giobox 4y agoIs this number including an extra ~2-4 inches for the power cable clearance at the rear? In your new case and most others, power and cooling at the rear requires a few inches of clearance in addition the depth of the case itself, otherwise the power cable cant physically fit. I've made this mistake before, with a wall mount rack those extra few inches matter in a way it doesn't for a free standing one, where cables can extend beyond rear edge of the rack without meeting a wall. EDIT: The box Jeff has used is one of the few I've seen that might actually work well in a wall rack, if you can live with an mATX form factor motherboard in your build, at ~9 inches, which leaves enough room for power and air at rear. If you want a Linus Tech Tips style gaming rig or mid/fullsize tower build in a rack, I still think you might need to go free-standing most of the time.