FWIW Supermicro slides work with those 4U Rosewill cases. I was pushed in that direction because my rack is just slightly narrower than 19 inches.
Honestly I don't mind wasting 1 or 2U between machines because the tops of server cases function as great "temporary" shelves.
I do agree the meme of used enterprise deals is completely overblown, unless you actually want 15+ compute nodes and are prepared to suffer power, heat, and noise for the density. Honestly I wish they made those Rosewill cases in 5U so I could put any full height cooler in there instead of being somewhat restricted.
Honestly I don't mind wasting 1 or 2U between machines because the tops of server cases function as great "temporary" shelves.
I do agree the meme of used enterprise deals is completely overblown, unless you actually want 15+ compute nodes and are prepared to suffer power, heat, and noise for the density. Honestly I wish they made those Rosewill cases in 5U so I could put any full height cooler in there instead of being somewhat restricted.