For enclosure, the Antec 4U22ATX has been chosen. This is a cheap yet solid rack mount case, with a reasonable price point, not to mention easily available without having to ship from the other coast.
Unboxing the Antec 4U22ATX, the 4 Rack Unit (RU) rack mountable housing destined for the primary node.
The Antec in all its glory..
The insides of the case.
Antec has not skimped on the fans, Yate Loon make some great fans.
Mainboard
Gigabyte 890FXA-UD7
Unboxing..
As it turns out, the 890FXA-UD7 is longer than standard full size ATX (its “XL-ATX” apparently, whatever that is), what a bummer!
The board has to be exchanged for a more ‘standard’ ATX friendly one..