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Nitrobase24, The X7DWA-N Supermicro motherboard has only 2 x16 PCI Express slots and no x8 slots. It is my understanding that when x16 slots are paired up on a motherboard like this, they either are a) reserved for graphics cards b) can not support an x8 card in one of the slots while the...

One small step forward and another step back. Found a Video card that will give the 4 analog video outputs I need, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 440 x16. Problem is that it requires a PCIe x16 slot and the Supermicro X7DWN+ motherboard doesn't have one. Only comes with x8. So still looking for some rec's...

After a little more consideration and some input from forum members, I am begining to narrow down the components for the server build; Case - Supermicro SC846E1-R900B Power Supply - Supermicro Redundant 900w Motherboard - Still Researching. I need a PCIe x16 slot + a PCIe x8 slot Processor...

Thanks for the replies... I did some research on the SC846 case. Looks great, ok I'm in. What about the supermicro motherboards? Anyone have any pro or cons on them? Or is a matching set the way to go here? Any other motherboard recommendations? I'd like to stick with the Areca 1280ML as...

Thanks for the replies croakz and epimetheous. Regarding drives, guess I'll have to make it 19 + 1. Not too concerned as I am well with my minimum requirements. Regarding power, I guess I'll have to source a good power supply. I would like to go redundant. Is this possible with that case...

All, New to this forum and have found some of the posts and replies to be very informative. Thanks to the contributors for all the great info. I am tasked with building a Large Video Storage Server (NVR) to handle large volumes of video from 20 plus H.264 based 2 megapixel IP video...