Just wanted to say thanks to Gea and everyone's efforts. After much trial and error, with zero linux experience, I was able to get an all-in-one setup working on the following hardware:
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970
AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz
60GB SSD
3 Seagate 3TB in zfs1.
IBM M1015 HBA...
Long story short. I am taking a few MS networking classes at a local community to fill out some electives. The classes are online and the labs are gutted and leave a lot to be desired. I want to take the plunge and at least work on the exam 70-680 certification. I have just heard of...
Crap, just bought that same psu off newegg yesterday. supposedly it shipped last night. :p but it didn't start moving my way until this evening. Looks like a great psu. Was either that or a sunbeam, and the corsair has a nice 5 year warranty so went for that. 110 shipped and brand new is a steal. :)