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    Supermicro & E3-1245 v3 = 16 max PCI Express Lanes?

    Thanks for confirming how it splits up the PCIe lanes. My next build I'll keep this in mind. Looks like the least expensive step would be for me to switch to a 16 port x8 HBA instead of using 2 8 port x8 HBA. Stupid how the E5 Xeons have 40 lanes when I don't need that much of a processor...
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    Supermicro & E3-1245 v3 = 16 max PCI Express Lanes?

    I have a Supermicro X10SAT motherboard with a E3-1245 v3. I am running 2 PCIe x8 9210-8i SAS controller cards and would like to add a PCIe x8 10Gbe SFP+ Intel card. I've never ran into a PCIe limitation. E3-1245 v3 says "Max # of PCI Express Lanes is 16"...
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    I want to get a new WD Blue (WD60EZRZ) Yea or Nay on this model ?

    OS boot drive get SSD. For additional storage blue/green is fine.
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    I want to get a new WD Blue (WD60EZRZ) Yea or Nay on this model ?

    I think you should focus on a WD Red. Nay on the WD Blue and Green
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    So this is where I'm at with this project. I purchased a Supermicro 3U case. Wish I would have got a 4U. Well I guess it has become a 4U case with the power supply sticking out. Waiting on two LSI 9211-8i cards to come from ebay to flash and a fan controller to add more fans.
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    I wish but those PSU's run around $200. Rather buy more storage.
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    Due to your recommendations, I got a 3U Supermicro case off ebay. The case is well built and the backplane works well. I'm waiting for my HBA to come in the mail to populate most of the slots. I wish I could figure out why the backplane (SAS-836TQ) runs the fans all at full speed and doesn't run...
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    I'll keep a watch out. The 4U 24bay are roughly twice the price ($400) with the caddies. I figured the SAS2 backplane may cause additional headache.
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    NAS + HTPC with all SSDs

    Yes correct GB. I thought ZFS uses RAM like a cache so the more RAM the better. I'm sure we've all heard 1:1 HD TB:RAM GB ratio. I know FreeNas suggests nothing less than 8GB now. But I defer to your on the job experience.
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    I did some research for question 2 and here are my choices based on some recent ebay auctions: SAS 3200 (LSI 9305-16i) - $400 SAS 3008 (LSI 9300-8i) - $150 SAS 2308 (LSI 9207-8i) - $70 SAS 2008 (LSI 9211-8i) - $60 found 9240 for a little less 1&2 use the newer SFF-8643 forward breakout...
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    NAS + HTPC with all SSDs

    1. As I moved off Windows products a few years ago, I recommend FreeNas. 2. The difficulty with FreeNas is setting it up. The plugins operate in jails which is a good thing but adds levels of difficulty. You have to pass through folders from the jails to the FreeNas base OS to access the content...
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    Lenovo TS140 to a better case + more drives

    I have TS140 E3-1226 16GB ram 5x 4TB drives running FreeNAS for a while. The TS140 has already been moved into an old Antec case that holds 6 drives since the case the TS140 comes with holds only like 2-3 drives. I want to add another HD array so I need a larger inexpensive case and a HBA since...
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