Maybe it's the fact they are really old now but I'm trying to find a board to support the Intel E5-2670 (8 core cpu not the V3 one) and it seem the cheapest boards are at least $200 any cheaper options to pickup?
Considering buying this board LINK but I'm not sure if it will actually work? I've seen a lot of stories where people ran the 5500 boards inside a regular case and those weird oddball BTX. This seems totally standard besides the mounting holes. Anyone have any ideas or experience?
Oh I totally agree that he could do it for A LOT less money but he seemed to want to still have the enterprise support and also gear that was similar to their production equipment but I wager you could do something similar for like a third or half of what he paid :)
Not mine by a long shot but a good read if you like hyper-v and crazy over the top home labs
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/22/building_it_test_lab_2/