D2700 Mini-ITX Board with 6x SATA?

[kronik8]

Is there any option out there for this yet? I see that SuperMicro has a D525 board but no D2700.. box will be a ZFS server.

 

[chx]

The ASUS E35M1-I has six SATA ports. I understand it's not Atom but there's no D2700 with six SATA yet IMO.

 

[Origin_Unknown]

the asus that chx mentioned is actually decent if using just the 6 onboard sata ports for zfs. it starts to become a pain when trying to use a raid card or even a single port sata card.

 

[kronik8]

Yes, the plan is to go with a ZFS build for this in a PC-Q25B. I'm not trying to get massive performance out of it so the onboard RAID will likely suffice but are there any boards that allow for a PCI option? I'm still trying to decide between Atom or an i7 board (dedicated ZFS on the Atom or potential all-in-one on the i7).

 

[Origin_Unknown]

I use the Q25B for mine with 6 drives - its a really nice chassis.

 

[chx]

http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-d2700-wifi-supreme-d2700itxs-a-e.html has a PCI Express slot. But, the integrate video card kills the deal power-wise for you. If you can spend that "much" on energy then the Asus is better I also found http://www.portwell.com/products/detail.asp?CUSTCHAR1=WADE-8077 for you.

Also, if the D2800 is an option then the Intel DN2800MT has a PCI Express x1.