New Build Advice Needed

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I'm currently looking to build a new WHS 2011 system and am looking for ideas and recomendations. I would like to use some parts that I already have but if something else is better I would be willing to change.

Here's what I have so far:

Case: Extended Ascension CYO by Mountain Mods
Raid Controller: 4 - IBM M1015
Hard Drives: 1 - 1TB Drive ( WD - System Drive )
16 - 2TB Drives (8 - WD, 8 - HITACHI)
4 - 1.5TB Drives ( WD )
4 - 1TB Drives ( WD )
OS: WHS 2011 + Flexraid or Drive Bender

I really want to use the MM Case as I got it free and includes enough space to mount 42 Drives and includes all fans and mounting brackets for the drives. Also includes 2 - atx 1000WATT power supplies.

As for the rest I'm open to suggestions.

I would really like to go with a supermicro motherboard but not sure which one to go with.

Budget is at around $1000 but would like to get about 12TB in hard drives also. (Either 3TB or 2TB HITACHI)

Please help

Richard
 
As far as mobo/cpu these are what are on my list:


SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O
Intel Xeon E3-1230


4 PCI-E slots (2@8x, 2@4x) so it would physically fit your cards, and it has IPMI for remote management.
 
As far as mobo/cpu these are what are on my list:


SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O
Intel Xeon E3-1230


4 PCI-E slots (2@8x, 2@4x) so it would physically fit your cards, and it has IPMI for remote management.

Close, but i don't think the M1015 card would work in the x4 slot. I was more looking for something with at least 4@8x, On board graphics and Integrated IPMI 2.0 with KVM and 2 Intel LAN ports.
 
Asus P8B WS has 4x 16 lane physical slots. Depending on configuration though it logically works at either 16x, blank, 4x, 4x or 8x, 8x, 4x, 4x.

It has ECC, VT-d (with bios update), USB 3.0, SATA III, and integrated GPU (if you buy an E3-12X5 cpu). The only thing it is missing is the Intel Management. It is marketed as a workstation board and is $224, but has worked very well for my server/workstation hybrid use.
 
Asus P8B WS has 4x 16 lane physical slots. Depending on configuration though it logically works at either 16x, blank, 4x, 4x or 8x, 8x, 4x, 4x.

It has ECC, VT-d (with bios update), USB 3.0, SATA III, and integrated GPU (if you buy an E3-12X5 cpu). The only thing it is missing is the Intel Management. It is marketed as a workstation board and is $224, but has worked very well for my server/workstation hybrid use.

Same problem as above the M1015 will not work in a 4x. Also no onboard video.

What do you guys think of this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182213
 
Same problem as above the M1015 will not work in a 4x. Also no onboard video.

What do you guys think of this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182213

No there are 4 16 lane physical slots. They will fit. The cards will negotiate slower. I have a M1015. I'm pretty sure I ran it in one of the 4x slots at first. Can check tonight for you want. I would see no problems running four M1015s in this system at once.

EDIT: Do you already have a processor in hand? If not, just buy one with the integrated GPU and you are set. Technically the video is not onboard, but it is passed through from the processor. There is no additional video card needed.
 
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My m1015 is running just fine in the 4x slot. PCIE 2.0 @4x = 2GB/s throughput. My 5 5900 drives don't come close to taxing that though.
 
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