heres what I was thinking so far..
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XNXnjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XNXnjX/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33240) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16r11s48kf) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16r11s48kf) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Silverstone DS380B Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-ds380b) | $136.99 @ Newegg
**Other**| SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard| $180.00
**Other**| Vantec 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6 Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card Model UGT-ST644R with HyperDuo| $45.00
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $661.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 18:43 EST-0500 |
I plan on using 8 3TB in raid2z with freenas.
Will the ECC Ram still work as expected with the sata card Im using to add 2 more sata ports? Are there better sata card extenders out there considering I only need 2 more ports?
Havent quite decided if I am going to jump on the $80 seagate deal or go with the WD Reds ($35 more a piece) that have been good to me so far.
Also wasnt sure about power supply and advice would be appreciated.
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XNXnjX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XNXnjX/by_merchant/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33240) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16r11s48kf) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-kvr16r11s48kf) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Silverstone DS380B Mini ITX Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-ds380b) | $136.99 @ Newegg
**Other**| SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Intel C204 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard| $180.00
**Other**| Vantec 4 Channel 6-Port SATA 6 Gb/s PCIe RAID Host Card Model UGT-ST644R with HyperDuo| $45.00
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $661.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-08 18:43 EST-0500 |
I plan on using 8 3TB in raid2z with freenas.
Will the ECC Ram still work as expected with the sata card Im using to add 2 more sata ports? Are there better sata card extenders out there considering I only need 2 more ports?
Havent quite decided if I am going to jump on the $80 seagate deal or go with the WD Reds ($35 more a piece) that have been good to me so far.
Also wasnt sure about power supply and advice would be appreciated.