BUILD Thoughts on Build/Upgrade E5v2 vs E3v3

[mstang1988]

Looking to upgrade my Freenas to add media space , now want ECC as well so space may need to wait. I found out my motherboard doesn't get along with LSI adapters well so bleh. I want to get your thoughts on my configuration and issues you may have had with a similar config. I saw in one thread the X9SRH-7TF-B had some issues but I'm not sure what they are

Current uses:
Media Server
Backup/File Server
Plex Serving

My current configuration is as follows:
i5-2400 Quad Core - 3.1Ghz
Gigabyte G77-43A or something like that
20GB of non-ECC DDR3 RAM (don't remember the brand)
4x3TB 7200.11 Seagate HD's in RAIDZ1
Intel CT Gigabit NIC (virtualized)
Freenas 9.2 running DLNA and Plex jails
ESXi 5.0 +update packs virtualization

Proposed Upgrade 1:$650-850
E3-1230v3 Xeon Quad Core - 3.3Ghz
Supermicro MBD-X10SL7-F-O - $460 for Combo with CPU
16GB of Samsung DDR3-1600 8GB Modules ($85x2) $170 or 32GB ($85x4) $340
4x3TB 7200.11 Seagate HD's in RAIDZ1 - No Cost
2x2TB 5400RPM WD Green RAID1 for slow data (backups/software library etc, crap I don't use often) - No Cost
2x1TB 7200.10 Segate HD's in RAID1 - No Cost
Freenas 9.2 running DLNA and Plex jails
ESXi 5.5
LSI 1068 flashed to IT-Mode for ESXI Datastore (Free)
SSD From my pile of SSD's for datastore (Free)

Proposed Upgrade 2:$800-900
E5-1620v2 Xeon Quad Core - 3.7 Ghz $300
Supermicro X9SRL-F ATX - $290
CPU Fan - $25
RAM 16GB ECC Registered - $200 (need to find specific model)
4x3TB 7200.11 Seagate HD's in RAIDZ1 - No Cost
2x2TB 5400RPM WD Green RAID1 for slow data (backups/software library etc, crap I don't use often) - No Cost
2x1TB 7200.10 Segate HD's in RAID1 - No Cost
Freenas 9.2 running DLNA and Plex jails
ESXi 5.5
LSI 1068 flashed to IT-Mode for ESXI Datastore (Free)
SSD From my pile of SSD's for datastore (Free)


Proposed Upgrade 3: $1000
E5-1620v2 Xeon Quad Core - 3.7 Ghz $300
Supermicro X9SRH-7TF-B LGA2011 $480
CPU Fan - $25
RAM 16GB ECC Registered - $200 (need to find specific model)
4x3TB 7200.11 Seagate HD's in RAIDZ1 - No Cost
2x2TB 5400RPM WD Green RAID1 for slow data (backups/software library etc, crap I don't use often) - No Cost
2x1TB 7200.10 Segate HD's in RAID1 - No Cost
Freenas 9.2 running DLNA and Plex jails
ESXi 5.5
LSI 1068 flashed to IT-Mode for ESXI Datastore (Free)
SSD From my pile of SSD's for datastore (Free)

My own Pro/Con List:
Upgrade 1 Pro:
is more cost effective, just as fast, has 14 SAS/SATA Ports
Could buy more RAM in short term
Lower TDP

Upgrade 1 Con:
Cannot handle more then 32GB RAM long term


Upgrade 2 Pro:
Can handle a lot of RAM
more cost effective then Upgrade 3
More RAM Choices

Upgrade 2 Con:
Less RAM to start with
Only 10 SATA/SAS Ports
Cost
High TDP (concerned about this long term)
Some RAM slots might not work according to reviews

Upgrade 3 Pro:
Can handle a lot of RAM
Many RAM choices
10Gb-T Integrated (long term upgrade for infrastructure)

Upgrade 3 Con:
Less RAM to start with
Cost
High TDP (concerned about this long term)