How do these
Lightning LB806M 800 GB - 6 Gbps 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive
Compare? I know they are 6Gbps instead of 12 but they are available for $300-$400
Don't buy the dual port card for $36, you can get the quad port vt chipset for around that price.
Dell Intel Pro/1000 VT QUAD port Gb network NIC 0YT674 pcie card pci-e express $40
Don't forget to try and use virtio as much as possible. Virtio increase disk and ethernet throughput.
For linux, support should be built in.
For windows, you have to install virtio drivers either by loading drivers during installation or by installing the drivers once windows is installed then...
Intel boards are very picky, avoid those for ES chips.
ECC unbuffered is fine on E5, you just have a lower overall memory limit compared to Rdimms. Also, you can't mix and match Rdimms with Udimms
T_Minus's suggestion isn't a bad place to start.
Since power is a major concern you could use an i3 or i5. There are plenty of i3/i5+mobo+ram combos on ebay for under $200.
There are also systems like a lenovo TS440 yux varient. It often goes on sale for under $400, it includes 2x4 3.5 hotswap...
The Norco Hot swap cages aren't far off either. They have a 120mm mid plate option.
With larger Quieter fans it shouldn't be too bad.
Great point about adding mobo/cpu/ram and having a nas.
Are you trying to accelerate the vm's using your gpu at all?
It seems like you built the new machine with 2xE5-2620's then installed windows 8.1, installed the drivers for the gtx970, then used vmware player to create the vm's. Is this correct?
I would first try make sure your gtx970 Drivers...
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