For my use, would a quad core model be sufficient, or would that be pushing it? 1518 or 1521 is what I'd be looking at if I'm not constraining myself too hard by doing so, otherwise that's why I figured the 6-core might be best. The pain though is that there is only an mITX board for the 1528, which constrains future expansion if I need more than just one expansion card, and I need an HBA for sure.
So I can either save like I want to with a 4 core, or I have to pay far more than I'd like to in order to get an 8 core. 6 is a nice sweet spot but I don't if it leaves me enough potential.
So I can either save like I want to with a 4 core, or I have to pay far more than I'd like to in order to get an 8 core. 6 is a nice sweet spot but I don't if it leaves me enough potential.