Long time lurker and finally decided to share. Ebay seller garlandcomputers has several Supermicro SC826 systems with X8DTN+ motherboard and BPN-SAS2-826EL1 backplanes for only $165.
Supermicro 2U Server X8DTN BAREBONES HW RAID Add CPU RAM HD | eBay
I know the westmere architechure is getting long in the tooth, but decent deal for SAS2 backplane. I like it better than the SC846 chassis since it is much smaller and easier to move around.
800 watt power supply is loud, but doesn't bother me in the garage.
I bought 3 to setup a hyper-convereged cluster
Supermicro 2U Server X8DTN BAREBONES HW RAID Add CPU RAM HD | eBay
I know the westmere architechure is getting long in the tooth, but decent deal for SAS2 backplane. I like it better than the SC846 chassis since it is much smaller and easier to move around.
800 watt power supply is loud, but doesn't bother me in the garage.
I bought 3 to setup a hyper-convereged cluster