So if I read this correctly you have 11TB+160GB in a single machine and no spinning platters correct. Are you using Windows Storage Spaces and combining them together?
My May 2015 Workstation Build
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Well a bit more than that actually. And if the 160GB is RAM it is only 64GB but 256GB is now sitting next to me ready for the next Windows Update.
LOL I know the feeling ordered more ram for a server that is my single esxi host. Had to bring it down but not before checking to see if I could hot swap ram.
The motherboard in that ASUS case is a Z10PE-D16 WS, one of my most favorite dual socket boards, the case is nothing special. It came as a barebones system with board installed, its a super huge pain to remove it 
We really need some new updated dual socket boards.
We really need some new updated dual socket boards.
It is hard to believe this build is now around 19 months old!
A few updates that happened today:
To install the ASUS STRIX 1070 cards I had to move the SATA cables as they were about 0.5" too short. That cause the Intel RAID to need to "verify" the RAID 1 array. The system threw me for a loop as during this verification process it booted to a different SSD with an old image I had loaded.
A few updates that happened today:
- Swapped the GTX 970 for a GTX 1070. Still using the ASUS STRIX but I feel like I should have gotten a less expensive/ smaller card this time around.
- I also noticed that there is a Samsung 950 EVO not listed above that is now in the workstation. Usually there are a few other cards that are in/ out such as P3600 1.6TB drives.
To install the ASUS STRIX 1070 cards I had to move the SATA cables as they were about 0.5" too short. That cause the Intel RAID to need to "verify" the RAID 1 array. The system threw me for a loop as during this verification process it booted to a different SSD with an old image I had loaded.