Recommendation for inexpensive low power mITX with 6xSATA and/or >1Gb ethernet.

[eas]

I could use help figuring out an upgrade.

I have a storage server in a 4-bay mITX case using a ~10y old Kabini/Jaguar Sempron CPU and an SAS card. I'd like to upgrade it for under $200, including 8GB+ of RAM, my goals for the upgrade are keeping power consumption the same or lower, and increasing single core CPU performance by at least 2x.

I also want to upgrade from a single GigE port (so, 2x GbE, or ≥ 1x ≥2.5 GbE and want to retain the ability to connect 6x SATA devices. I don't really care whether I accomplish that with better onboard networking and my SAS card, or on-board SATA + a network card, or everything on the MB.

I don't care whether the CPU is socketed or soldered, but I don't have a lot of vertical space for a CPU fan (I had to fit a low-profile fan. 1cm, I think) I'd prefer at least 2x RAM slots, but a single slot would be Ok.

Thanks in advance for your help

 

[eas]

Bump...

 

[TrevorH]

You can buy $10 dual port SATA controllers that fit into an M.2 E-key socket designed for wifi/WLAN cards that would give you an extra 2 ports and then you can consider ITX boards with only 4 built in SATA ports.