I think this is a really good deal:
2U Supermicro X9DRD-7LN4F-JBOD 12 + 2 Bay Server SAS2-826EL1 2x 2.1GHz Rails | eBay
Supermicro 826 chassis (12-bays + 2x 2.5" bays in rear for boot drives)
X9DRD-7LN4F+ - has onboard LSI SAS 2308 SAS controller in IT mode
2x Xeon E5-2620 V2 (so definitely IvyBridge ready)
BPN-SAS2-826EL1 backplane (SAS2 expander)
2x 920W SQ PSUs
dual port 10Gb NIC (intel chipset, but compatible with many DAC and SFP+ modules)
rails
All for $550+ shipping. BUT WAIT, there's more...
1) the seller has accepted offers of $525. will not go lower so don't try; i think i've already annoyed the crap out of them for asking.
2) apply PSPRING20 coupon for $100 off
Final total = $425 + shipping.
Shipping was reasonable, about $51 for me from UT to SoCal.
2U Supermicro X9DRD-7LN4F-JBOD 12 + 2 Bay Server SAS2-826EL1 2x 2.1GHz Rails | eBay
Supermicro 826 chassis (12-bays + 2x 2.5" bays in rear for boot drives)
X9DRD-7LN4F+ - has onboard LSI SAS 2308 SAS controller in IT mode
2x Xeon E5-2620 V2 (so definitely IvyBridge ready)
BPN-SAS2-826EL1 backplane (SAS2 expander)
2x 920W SQ PSUs
dual port 10Gb NIC (intel chipset, but compatible with many DAC and SFP+ modules)
rails
All for $550+ shipping. BUT WAIT, there's more...
1) the seller has accepted offers of $525. will not go lower so don't try; i think i've already annoyed the crap out of them for asking.
2) apply PSPRING20 coupon for $100 off
Final total = $425 + shipping.
Shipping was reasonable, about $51 for me from UT to SoCal.