Freenas Hardware Upgrades

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Hey guys,
I'll keep this short and sweet. Here's my current configuration:

Chenbro RM42300 4U Case
ASUS P8-Z68-V 1155 Motherboard
i3-2100
8GB kit (2x4GB) 1600mHz
700W OCZ modular PSU
6 x Seagate 3TB Barracuda drives
6 x Vantec EZSwap 4 hot swap bays

I'm mostly interested in upgrading my RAM and at the same time, may as well upgrade to ECC.

So I'm looking for a recommendation for a motherboard. I'm looking to spend as little as possible (MAX $200 for the mobo) and if there's an 1155 motherboard still available, that'd be awesome (otherwise I gotta pick up a new CPU). Here's a few features I'm looking for (not mandatory):

-Many SATA3 (6Gb/s) ports. Min 6 for the drives + more for SSDs
-Dual LAN with WOL support
-Pins for chassis intrusion switch and LAN LEDs (I have 2 on my case)

Finally, hoping to get some input on the use of an SSD as a write-cache. I'm having issues when watching TV directly off the NAS (stuttering) and everything is gigabit. [strike]Also, would using a cheap dedicated GPU help (I'm thinking it would help with the RAM)?[/strike]

Any help would be appreciated. I'm well experienced in the Windows environment and used to building gaming pcs but I'm somewhat of a n00b with linux.

Thanks

-Trev

 

[Emerald]

most i3, i5, i7 motherboards do not support ECC memory. This type of memory is usually only used on server motherboards.

also NIC LED connections are usually only on server motherboards.

 

[Alabalcho]

"Despite my screen name",

I'll keep this short and sweet.

Could not resist the pun 😉

On the subject: Dedicated GPU won't help - FreeNAS is text-only server application (or it was couple of years ago when I have played with it).

 

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In that case, should I just go for a RAM upgrade?