12 | | || LSI LSI00301 (9207-8i) || ? || ? || ? || (if we need more than 8 drives) MB supports up to 2 cards. || |
| 12 | || Dual port Intel Gbe card || 2 || ? || ? || For extra gigabit interfaces || |
| 13 | |||||||||| Below are Optional Upgrades || |
| 14 | || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118182 LSI 9207-8i] || ? || ? || ? || (if we need more than 8 drives) MB supports up to 2 cards. || |
| 15 | || [http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Mellanox-ConnectX-3-EN-MCX313A-BCBT-network-adapter/2811726.aspx 40Gbe card] || 1 || $623 || ? || to max out repo replacement || |
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| 18 | || Motherboard Port || PCIe Lanes || Theoretical Max bus speed || Usage || |
| 19 | || LSI 2308 Raid 8x sata 6Gb/s || 8x gen 3 || 8GB/s || Fast disks || |
| 20 | || X16 || 16x gen3 || 16GB/s || Extra raid controller or 40Gbe card || |
| 21 | || X8 || 8x gen3 || 8GB/s || Extra raid controller or 40GBe card || |
| 22 | || X4 || 4x gen2 || 2GB/s || Dual port gbe card || |