WTB 4P E5 board/box/turnkey

FNtastic

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I'm starting to look around for a 4P Intel E5 or 4P Opteron 62xx/63xx setup.
Ideally, it would be a full setup. It's not necessary for me to have the CPUs with the purchase. I have some CPUs in mind already. I would like for it to have at least 10+ hot swappable hdd bays (if box is part of the package). SAS protocol is a requirement. And it would need to be rack-mountable.
I'm in the market and am interested in what might be available. PMs or on IRC regularly. Thanks! :)

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I would recommend this chassis (but the newer revision, see last edits below for clarification!):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2U-Supermic...125013?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item20d8e959d5

I have a similar one and I removed one row of 3 fans to fit the X9QRi-F+ 4P socket 2011 motherboard. It works well. You want the motherboard which has this shape:
http://www.wiredzone.com/Supermicro-X9QRI-F+-B-Motherboard-S-2011-for-4x-Xeon-E5-4600~10021977~0.htm

EDIT: By the way, if you want integrated LSI 2208 SAS controller, you want this motherboard:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9QR7-TF_.cfm

EDIT 2:The same seller of the SuperMicro chassis has a 16x3.5" SAS expander 3U chassis that is really cheap. Pair it with the right RAID controller and you're all set for tons of storage.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SGI-3U-Omni...AS-16-Trays-and-SAS-cable-Screw-/151134468147

Here's a write-up:
http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1159763

NOTE: the -R1000LP and -R1200LP 848 chassis from SuperMicro only support 4P G34 motherboards because the power distributor blocks inserting a 4P 2011 motherboard. Only the -R1400 and later 848 chassis support the larger motherboards. See the difference between the following two specifications max motherboard size:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/2U/828/SC828TQ-R1400LP.cfm
http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/2u/828/sc828tq-r1000lp.cfm
 
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