Hi,
I want to build a NAS box on a mini-itx platform, but the boards available for current APUs only have a single x16 slot (please let me know if any am4 or lga1151 itx board has this feature). I am looking at the ASRock AB350 motherboard and the A12-9800 for 4 cores and UHD output (I want the fileserver to also be the HTPC in living room). In my reading, I'd rather not use onboard SATA (can't find a board with 8 ports anyway). I want to install a LSI100301 (8-port mini-sas 8087) and use the forwrard mini-sas to sata (4 way) connectors to reach eight 3TB WD Reds. This frees me up to put 2 ssd's on the mainboard SATA for ZIL and L2ARC or to install another operating system besides Free NAS. WIll the LSI HBA work in a x16 slot meant for a GPU??? I want a four-core desktop cpu for plex transcoding, logging, and regular scrubbing, and security (my family will be putting medical records and some business backups on this). Thanks!!
