Recently I built a dedicated mITX computer for running Plex on, unfortunately I am running low on space. I have a GTX 970 in my PCIe slot to help with trans-coding as HEVC streams hit my CPU hard.
Specs:
Lian Li Q25B
i7-4770K (LGA 1150)
ASUS Impact VI (Mini ITX)
GTX 970
OCZ SSD (Boot Drive)
3x 4TB Drives (RAID 5)
I am trying to to figure out what my best course of action is for expansion as all my SATA ports are in use.
What I have considered:
-Replacing the GPU with a SATA card (But this may affect playback)
-using the m.2 drive for boot (adds + 1 drive)
-using the m.2 for a 2 or 4 portSATA mPCIe sata expansion (unsure about performance)
-new motherboard, but cannot seem to find one that fits my needs.
I am looking to try get up to 8 drives into the system, any suggestions or recommendations? I want to keep the CPU and Case the same.
