Many thanks for all of the replies, I will be going with the AMD2 based board and probably a BE-2350.

This is an interesting topic. I am planning to build a NAS for my home network and the info here is raising some questions that I hope can be answered. First the spec: 1. 64 bit processor (planning to use opensolaris and ZFS) 2. 4 x SATA (planning to use Seagate 7200 rpm 500GB drives) 3. Small - pla...

My other posting is much more useful with links!