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Anidees AI Crystal XL PRO is back in stock at Newegg FYI. https://www.newegg.com/black-anidees-ai-crystal-xl-pro-e-atx-full-tower-case/p/2AM-0035-00059?Item=9SIA7TDADT2172&cm_sp=SellerProfile_MKPL-_-P2_9SIA7TDADT2172-_-11082021

Thanks for your response givemedew, the X9SRL-F looks like a great option. I have already picked up a beat-up Antec 1200, 3 x CSE-M35T and ICY Dock 6 x 2.5 + ultra slim ODD enclosure. I plan to move over a 3in2 cage from my existing build and have an old LSI SAS9220-8i I can pop in to allow for more drives. With the generous PCIe slots of the X9SRL-F I can add an additional LSI SAS9220-8i and graphics card down the road to finish wiring up the cages and improve transcoding. Now I have to get after cleaning up the Antec 1200. The ebay listing mentioned that the case was not in the best shape, a massive understatement. Smells like it has been used as an ashtray for the past 10 years. I plan to scrub it as best I can and then spray paint and replace all the fans. It is also missing the PSU backplate so I'll need to figure out a replacement for that. I'll post pictures when I'm done. Thanks!

The budget to rebuild my server just shrunk so looking to reuse my Supermicro X10SL7-F if possible. I remeber reading that the IPMI with this board can interere with passing through integrated graphics. Board is also limited to only 1 PCI-E 3.0 x8 (in x16), 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x8). I plan to use one of those slots for a Card to give me more SATA ports as I'm crrently full. Existing processor is Intel® Xeon® CPU E3-1241 v3. Any advice on possible upgrade paths is appreciated. Thanks! Z