The difference between the E3 and E5 these days is single socket and mostly the insane amount of cache they put on the E5.
Consider this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819116906 (Haswell with no HD4600)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819117261 (Sandy Bridge w/ 20MB L3 cache and 8x more expensive)
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delroth, have you or are you considering using Nexenta? I have used it extensively and like it very well.
Consider this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819116906 (Haswell with no HD4600)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819117261 (Sandy Bridge w/ 20MB L3 cache and 8x more expensive)
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delroth, have you or are you considering using Nexenta? I have used it extensively and like it very well.