Overall I like this set up alot. I think I could have saved about $40 if I bought the
motherboard and
chassis separately. SuperMicro also has part number (CSE-RR1U-E8) for a PCI-E 8x riser card, which would allow you to add a 1, 2 or 4 port NIC. The 4 port may interfere with the hard drive bay as they are a lot larger. I ordered the 2.5" drive adapter (MCP-220-00044-0N) which will house two 2.5" drives. It was the same cost as the single drive adapter (which may work better with a large NIC). For the extra cost of buying the barebone, it would have been nice if the drive and riser card adapters were included. Well, don't mean to sound like a commercial. Hope this helps someone out!