Hey Fellow Xpen-ers,
I threw together a system from left over parts I had from my latest VR build, and I was lucky enough to get ASUS to replace my fried Prime Z370-a under warranty which basically landed me a 1-generation old spare parts build. Tried for a few weeks last month to get the boot loader and DSM to properly work before I discovered I had a USB virus messing with all my systems. So a month later I am proud to report final success! I can now trash my Netgear ReadyCrap NAS that's given me nothing but grief. Here is my final hardware/boot/DSM build:
Loader: jun v1.02b (DS3615xs)
DSM: 6.1.7-15284 Update 3
CPU: Intel i7 8700k stable @ all core 5Ghz
Mobo: ASUS Prime Z370-a
Primary LAN: Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller
Secondary/Tertiary LAN: Dual Realtek Rtl8111e SY-PEX24028 Gigabit card
RAM: 32 gig DDR4 3200 (16 - T-Force Xtreme | 16 - Corsair Vengeance Pro)
GFX Card: Radeon RX 560 4GB (though I'm not yet sure she will actually run in the system)
HDD: 3 - 4TB WD Red and 1 - 4TB Seagate Barr.
MISC: 16gig Intel Optane m.2 (which from what I can tell is working)
Now I finally get to play with the fun parts of this project!