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[Question] Budget (sub 150€) Hardware for starter
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If you don't have enough sata ports on the mobo (the optiplex 7010 has 1x Sata), you'll need a pci sata controller, is my understanding. Not sure what other possibilities there are to connect more hdds...
Pcie slots also allow adding more nvme ssd drives, although sadly most mainboards do not support pcie bifurcation, so you will be limited to a single nvme ssd per slot.