Sub-$1K Followup - Learning and Tuning

So as of a few hours ago, I've finally migrated everything off the old home SAN and onto the new one. I'll be updating that post a bit later with the promised pictures, but I must say, I am neither a photographer nor a superior case wiring guy.

Sub-$1000 8 TB Home SAN? Can I do it?

An 8+ TB home SAN in under $1000? Can I do it?
(I'll update with pictures when I can - because everybody likes homebrew SAN pornography).