Hey,
I've been struggling to build an ESXi home server because of the compatibility. Here's my current build:
Intel i7 4790
Gigabyte Z97-HD3
2x 1TB Western Digital HDDs (SATA)
Ballistix 16 GB DDR - 1866
I realize my motherboard isn't compatible (Now that I purchased it). First it was the NIC, now it's not seeing the HDD's. I bought an Intel NIC that works with ESXi. If I buy a RAID controller, will that get me around the compatibility issue? Will I run into any more issues? Or what is the cheapest motherboard that'll work with a LGA1150? I've been fighting with this way too much and I just want to find the easiest way to make this work 
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Thank you very much for your help.