Question : Problem: Recommendation needed for mainboard with ECC memory and E8400 CPU support.

I want to build a new pc 4GB RAM, with support for at least 8GB for futureproofing.
For stability reasons ECC support is a must as is DDR2 of min 800Mhz (native).

Other requirements:
PCIE v2 x16  (prefer 2)
External SATAII
Min 6 SATA II ports that are hotpluggable.
Price of up to AUD$200 is favourable, but would consider higher if I have to.

I have literally googled for hours and can find some excellent boards from Gigabyte and others, but not have ECC support with my above requirements.  Most use Xeon or Opteron CPU's.

Can anyone recommend a mainboard with the above criteria?  Or do I have to bite the bullet and go for a server board? :-/
Cheers
Blokeman

Answer : Problem: Recommendation needed for mainboard with ECC memory and E8400 CPU support.

There are some Intel desktop boards that support ECC memory: http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/cs-009023.htm

Note the reason why most desktop motherboards don't support ECC: "they could potentiality exceed the current limitation of the memory voltage regulators".