Server Board Choice

[rustikles]

As is turns out, I seem to be fairly ignorant when it comes to telling the subtle differences in server boards.  <_<

 

I'm looking for a server mobo that would support a Pentium G3220 (LGA 1150) with ECC RAM compatibility. 6 SATA ports is a minimum and the form factor isn't a major issue, but I do have a preference towards mini-ITX. The budget would be <$225.

 

One other question: so long as the board is listed as LGA 1150, will all processors which fit that socket function, despite not being listed under CPU compatibility?

 

Thanks!

[iNothing]

Why a server motherboard?

[dragoon20005]

there no LGA1150 boards which supports ECC RAM

 

the only board which I can think off my head that uses ECC RAM is those which supports Xeon CPUs

[rustikles]

Why a server motherboard?

It's for a FreeNAS build that I'm helping to plan.

 

there no LGA1150 boards which supports ECC RAM

 

the only board which I can think off my head that uses ECC RAM is those which supports Xeon CPUs

Well that I know to be false actually: Newegg search. There are definitely 1150 boards which are fine with ECC.

[dragoon20005]

Well that I know to be false actually: Newegg search. There are definitely 1150 boards which are fine with ECC.

I stand corrected

 

but they will be more costly

 

then again SuperMicro has this board

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SA7-2750F.cfm

 

8 core Atom with 16 SATA ports!!!

[rustikles]

That's absolutely crazy haha. Unfortunately, this config involves a plex media server as well, which needs a bit more horsepower than an atom can provide. The Pentium is something he just had which happened to fit.

[dragoon20005]

I not really sure 

 

but will more cores be better for Plex Media server?

 

the Pentium has only 2 core and 2 treads

 

the Atom has 8 core and 8 treads

 

the only lacking part is no onboard graphics and no L3 cache for the Atom

 

but the low wattage to power it is really great as a NAS/Media server

[rustikles]

From what I've read, it seems fairly unpredictable if all the cores will be utilized for transcoding. I'll do some more looking and see if anyone has had good luck with plex on an Atom.