Mobo for NAS with ECC RAM

[Skydiver]

Anything speaking against those motherboards:

Asus P9D-MV Intel C222

Asus P9D-M Intel C224

and maybe what are the differences?

I plan on running freeNAS and use ECC RAM.

 

[rafazafar]

there also the 
ASUS P9D-I
Intel S1200KPR 
MSI CSM-C222-089

 

or.... you could go mad with the Asrock X99E-ITX

[rafazafar]

13 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

Anything speaking against those motherboards:

Asus P9D-MV Intel C222

Asus P9D-M Intel C224

and maybe what are the differences?

I plan on running freeNAS and use ECC RAM.

 

The 224 has 4 SATA III ports and 2 SATA II ports
The 222 has 2 SATA III ports and 4 SATA II ports

[Skydiver]

9 minutes ago, rafazafar said:

there also the 
ASUS P9D-I
Intel S1200KPR 
MSI CSM-C222-089

 

or.... you could go mad with the Asrock X99E-ITX

 But those mobo will work well right?

 

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

 But those mobo will work well right?

 

Yeah. The Supermicro X10SLL-F-O is also a good choice (and currently cheaper then both I believe). 

[rafazafar]

4 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

 But those mobo will work well right?

 

Yes. It all depends on which socket ur CPU is.
771 with some old xeons or a 775 with some Pentium Qs would be the cheapest.

[Skydiver]

3 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Yeah. The Supermicro X10SLL-F-O is also a good choice (and currently cheaper then both I believe). 

But I have heard the supermicro boards are very picky with RAM  so I am not too sure about that

[Skydiver]

Just now, rafazafar said:

Yes. It all depends on which socket ur CPU is.

1150, I believe I am going with a  i3 4360.

[rafazafar]

Just now, Skydiver said:

But I have heard the supermicro boards are very picky with RAM  so I am not too sure about that

Thats partialy true, Asus tends to be bit more friendly with ram support but with server components, always check the compatibility list.

[rafazafar]

5 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

1150, I believe I am going with a  i3 4360.

I recommend you to just buy some older socket 771 Cpus for cheaps.
 

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

But I have heard the supermicro boards are very picky with RAM  so I am not too sure about that

If you're really that concerned then just make sure to get some memory off the QVL or that has been validated by multiple users. But Supermicro boards really aren't any more picky than any other server boards. 

 

The nice thing about the board I suggested iPMI, which will allow you to plug your router into your server and use your desktop as a KVM device very easily. 

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, rafazafar said:

That CPU does not support ECC.

yes it does. 

5 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

1150, I believe I am going with a  i3 4360.

don't pay extra for a higher level i3. 

[rafazafar]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

If you're really that concerned then just make sure to get some memory off the QVL or that has been validated by multiple users. But Supermicro boards really aren't any more picky than any other server boards. 

 

The nice thing about the board I suggested iPMI, which will allow you to plug your router into your server and use your desktop as a KVM device very easily. 

Very good point. Way easier to work with.

[rafazafar]

10 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

yes it does. 

don't pay extra for a higher level i3. 

Oh wow my bad. Thanks for the info.
Got to keep my eye out then.
Sorry OP. Ignore me.

[Skydiver]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

If you're really that concerned then just make sure to get some memory off the QVL or that has been validated by multiple users. But Supermicro boards really aren't any more picky than any other server boards. 

 

The nice thing about the board I suggested iPMI, which will allow you to plug your router into your server and use your desktop as a KVM device very easily. 

So the asus board does not have IPMI??? So which of the board has this function and what exactly does it do, my google search only confused me more. Can I still connect my NAS without IPMI?

[Skydiver]

6 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

don't pay extra for a higher level i3. 

So you would recommend buying a lower spec i3? Even if I want to stream 1080p videos from it and encrypt my data?

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

So the asus board does not have IPMI??? So which of the board has this function and what exactly does it do, my google search only confused me more. Can I still connect my NAS without IPMI?

IPMI is a KVM over ethernet. So you plug a second ethernet wire from your server into your router, and then from any computer you can remotely access your server as if you had a monitor, keyboard, and mouse plugged directly into it. 

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

So you would recommend buying a lower spec i3? Even if I want to stream 1080p videos from it and encrypt my data?

The slight performance boost won't make any difference. If you think you'll need more power, then go with a Xeon E3 1231v3.

[Skydiver]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

IPMI is a KVM over ethernet. So you plug a second ethernet wire from your server into your router, and then from any computer you can remotely access your server as if you had a monitor, keyboard, and mouse plugged directly into it. 

Okay that really is a needed feature, so which motherboard that supports this feature would you recommend (in the same price range as the asus board and enough sata ports)

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

Okay that really is a needed feature, so which motherboard that supports this feature would you recommend (in the same price range as the asus board and enough sata ports)

Supermicro X10SLL-F-O 

[Skydiver]

2 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Supermicro X10SLL-F-O 

I can't easily get it in my country, any other suggestions?

4 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

The slight performance boost won't make any difference. If you think you'll need more power, then go with a Xeon E3 1231v3.

is the Intel Core i3 4170 then a good choice?

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

I can't easily get it in my country, any other suggestions?

is the Intel Core i3 4170 then a good choice?

Can you get any Supermicro boards that have a -f in the name? Otherwise you can just look for any motherboard that happens to have IPMI -- it will be listed as a feature. 

 

How many 1080p transcoded plex streams will there be? 

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

I can't easily get it in my country, any other suggestions?

is the Intel Core i3 4170 then a good choice?

Can you get any Supermicro boards that have a -f in the name? Otherwise you can just look for any motherboard that happens to have IPMI -- it will be listed as a feature. 

 

How many 1080p transcoded plex streams will there be? 

[Skydiver]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Can you get any Supermicro boards that have a -f in the name? Otherwise you can just look for any motherboard that happens to have IPMI -- it will be listed as a feature. 

 

How many 1080p transcoded plex streams will there be? 

I will have max 2-3 1080p streams and for whatever reason supermicro boards are pretty hard to obtain here. 

[79wjd]

6 minutes ago, Skydiver said:

I will have max 2-3 1080p streams and for whatever reason supermicro boards are pretty hard to obtain here. 

Well, look for any C222, C224, or C226 motherboard that has an IPMI port if you'd like that functionality. Otherwise, either of the boards you're already looking at are fine. 

 

The i3 is enough to handle about four 1080p streams, so there should be enough room for encryption. Although, why are you even going to encrypt media data anyway? I would recommend asking on the FreeNAS forums if you want a better/validated answer, but if I had to guess the i3 would be sufficient.