GeekGoneOld
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I am upgrading my Mobo since I have AMD cpu and no ECC (please don't judge - that's what I'm fixing!) though it has been running well for about 5 years. I am looking for reasonable choices to avoid overpaying.
I will keep the following as they are working very well (don't have exact model numbers handy, but can get them if necessary):
My use is:
In reviewing all the relevant docs (Hardware Guide, forum posts, googling parts) it seems the SuperMicro X11SSM-F is very well suited. It seems that a reasonable processor is an E3 (E3 1230 V5?).
So...
TIA
GGO
I will keep the following as they are working very well (don't have exact model numbers handy, but can get them if necessary):
- Tower case with at least 8 drive bays and excellent cooling. ATX, mATX (don't remember brand)
- Corsair 650 PSU (don't remember exact model)
- 6xWD Red 3T in RaidZ2 (no encryption, no dedup)
- 2xIntel SSD 800MB in Raid 1 (SLOG)
- M1015 HBA in IT mode (may not need in new config)
- 2x Intel 1G NIC (don't remember model) (may not need in new config)
- 2x16GB USB2.0 in Raid 1 (boot)
My use is:
- File server over (mostly) SMB/1GBE for storing media files, backups etc.
- File server over NFS/1GBE for datastore for diskless ESXi computer running 4 VMs (Windows 10, OSx, linux pbx and pfSense)
- Plex Media Server with maximum 2 simultaneous transcodes of 1080P max as well as OTA recording using HDHomeRun (max 4 channels)
In reviewing all the relevant docs (Hardware Guide, forum posts, googling parts) it seems the SuperMicro X11SSM-F is very well suited. It seems that a reasonable processor is an E3 (E3 1230 V5?).
So...
1. Is the X11SSM-F a good choice?
2. What processor will be reasonable for my load?
3. What are the advantages to using i3 over E3 or vice-versa in my use case?
4. I believe I am limited to UDIMM for this board, or is it this processor? Are there advantages to supporting RDIMM/LRDIMM? Use to be RDIMM was much cheaper but don't really see that now. Also I saw reference to RDIMM being faster with slightly more latency (???)
5. What about V5 vs V7 or E3 V5 vs i3 V6 etc. It looks like a possibility is an older, high end processor (E3V3) may be an option over a newer lower end processor (i3V6). Trying to find the sweet spot (price/performance) is a bit tricky. Also, I don't know how important multi core (or hyperthread) are in a Freenas box running Plex.
6. I heard that you need V2 of BIOS to run Kady Lake processors. If the Mobo is shipped with V1 BIOS, can I flash firmware through IPMI without a processor?
7. Is there any need for a GPU?
TIA
GGO