ASRock Rack E3C224D4I-14S

[djlax152]

Hi guys, I'm about to revamp my freenas with some new hardware and i think this may be one of the better choice Mini-ITXs boards out there. I didn't see a lot of posts out there about this board so i wanted to start one and hopefully get some comments. I figure with 10TB of storage and 7 Drives I think 32gb of RAM should be fine for me, I am also considering some boards that will support 64gb of ram but most of them have an on-board Atom processor which looks powerfull but if i ever find out that they just aren't enough to handle plex or whatever then I'm stuck with the CPU. With this board i can always upgrade to a better CPU however i am stuck with the 32gb of ram limitation so i guess i have to choose. I am trying to think in terms of the future (i know i have no need for all this now). So what do you think? get the boards that support the 64gb of RAM with the on-board CPU or get the board with the socket and hope i don't need more than 32gb of ram in the future. there is also the question of compatibility, What do you guys think?

ASRock Rack E3C224D4I-14S LGA1150 32gb of RAM limit
http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=E3C224D4I-14S

Asrock Rack C2750D4I On-board CPU but up to 64GB of RAM
http://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C2750D4I

Super Micro MBD-A1SRI-2758F-O Another On-board CPU but up to 64GB of RAM
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Atom/X10/A1SRi-2758F.cfm

 

[cyberjock]

You know, the comparisons between those different boards has been discussed in great detail many many times in the forums. You may want to search for those answers before starting a new thread...

 

[djlax152]

Thanks Cyberjock, when i search for the model number of the board it only returns 5 results and one is my post. I saw some other posts related to the supermicro board and the C2750D4I but nothing that really talks about making the decision to be stuck with the on-board or go with the 32gb cap on ram and get a CPU socket. My question is a specific one that i didn't find an answer to. Sorry for creating a new thread on your forums, you don't have to be rude about it.

 

[cyberjock]

I wasn't trying to be rude. I was telling you to search for those discussions because the people involved aren't likely to go into detail again. Nothing more and nothing less.

 

[djlax152]

I understand what your saying and it makes sense but your tone is pretty rude. thats all im trying to say.