Hello,
Taking a dive into my first build (well FreeNAS build anyways) and based on the reading I have done over the last day or so was pretty set on going with the Supermicro X10SL7-F as I have 8 5TB array drives + i3 4130 + a Fractal R5 case (have another Fractal for my HTPC which I like) until I ran across the Intel Avoton c2750.
Price-wise it seems pretty much a wash between the two although the case for the Avoton (Silverstone Premium Mini) is about $50 more. Both motherboards take ECC memory so things look good there. I also understand there have been some issues with the Marvell controller on the Avoton which have(?) been addressed with a firmware upgrade but would really appreciate confirmation one way or another if anyone has one of these and has done the upgrade.
Assuming that is sorted and or/not an issue here's what I've come up with as pro's between the two and would appreciate a sanity check:
Avoton + Silverstone Pros:
Significantly lower power draw
Smaller footprint
Hot-swap/Removable drive trays
Supermicro +i3 Pros + Fractal:
A bit more horsepower (at least according to the synthetic benchmarks I have looked at)
Larger community/better-known
Easier to cool (more space)
Anything else I am missing or should consider?
Taking a dive into my first build (well FreeNAS build anyways) and based on the reading I have done over the last day or so was pretty set on going with the Supermicro X10SL7-F as I have 8 5TB array drives + i3 4130 + a Fractal R5 case (have another Fractal for my HTPC which I like) until I ran across the Intel Avoton c2750.
Price-wise it seems pretty much a wash between the two although the case for the Avoton (Silverstone Premium Mini) is about $50 more. Both motherboards take ECC memory so things look good there. I also understand there have been some issues with the Marvell controller on the Avoton which have(?) been addressed with a firmware upgrade but would really appreciate confirmation one way or another if anyone has one of these and has done the upgrade.
Assuming that is sorted and or/not an issue here's what I've come up with as pro's between the two and would appreciate a sanity check:
Avoton + Silverstone Pros:
Significantly lower power draw
Smaller footprint
Hot-swap/Removable drive trays
Supermicro +i3 Pros + Fractal:
A bit more horsepower (at least according to the synthetic benchmarks I have looked at)
Larger community/better-known
Easier to cool (more space)
Anything else I am missing or should consider?