SOLVED cheap backup build

[John Doe]

Update, in case someone is searching for the same:
2x Micron 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3-1333 ECC UDIMM ~38USD
4x 8gb Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/16G ~60USD
Supermicro X10SLL-F for ~50USD
i3 4360 cpu "new" ~40USD
Intel Xeon CPU E3-1241 v3 @3.5ghz 80USD

Prices in USD but purchase made in E.U. market.

Hi Folks,
May I ask for an advise?
I am searching a supermicro board which will fit in a node 804 case, so should be smaller than ATX.
With ECC ram support
Intel NIC 1gbit
2x PCIe x8
and a CPU with ECC support, min 2 cores, >2.0Ghz

Already available:
PSU
Discs
HBA in IT-mode
Case

Purpose:
1. shall be cheap, 2nd hand is ok
2. shall only take backups from other FN machine, no jails, no VMs

was looking for an i3 but i am confused with all that chipset and socket versions. I have in mind that an LGA1150 i3 will also work with C222 chipset but would be great to get another perspective.

So do you have any hints, advises or ideas?

 

[Chris Moore]

Purpose:
1. shall be cheap, 2nd hand is ok
2. shall only take backups from other FN machine, no jails, no VMs

Given your requirements, ONLY doing backups, this should be fine:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro...Intel-Core-i3-2100-8-GB-DDR3-RAM/132898081206
You can also upgrade it with more memory and a faster processor if you need them later.

 

[Inxsible]

You can find a motherboard + CPU combination for a lot less than $150.
X9SCL-F are available for less than $50. add in a base i3 or even a pentium or celeron with ECC support(~$30)

Total cost shouldn't be more than $80

 

[Chris Moore]

You can find a motherboard + CPU combination for a lot less than $150.

The one I pointed out includes the system board with IO shield; CPU with fan cooler and 8GB of RAM.

 

[John Doe]

unfortunately the market in the E.U. is not like yours.
but I think I found something:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...-micro-atx-lga1150-sockel/1028686818-225-4855

so CPU can be any LGA 1150
e.g. the listed here:
https://www.heise.de/preisvergleich..._DDR3-1600%7E5_ECC-Unterst%FCtzung%7E820_1150

 

[Chris Moore]

the market in the E.U. is not like yours

something I would have tried to account for if you'd said that you were in the EU

 

[John Doe]

sorry, my bad!

 

[John Doe]

got a Supermicro X10SLL-F for ~50USD
what CPU is preferred?
Will an i3 or Pentium G series work with the C220 chip on the board?

 

[Evertb1]

As long as it is a CPU from the 4th generation (Haswell) it should work. Examples of CPU's I had running on a SuperMicro motherboard (X10SL7-F) from the same generation as your motherboard: i3-4130T and Pentium G3240. By the way: I still have that Pentium running in my own backup server and it is plenty for that job. It handles the replication tasks without a problem and rsync works OK as well.

 

[John Doe]

ok, many thanks!