Intel S1200BTSR ?

[iXô]

Hi FreeNAS community !

I would like to replace my SYNO 1010+ with a custom made FreeNAS solution.

I am searching for motherboard models that can use ECC, a good amount of memory and that don't use realtek lan chipset.

I found the Intel S1200BTSR (found here : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121619) what do you think about this reference ?

I also found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182830.

I would like something that is upgradable (maybe by using i5 cpu then i7 or xeon later), but that is not too expensive.


Thanks for you advices.

Best regards

 

[BigDave]

This one is really popular around here, it fits in a smaller case,
and is $20 cheaper :)
(no onboard sound device)
(includes dedicated IPMI)

 

[iXô]

Thanks BigDave, I've juste edited my post for bad link on the intel : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121619

Even cheaper than the supermicro.

 

[BigDave]

Your choice will work, but before your purchase you might give this thread a complete read.
IPMI is the way to go, it's worth the extra expense.

 

[marbus90]

Core i5 and i7 do not support ECC. any dualcore is fine and supports ECC, but Quadcores will need to be Xeons. An i3-4130 is enough for a single Gbps connection and supports ECC.

All in all, none of your board choices are working out. To determine the right system for you please answer the following questions:

Which chassis would you want with how many disks? hotswap required? does it need to be compact? Whats your planned workload? Do you want to incorporate any upgrade space or just replace existing disks with bigger ones?

 

[iXô]

Ok, so no, i5 or i7.

Space is not a concern for me. Hot swap could be, but if it only a mecanical problem, i don.t care either.

Supermicro x10 seems to be quite popular, but when you read a lot of posts about "x10 tips" or "witch memory for x10" it seems to have a lot of problem for a professional board.

(Ps : i7 and ecc seems to be ok : http://ark.intel.com/search/advance...ion Intel® Core™ i7 Processors&ECCMemory=true)

 

[Ericloewe]

Ok, so no, i5 or i7.

Space is not a concern for me. Hot swap could be, but if it only a mecanical problem, i don.t care either.

Supermicro x10 seems to be quite popular, but when you read a lot of posts about "x10 tips" or "witch memory for x10" it seems to have a lot of problem for a professional board.

(Ps : i7 and ecc seems to be ok : http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced?s=t&FamilyText=3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors&ECCMemory=true)

You'll notice all those i7s are laptop processors, not desktop.

I must disagree with the assessement that the X10 boards have lots of problems. It's just that their popularity leads to a ton of common questions and a couple of quirks that it's good to keep in mind.

 

[marbus90]

Core i5 and i7 do not support ECC. any socket 1150 dualcore is fine and supports ECC, but Quadcores will need to be Xeons. An i3-4130 is enough for a single Gbps connection and supports ECC.

All in all, none of your board choices are working out. To determine the right system for you please answer the following questions:

Which chassis would you want with how many disks? does it need to be compact? Whats your planned workload? Do you want to incorporate any upgrade space or just replace existing disks with bigger ones?

 

[iXô]

Ok, thanks for all.