Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:36:42 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD Athlon64 Mainboard - NOT SPAM: please check it out :) Message-ID: <AANLkTi=Lsz7GXFce_jiE4BNHFQwik_-9O25sVvgvqNvC@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D130719.5090203@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <4D130719.5090203@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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On 23 December 2010 08:23, Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > I know its a little OT, but I'm hunting for a mainboard to plug this CPU > into and build a file server. So the ideal specs are (and maybe dreaming too > :) ): > > 184 pin RAM DIMM > SataIII 4+ ports > Either onboard or AGP Video > 2x Gigabit LAN > > Obviously I don't need much RAM, just juice the throughput from the HDD to > the LAN, and plenty of bandwidth. That said a lot of my specs could be pipe > dreaming, I know. I'm looking at 3x 2Tb Seagate 64Mb SATAIII's so I'd rather > not waste it, I'm sure you'd agree. > > I'll be setting up RAID5 in some fashion or other, just still choosing my > method between ZFS and VINUM or something. So the need for as many SATA > ports is a must :) > > Any help finding a suitable model would be much appreciated- very hard to > find anything still in stock. And of course advice will be very welcome :) > > Cheers http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ASUS-K8N-AMD-Socket-754-AGP-SATA-nForce3-250-MB-EMS-/220703726350?pt=AU_Components&hash=item3362f79b0e#ht_5060wt_1138 I just searched for 754 SATA on ebay.com.au You _are_ dreaming about the 4x SATA though IMO; I'd just get an expansion card. Or get a cheap bundle with new MB/CPU; it's not always worth salvaging an old CPU like that. Chris
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