- Sep 19, 2011
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Hi,
I'm mainly looking for some advice from people who've actually built Server/Workstations before and have knowledge about Server/Workstation motherboards; specially ASUS & Supermicro.
I'm in the process of building a new Workstation which will be equipped with the upcoming Dual Xeon E5-2600 V2 Series processors.
Right now there aren't too many motherboards available that clearly state compatibility with the upcoming Ivy Bridge-E CPU's, and more then likely will come around the release of the CPU's next month (September). I definitely won't be making the purchase till September, same time as the CPU's release.
However, I did have a few questions.
Here's what I'm hoping to have in a Server Motherboard:
- Dual LGA 2011
- EATX/SSI EEB (12" X 13") Form Factor
- USB 3.0 ports & internal headers
- At least 4 X SATA3 ports
- Support for SLI / Crossfire Dual GPU Configuration
- Enough PCI-Express 3.0 Ports to Support Dual GPU + Sound Card
Looking at what's available right now, quite honestly, I can't seem to find a single Server/Workstation Motherboard that meets these requirements --- even though (Obviously aside from Dual Socket & RAM capacities), all these features are & have been quite standard on even cheap $120 Desktop motherboards for quite sometime.
Unless I'm looking in the wrong places & at the wrong motherboards!!
I could only spot 3 Dual LGA 2011 Supermicro models that even have USB 3.0, and only 1 of them seems to support Dual GPU SLI (NO Crossfire) and only has 2 SATA3 Ports, the rest are SATA2.
To be honest I'm slightly surprised. I didn't expect audio/video controllers or other such fancy features in a Server Motherboard, but I did expect sufficient USB 3.0, SATA3, PCI-Express 3.0 ports & Dual GPU (SLI & Crossfire) support.
I'm hoping there are upcoming models from Supermicro / ASUS for the Ivy Bridge-E dual configuration Xeon's that sport these features. But as I said, if I'm missing something, please advice where & what to look at.
Thanks!!
I'm mainly looking for some advice from people who've actually built Server/Workstations before and have knowledge about Server/Workstation motherboards; specially ASUS & Supermicro.
I'm in the process of building a new Workstation which will be equipped with the upcoming Dual Xeon E5-2600 V2 Series processors.
Right now there aren't too many motherboards available that clearly state compatibility with the upcoming Ivy Bridge-E CPU's, and more then likely will come around the release of the CPU's next month (September). I definitely won't be making the purchase till September, same time as the CPU's release.
However, I did have a few questions.
Here's what I'm hoping to have in a Server Motherboard:
- Dual LGA 2011
- EATX/SSI EEB (12" X 13") Form Factor
- USB 3.0 ports & internal headers
- At least 4 X SATA3 ports
- Support for SLI / Crossfire Dual GPU Configuration
- Enough PCI-Express 3.0 Ports to Support Dual GPU + Sound Card
Looking at what's available right now, quite honestly, I can't seem to find a single Server/Workstation Motherboard that meets these requirements --- even though (Obviously aside from Dual Socket & RAM capacities), all these features are & have been quite standard on even cheap $120 Desktop motherboards for quite sometime.
Unless I'm looking in the wrong places & at the wrong motherboards!!
I could only spot 3 Dual LGA 2011 Supermicro models that even have USB 3.0, and only 1 of them seems to support Dual GPU SLI (NO Crossfire) and only has 2 SATA3 Ports, the rest are SATA2.
To be honest I'm slightly surprised. I didn't expect audio/video controllers or other such fancy features in a Server Motherboard, but I did expect sufficient USB 3.0, SATA3, PCI-Express 3.0 ports & Dual GPU (SLI & Crossfire) support.
I'm hoping there are upcoming models from Supermicro / ASUS for the Ivy Bridge-E dual configuration Xeon's that sport these features. But as I said, if I'm missing something, please advice where & what to look at.
Thanks!!
(seriously if I do not keep up on my own I will have a hard time finding the next job in 2 years +)
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