Hi all,
I have searched and searched over the last week or so for a MB to solve my proble.s
I have an old PC currently built as a Windows Home Server and I am realising that I have limited myself too much by the components I originally built.
So I intend to rebuild it and think ahead and plan a bit more effectively this time.
I have a Rack in my house so it will all be put i a 4U 20 disk enclosure case that Chenbro are releasing, so no issues with space.
First off the must haves:
At least 6 SATA sockets on board.
And chipset support for SATA Port Multipliers. (this is important as the alternative is the go the 3ware multilane controller route which are much pricier)
2 eSata sockets.
And then at least 2 PCI-E x6 sockets and 3 others greater than pci-e x1.
This is for expansion later when I really will need the 3ware cards.
Nice to haves:
Onboard VGA
GBALan
At the moment my short list consists of:
Asus Striker Extreme
Foxconn X38A
Any suggestions appreciated
I have searched and searched over the last week or so for a MB to solve my proble.s
I have an old PC currently built as a Windows Home Server and I am realising that I have limited myself too much by the components I originally built.
So I intend to rebuild it and think ahead and plan a bit more effectively this time.
I have a Rack in my house so it will all be put i a 4U 20 disk enclosure case that Chenbro are releasing, so no issues with space.
First off the must haves:
At least 6 SATA sockets on board.
And chipset support for SATA Port Multipliers. (this is important as the alternative is the go the 3ware multilane controller route which are much pricier)
2 eSata sockets.
And then at least 2 PCI-E x6 sockets and 3 others greater than pci-e x1.
This is for expansion later when I really will need the 3ware cards.
Nice to haves:
Onboard VGA
GBALan
At the moment my short list consists of:
Asus Striker Extreme
Foxconn X38A
Any suggestions appreciated