Options for a home server mobo

[vibe]

Hi all, having trouble finding options for this,

Looking at building a "silent as possible" AD server for home use. Will also run a few light apps

I'm thinking an AMD Athlon X2 3800+ 2.0Ghz CPU because of it's low power draw but reasonable processing power.

I'll be making my own SSD using SDHC cards

Just cant find a suitable mobo, desirables are...

Gigabit LAN (2 would be evenbetter but not needed)
low power need / heat output
4 or more memory slots
cheap
as it's a server, dont care about USB, sound, video outputs

Not that it probably makes much difference but, server will be rack mounted in a 4U case.

Oh, and any input on low noise output CPU coolers will be we'll received.

V

 

[Shadow703793]

SSD using SDHC cards

That will NOT work very well.
See: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4255
A 2.5" HDD pwned it.

 

[Shadow703793]

Btw, this is the AM2 CPU and NOT the 939 right?

 

[vibe]

SSD using SDHC cards

That will NOT work very well.
See: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4255
A 2.5" HDD pwned it.

Thanks for the concern but I'm not looking for performace, I'm looking for quiet and cheap. Given that I have spare SDHC cards a setup cost of £10 makes this the idea option for me.

Yes AM2 not 939, please correct me if I'm wrong but I see no bonus for a 939 setup over AM2 for my requirments.

V

 

[Shadow703793]

^No. It's just that 939 is dead, and I was going to recommend you upgrade to AM2 if you did have a 939.

As for motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376
$65 after MIR
Comes with RAID,etc. But only got one Ethernet.

 

[vibe]

Thanks for the link, this was one of the ones I was looking at.