Motherboard for VMs

[mmcc0912]

I'm wannting a base system just for running VMs. 16GB memory or better. Is there a solid board that someone can suggest and consider that price is an issue, not an unlimited budget. Looking for basic system that has lots of memory.

Thanks..

 

[TheViper]

What CPU and GPU do you plan to use?

 

[mindless728]

^+1

better yet, what is the budget, i know of a board that can support 144GB of mem with 2 x LGA 1366 (Xeon), though $450 (cpu(s) and mem wil be expensive though)

 

[mmcc0912]

Thanks everyone.

CPU, doesn't matter much, personal lab so anything that is available today will be suffiecient. GPU, no difference either. I will have a mixture of win & linux, no care in the world for anything special on graphics -- basic is good.

Budget, that is a little flexible but if I can stock it with 4 GB now and then incriment I'm good with that. 16 would fit the bill great, don't need too much more. If there was a board that support low/mid 20's, that could be possible but likely tops. 12 would probably suffice. If I can setup a base MB, some ram and no thrills beyond that for $500-700 then great.

It is for my home to lab out system configs. Mixing Win AD and linux with various setups. I"m a systems admin but lacking in much of the specifics on the availability of hardware that is out there. Desktop style unit that supports a decent amount of ram is basically what I'm looking for. I'm a little out of touch with where we are hardware wise in this area for my needs. I don't want to get a RAM style that is about to be obsoleted (upgrading the RAM every few months or so) or to get a MB that has RAM type that is the most expensive. And also, help with not getting the crappy board that will die in 6 months...

Hope that helps ...

 

[TheViper]

Motherboard: Supports up to 24 GB's of RAM
ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 - $184.99 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131386

RAM:
Corsair XMS3
12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $324.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145233

Total - $509.98

You'll need an Intel 1366 socket i7 CPU too.
Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz - $288.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

If you prefer to start with 6 GB of RAM instead of 12 to reduce costs:
Corsair XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 - $144.99 (after rebate)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220

 

[mmcc0912]

Viper, awesome. Not enough thanks.