Server MoBos entry level and higher

Top 10 Server Motherboards/ Mainboards

Without a good foundation, even the best processor and operating system will deliver poor performance. Choosing even a high end desktop board would not be a great solution as they contain sound, video, ethernet controller and other fluffy stuff if we consider it from the perspective of a server. Unlike the desktopmotherboards, server boards generally require less power and generate less heat. They do this by using server based processors like the XEON line and redundant power supplies. Also a good server board should have a good number of expansion slots to help your business grow. Here is a list of 10 motherboards for servers that will keep your business up and running.

1. Intel 3210 SHLX Snowhill Server Motherboard
2. ASUS DSEB-DG Server Motherboard
3. Supermicro H8SSL-I
4. Intel S5500BC Server Motherboard
5. TYAN S4985G3NR  Server Motherboard
6. ASUS Z8NA-D6C  Server Motherboard
7. SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DT3-O  Server Motherboard
8. Intel S3200SHV  Server Motherboard
9. Asus M2N-LR (Socket AM2)
10. Tyan Tomcat H1000s S3950 (Socket AM2)

1. Intel 3210 SHLX Snowhill Server Motherboard

• 6 onboard SATAII that can be configured as RAID, IDE, and JBOD through the BIOS
• 2 PCIX SLOTS
• 1 PCI Slot
• 2 PCIe Slots (1 16X, 1 4X)
• Up to 8 GB DDR2 1066 RAM
• Processor support for Pentium D, Dual Core, Quad Core, and Xeon based CPU (There are over 20 different processors this board can support)
• Gigabit NIC (There are two, but one can be disabled TOTALY through the bios)
• 6 USB ports (2 on the board, 4 external)

2. ASUS DSEB-DG Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 771 Intel 5400 SSI EEB 3.61 Dual Intel Xeon
• Number of DDR2 Slots    8 x 240Pin
• DDR2 Standard : DDR2 800
• PATA : 1 x ATA 100 2 Dev. Max
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : 0/1/5/10
• Additional SATA : 2 x SATA II
• Additional SATA RAID : 0/1/10
• LAN Chipset : Intel 6321+ Intel 82563EB Dual Port GbE
• 2 x Intel 82573 GbE
• Max LAN Speed    Quad 10/100/1000Mbps

Price
$390

3. Supermicro H8SSL-I

• AMD Opteron™ 100 Series processor support, 800 MHz HyperTransport™ Link
• ServerWorks HT1000 Chipset
• Up to 4 GB DDR 400/333 SDRAM
• Dual-port Broadcom BCM5704C Gigabit LAN / Ethernet Controller
• Up to 4 SATA drives via HT1000 6
• 1 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz 2 32-bit PCI 33MHz 7
• ATI RageXL 8MB Graphics & VGA port
• IPMI 2.0

4. Intel S5500BC Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 Tylersburg Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series
• Number of DDR3 Slots    8 × 240pin
• PCI Express x8 : 2 half-length PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot
• PCI Express x4 : 1 half-length PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot (x8 mechanical)
• 1 half-length PCI Express 1.0 x4 slot
• PCI Slots    1 half-length PCI 32/33 5V slot
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : Integrated SATA RAID levels 0/1/10
• Optional SW RAID 5 with activation key
• Max LAN Speed : Dual 10/100/1000Mbps

Price
$400

5. TYAN S4985G3NR  Server Motherboard

• Thunder n4250QE Quad 1207(F)
• NVIDIA nForce4 Professional 2200 + 2050
• SSI MEB footprint
• Four AMD Opteron (Rev. F) 8000 series (dual/quad-core) processors
• Number of DDR2 Slots    16 x 240Pin
• Maximum Memory Supported    128GB
• PCI Express x16 : 2 x PCI-E x16 slots (with x16 signal)
• 2 x PCI-E x16 slots (with x4 signal)
• Max LAN Speed : Triple 10/100/1000Mbps

Price
$400

6. ASUS Z8NA-D6C  Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366
• Intel 5500 ATX
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5500 Series (95W)
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5500 Series (80W)
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5500 Series (60W/38W)
• Number of DDR3 Slots    6 × 240pin
• Maximum up to 48GB (RDIMM), Maximum up to 24GB (UDIMM)
• PCI Express 2.0 x 16 : 1
• PCI Express x8 : 2 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 X4 Link)
• PCI Express x1 : 1 x MIO Slot for Audio card (PCI-E x1 is not supported)
• SATA : 6 x SATA II

Price
$260

7. SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DT3-O  Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 Extended ATX Dual Intel Xeon Processor 5500 sequence (Nehalem-EP processor)
• Number of DDR3 Slots    12 × 240pin
• DDR3 Standard : DDR3 1333
• Maximum Memory Supported : 96GB
• PCI Express x8 : 3 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (1 in x16 slot)
• PCI Express x4 : 1 PCI-E x4
• PCI Slots    2
• 8 x SAS ports

Price
$500

8. Intel S3200SHV  Server Motherboard

• LGA 775 Intel 3200 Intel Xeon/Core 2
• Number of DDR2 Slots    4 x 240Pin
• Maximum Memory Supported : 8GB
• PCI Express x8 : 1
• PCI Express x4 : 1
• PCI Slots    2
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : 0/1/5/10

Price
$200

9. Asus M2N-LR (Socket AM2)

• AMD Opteron™ 1000 Series processor support
• nVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 MCP
• Maximum up to 8GB, Dual Channel ECC Un-buffered DDRII800
• 5 Total slots : 1 * PCI-E x 16, 1 * 64bit/ 133GHz PCI-X, 1 * 64bit/ 133GHz PCI-X, 1 * 32bit / 33MHz PCI, 1 * SODIMM socket for ASMB3-SOL
• 2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN

10. Tyan Tomcat H1000s S3950 (Socket AM2)

• AMD Opteron™ 1000 Series processor support
• Broadcom HT1000 HyperTransport™ System
• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets, Up to 8GB of unbuffered DDR2 400/533/667
• 2 Gbe LAN ports
• (4) PCI v2.3 32-bit/33MHz slots, (1) PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz (3.3V) slot, (1) Tyan TARO™ SO-DIMM socket
• XGI Volari Z7™ (XG20) graphics controller

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