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Saturday, August 28, 2010

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
13-121-328-03

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
13-131-378-s03

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
 Asus server motherboards
Intel® Entry Server Board S3200SH - Ad Builder
Intel® Server Board S3420GP
Intel® Server Chassis SC5650

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