Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:44:00 +1000 From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AMD Athlon64 Mainboard - NOT SPAM: please check it out :) Message-ID: <4D133600.4010002@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=Lsz7GXFce_jiE4BNHFQwik_-9O25sVvgvqNvC@mail.gmail.com> References: <4D130719.5090203@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <AANLkTi=Lsz7GXFce_jiE4BNHFQwik_-9O25sVvgvqNvC@mail.gmail.com>
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On 12/23/10 21:36, Chris Rees wrote: > On 23 December 2010 08:23, Da Rock > <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> wrote: > >> I know its a little OT, but I'm hunting for a mainboard to plug this CPU >> into and build a file server. So the ideal specs are (and maybe dreaming too >> :) ): >> >> 184 pin RAM DIMM >> SataIII 4+ ports >> Either onboard or AGP Video >> 2x Gigabit LAN >> >> Obviously I don't need much RAM, just juice the throughput from the HDD to >> the LAN, and plenty of bandwidth. That said a lot of my specs could be pipe >> dreaming, I know. I'm looking at 3x 2Tb Seagate 64Mb SATAIII's so I'd rather >> not waste it, I'm sure you'd agree. >> >> I'll be setting up RAID5 in some fashion or other, just still choosing my >> method between ZFS and VINUM or something. So the need for as many SATA >> ports is a must :) >> >> Any help finding a suitable model would be much appreciated- very hard to >> find anything still in stock. And of course advice will be very welcome :) >> >> Cheers >> > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ASUS-K8N-AMD-Socket-754-AGP-SATA-nForce3-250-MB-EMS-/220703726350?pt=AU_Components&hash=item3362f79b0e#ht_5060wt_1138 > > I just searched for 754 SATA on ebay.com.au > > You _are_ dreaming about the 4x SATA though IMO; I'd just get an expansion card. > > Or get a cheap bundle with new MB/CPU; it's not always worth salvaging > an old CPU like that. > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Thanks, but Athlon64 is a 939. Yeah, it may not be worth salvaging, but I thought the cost might be less... I'm more than likely wrong. Worth putting feelers out, though :) Cheers
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