BUILD 32 threads for cheap

[Jailer]

Anything similar for $100~ cheaper?

Well you got this one for $321 from newegg in the US. Not sure what it costs for you though.

 

[lukyjay]

Well you got this one for $321 from newegg in the US. Not sure what it costs for you though.

Hi Jailer, thank you for your feedback. It lists 2x SATA 3 and 4x SATA 2 ports, then 4x SCU SATA 2 ports. I'm unsure what a SCU port is, but Google tells me I can treat it as if it's just a standard SATA port. In total I can connect 10 drives, in FreeNAS right?? Then for any more than 10 drives I can use a PCI-E card with SATA ports.

 

[Jailer]

I'm unsure what a SCU port is

SAS Control Unit.

In total I can connect 10 drives, in FreeNAS right??

Yes.

Then for any more than 10 drives I can use a PCI-E card with SATA ports.

Correct.

 

[AVB]

In terms of bang for the buck I found this to be my best bet when I upgraded 2 months ago. You don't have to use both processors right off and if you decide you don't need the second you can make about $50 back on your purchase price by selling it. This company might even allow you to just get a single depending on their stock situation. The drawbacks are the MB needs a case that will take and EEB size board and this particular version, the 2600CPJ, does not have all the drive ports built in as some do. It has 2 6GBS ports and 4 3GBS ports. This didn't bother me because I already had 2 HBA (Dell Perc 310) cards in IT mode from my previous box but it is an expense you have to plan for if you buy this board. I'm really happy with the performance and if for some reason I need a bit more performance in the future it will take V2 CPUs and I can easily add another 64GB of ram.

 

[jgreco]

X11 is for the LGA1151 socket.

No, X11 is a generational notation. The *next* letter would indicate the number of CPU's, then the chipset, and when taken in concert with the generation, all that implies the socket. There is no socket notation embedded directly in the part number.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/supermicro-motherboard-part-number-guide.17511/

Which I guess I should update for X11 etc.

 

[Mlovelace]

No, X11 is a generational notation. The *next* letter would indicate the number of CPU's, then the chipset, and when taken in concert with the generation, all that implies the socket. There is no socket notation embedded directly in the part number.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/supermicro-motherboard-part-number-guide.17511/

Which I guess I should update for X11 etc.

Thanks for the info/link, makes sense.

 

[jgreco]

Thanks for the info/link, makes sense.

And geez where does the time here go, it feels like I just posted that a month or two ago, but it's already two and a half years old. Sigh.