I am trying to decide on what to use for my new server

Basically i want to build a new server, 64 bit. File server, local
web pages, mail gateway (maybe), leafnode (modified), DHCP, local
nameserver, things like this. Just one machine to backup, i hope.
That reminds me i should upgrade the wired network to GB. I am
interested in motherboards with PCI-E (and maybe PCI-X) and SCSI
160/320 cards (5 fast drives, though small). Video is no big though i
am thinking of running headless. Other machines for sound as well. I
wish to have current user reports to amplify the HCL which is
noticeably inconsistent and often dated for this use.

[whych]

So what is the question?!

On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:26:02 GMT, whych
<whych@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:

>
>So what is the question?!

Which mainboard. If the mainboard does not provide SCSI 160/320 which
SCSI card?

I'm very pleased with my old Via C3-powered mini-ITX that does all
that - and a bit more while drawing under 30 watts at the wall.
Newer C7 nanoBGA (not the regular C7s) CPUs are 64-bit and support
virtualization with more processing power and lower power consumption
than the Atoms. They cost more, but there are boards available with
PCI-E.



JosephKK wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:26:02 GMT, whych
> <whych@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>So what is the question?!
>
> Which mainboard. If the mainboard does not provide SCSI 160/320
which
> SCSI card?

On Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:24:17 GMT, tmillic <tmillic@uark.edu> wrote:

>I'm very pleased with my old Via C3-powered mini-ITX that does all
>that - and a bit more while drawing under 30 watts at the wall.
>Newer C7 nanoBGA (not the regular C7s) CPUs are 64-bit and support
>virtualization with more processing power and lower power consumption
>than the Atoms. They cost more, but there are boards available with
>PCI-E.
>
That might not install cleanly in my ATX / EATX case. And i do want
to run hellishly compute & disk intensive sims.
>
>
>JosephKK wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:26:02 GMT, whych
>> <whych@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>So what is the question?!
>>
>> Which mainboard. If the mainboard does not provide SCSI 160/320
>which
>> SCSI card?