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by samuyeah
Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:47 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..
Replies: 46
Views: 31099

Re: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..

Thanks everyone, you saved me from doing a very stupid thing. I have to rethink all this allinone thing. If ZFS is the priority for me, I need to use FreeBSD (if I want latest releases and full functionality). If I use FreeBSD, there's no allinone. Although I could set up XBMC in FreeBSD (http://dae...
by samuyeah
Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:54 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..
Replies: 46
Views: 31099

Re: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..

Well it depends on a lot of things, for example, X9SCM is a great server mobo, but has a very old built in GPU (i think a novex that doesnt even support 1080p, dont quote me on that but i think its right), so you will need a dedicated gpu, now mobo only comes with 4x 8xPCi (i think 2 are 8x and 2 a...
by samuyeah
Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:43 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..
Replies: 46
Views: 31099

Re: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..

Thanks for your quick reply Abula: I think the SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F is a great mobo for any server, but i do like to have seperate all my stuff, meaning that i would recommend to have a small htpc setup for your living room and server with all the hdds elsewhere for noise, size etc. Even a Celeron...
by samuyeah
Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:19 am
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..
Replies: 46
Views: 31099

Re: E3 family xeons, anyone? Low power server..

So as you can see I'm hoping to build a truly AllInOne system :D Its going to be a very tight fit, but I'm optimistic, and will post images when done :wink: Will update again in 2-3 days. Hi, I'm also looking for an all-in-one solution for my living room. It will have my media stored in 12 x 2TB ca...