Nice to finally see a gen of these Atom server boards. It'd be interesting to see Asrock's offering too.
TWO of them 10gbe ports are nice too. Hopefully it'll be less than $300? Or am I dreaming.
I'm wondering if those angled mini-SAS ports will mean that most NAS cases won't fit?
TWO of them 10gbe ports are nice too. Hopefully it'll be less than $300? Or am I dreaming.
I'm wondering if those angled mini-SAS ports will mean that most NAS cases won't fit?
Most cases do still have a bit of empty space left at the front.
It should also be noted that NAS caes have to also have room for drives, and front mounted bays are still common, so as long as they are removable, it should be workable (and non-removable drive cages are evil).
I should mention the mini-SAS ports. THIS is the kind of stuff I keep wishing we'd see on consumer boards to pack in features. More compact connectors to save space for other stuff.
It should also be noted that NAS caes have to also have room for drives, and front mounted bays are still common, so as long as they are removable, it should be workable (and non-removable drive cages are evil).
I should mention the mini-SAS ports. THIS is the kind of stuff I keep wishing we'd see on consumer boards to pack in features. More compact connectors to save space for other stuff.
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I could find a use for one of these. SFP and mini SAS are both things im hoping will eventually make it to the consumer space...eventually
This looks like a nice upgrade from my Asrock C2750D4I. 8 core 2.4ghz atom with 64gb ecc ram and 12 sata ports.
4 full sized DIMMS is also nothing to ignore. If this thing stays cool and is energy efficient, I think it can be a really solid product being able to use 8 drives with a mini SAS to SATA converter.
https://www.servethehome.com/wp-con...Atom-C3955-Linux-Kernel-Compile-Benchmark.jpg this is a very interesting benchmark of the slightly faster (2.1 base, 2.4 Turbo vs 2.0/2.0) C3595 -- It beats the Xeon D 1541...
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It looks like there are a few real options. The DS380 and the PC-Q26 which is pretty damn big. There's also the Will Jaya 8-Bay NAS which looks pretty similar to the U-NAS NSC-800.
We could "mod" the CaseLabs X2M with 2 CaseLabs HDD cages which does look very attractive. This would probably be my choice.
That's all I can find right now besides some weird Alibaba prototypes that are just sketchy to say the least. Looks like this board will have plenty of options... not all of them great however.
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Sorry to double post here, but this board does look to have some competition here from Supermicro. https://www.supermicro.nl/products/motherboard/atom/A2SDi-H-TP4F.cfm
SoC controller for 12 SATA3 (6 Gbps) ports; 4 SATA3 ports, 2 MiniSAS HD ports
I'm not nearly well versed enough in server hardware to tell which of the two looks to be better, but as a consumer, I love the options and competition!
SoC controller for 12 SATA3 (6 Gbps) ports; 4 SATA3 ports, 2 MiniSAS HD ports
I'm not nearly well versed enough in server hardware to tell which of the two looks to be better, but as a consumer, I love the options and competition!
This is what I thought of when I read 16 core...
...then I saw Atom
Still a pretty cool board ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
...then I saw Atom
Still a pretty cool board ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I don't have a use for a board like this, but it makes the nerd in me happy all the same. I could see this being great for a small business that needs a small cheap storage option. High storage and network bandwidth with enough cpu power to do some decent compression work.
Just took a look at the product page, looks like that Kingston chip turns out to be 32GB of eMMC flash, which is great for not having to plug in a boot drive!
I hate to be that guy who necro's this thread, but what board is that?
This is what I thought of when I read 16 core...
...then I saw Atom
Still a pretty cool board ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
That's a photoshopped threadripper itx board. It doesn't actually exist.
That's kinda what I thought. Google fu was not returning what I sought, and I figured if it did exist I would want to know. Thanks.
ASRock, everything is possible.Hope to come early.
ASRock, everything is possible.Hope to come early.This is what I thought of when I read 16 core...
...then I saw Atom
Still a pretty cool board ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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