[OpenIndiana-discuss] New box/new motherboard suggestions

[Peter Tribble]

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 3:53 AM, Jerry Kemp <sun.mail.list47 at oryx.us> wrote:

> I am at a point where I need to build a new box for $HOME, and I believe
> that unless something else pops up, I'm looking at a SuperMicro ATX
> motherboard + some Intel CPU's.
>
> Right now, I'm looking at these motherboards, but I'm open to something
> else::
>
> <
> https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/SUPERMICRO-X10DAL-i-motherboard-ATX-LGA2011-v3-Socket-C612/4047227.aspx?pfm=srh
> >
>
> <
> https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/SUPERMICRO-X9DRL-3F-motherboard-ATX-LGA2011-Socket-C606/2783863.aspx?pfm=srh
> >
>
> <
> https://www.cdw.com/shop/products/SUPERMICRO-X10DRL-i-motherboard-ATX-LGA2011-v3-Socket-C612/3550684.aspx?pfm=srh#PO
> >
>
> Planed usage:
>
> This will be a desktop system, not a server but I want dual CPU's and lots
> of memory to have lots of zones and VM's.
>
>
> Plus some new mid range NVIDIA frame buffer and a new/higher capacity
> power supply.
>
> Staying with ATX size as this is all going into one of my spare Sun Ultra
> 20 cases.  I will probably uses those forever, or at least till I can't use
> them anymore.
>
> Comments on the above motherboards are appreciated.  If you have a better
> suggestion, that is appreciated.
>

I don't have any direct experience with those, but the one thing I notice
is that
the X10DAL is a workstation (or tower) motherboard; the others are server
models.

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