AMD Athlon64 Mainboard - NOT SPAM: please check it out :)

[Da Rock]

On 12/23/10 21:36, Chris Rees wrote:
> On 23 December 2010 08:23, Da Rock
> <freebsd-questions at herveybayaustralia.com.au>  wrote:
>    
>> I know its a little OT, but I'm hunting for a mainboard to plug this CPU
>> into and build a file server. So the ideal specs are (and maybe dreaming too
>> :) ):
>>
>> 184 pin RAM DIMM
>> SataIII 4+ ports
>> Either onboard or AGP Video
>> 2x Gigabit LAN
>>
>> Obviously I don't need much RAM, just juice the throughput from the HDD to
>> the LAN, and plenty of bandwidth. That said a lot of my specs could be pipe
>> dreaming, I know. I'm looking at 3x 2Tb Seagate 64Mb SATAIII's so I'd rather
>> not waste it, I'm sure you'd agree.
>>
>> I'll be setting up RAID5 in some fashion or other, just still choosing my
>> method between ZFS and VINUM or something. So the need for as many SATA
>> ports is a must :)
>>
>> Any help finding a suitable model would be much appreciated- very hard to
>> find anything still in stock. And of course advice will be very welcome :)
>>
>> Cheers
>>      
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ASUS-K8N-AMD-Socket-754-AGP-SATA-nForce3-250-MB-EMS-/220703726350?pt=AU_Components&hash=item3362f79b0e#ht_5060wt_1138
>
> I just searched for 754 SATA on ebay.com.au
>
> You _are_ dreaming about the 4x SATA though IMO; I'd just get an expansion card.
>
> Or get a cheap bundle with new MB/CPU; it's not always worth salvaging
> an old CPU like that.
>
> Chris
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Thanks, but Athlon64 is a 939. Yeah, it may not be worth salvaging, but 
I thought the cost might be less... I'm more than likely wrong. Worth 
putting feelers out, though :)

Cheers