Request for Recommendations: media / transcode server

[Jan Bramkamp]

On 14.11.19 09:40, Ravi Pokala wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> For a few years, I've known that my media server's motherboard[1] was potentially vulnerable to a bricking issue[2]. It looks like that day has come. :-/
>
> Or it might just be "normal" old-age, since I've had the board for ~4.5 years.
>
> Either way, I find myself in need of a new motherboard. My requirements are:
>
> - 2C/4T amd64 (4C/8T preferred)
> - 2x DDR4 slots (4x preferred)
> - 6x SATA ports (8x preferred)
> - 2x 1GbE NICs
> - 1x 80mm M.2 slot (2x preferred, 110mm preferred)
> - 1x PCIe x8 slot (2x preferred)
> - BMC w/ dedicated NIC
>
> Suggestions?

I just ordered a X470D4U motherboard and Ryzen 3600X CPU.

* There are multiple Ryzen CPUs with 4 cores and SMT

* The board has four DIMM slots.

* The board has 8 SATA ports (6 connected to the chipset)

* The board has two M.2 slots with movable nuts

* The board has dual onboard gigabit NICs

* The board has 3 PCIe slots. The 16x slot downgrades to 8x if the 
second 8x slot is populated.

* It is one of two AM4 boards with a BMC and a dedicated IPMI NIC.

I will assemble the system tonight and report back if you want to know 
how it runs under FreeBSD 12.1.