i'll start off with a little background on this build, its been a rocky start.
i bought a xeon-1220v6 from ebay, 9mo later i bought a Supermicro MBD-X11SAE-O. wouldn't post, wtf? borrowed a i5-6600 from a buddy who upgraded but i know it worked, dropped it in, posted fine. 1220 doa?
so fast forward a couple of weeks, buy a e-2146g, still no post. come to find out i'm a dummy and didn't realize that this c236 chipset doesn't support the xeon E series.
so now i'm stuck trying to decide what c246 mobo to get.
options?
AsRock Rack C246 WS ATX ... a favorite, seems to have everything i want and i like the board lay out but expensive at 279
SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SCA-F-O ... i like but its expensive at 291
SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SCA-O .... cheaper, not really sure atm why at 265
ASUS WS C246 PRO ATX .... at 250
Gigabyte C246-WU4 ... cheapest at 219 and a frontrunner for that reason
as you can tell i prefer a full size atx just simply because that's what i've almost always used and the mini/micro versions of these boards are lacking expansion slots i may desire at some point.
this is my first unraid build and its off to a rocky start, but any input here would be much appreciated. is there any boards to clearly stay away from? any community favorites? ive been staring at spec pages, prices and reviews and i cant seem to find anything that helps me narrow it down.