My current box was built in 2007, and is starting to reach the end of it's life....given that it is BIOS based and can't go over 2TB drives...and is limited to 10 2TB disks which are now full...it's time for an upgrade.
I've been looking around, and it seems that we are in a transition phase...MB/CPU/RAM compatability is in high flux, so I wanted to make sure that the MB I chose would work with the CPU:
MB: SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCM-F-O Micro ATX Server Motherboard
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz LGA 1155 Dual-Core Desktop Processor
RAM: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM Server Memory Model KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G
Most of this was taken from the prototype builds at Green-leaf..to which I thank them most humbly!
I'm concerned because the SM site says to check the CPU compatibility chart (which I can't find anywhere) and warns against CPUs with built on video. I could go with a 1240 or something, but that's a huge cost hit when an i3 would likely more than meet my needs (coming from a 6 year old Celron with one core!)
I'm going to pair this with the 4220 Noroco and 2xSUPERMICRO AOC-SASLP-MV8 PCI Express x4 SAS RAID Controller if that matters.
Any input would be great!
Uses: Common python scripts (CP, SB, Sab), standard media server (no virtual stuff etc)