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I know this CPU comes with a stock fan/heatsink. I'm wondering if I should plan on modifying it in any way? Comments on the Newegg website seem to be about 50/50 whether or not the stock cooling is adequate. Complete design plan here- http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=32848.msg301711#msg301711

I've been trying to figure this out as well. It looks to me like they are the same board. I contacted Supermicro regarding this but haven't received an answer back yet. Hopefully someone can confirm if they are just 2 different numbers for the same product. If not I'll post back when I get an answer from Supermicro.

Thanks for the help. Looks very simple. I hope the building process goes this easy as well.

Is this with a browser connected to the IP of the dedicated IPMI port?

I got it. Thanks for your time. I normally use reserved IP's on my router so if I'm understanding correctly this would accomplish the same function. Reserved by MAC address.

Understood everything except this. Not sure what "boot into BIOS" means or where IPMI setup is. Just to satisfy my curiosity, why do I need to use an IP outside the normal range of my DHCP?

I know I'm repeating myself but is there a noobie "How To" installation/setup guide using IPMI? Edit: this board does have a dedicated IPMI RJ45 port.

Thanks. Really haven't looked much at software setup yet. That's still a ways down the road. Is there some sort of "How To" installation/setup guide using IPMI? I'm sure it's all very simple, but since this is my first build I have no idea how any of this is done.

So I will need a monitor/keyboard. The keyboard really isn't a problem. I've got a few old Mac extended USB keyboards around that I hope will work. Not sure about the drivers? Guess I can steal the monitor from my MacPro for this. It uses VGA.

Thanks for the info guys. Can't wait to get started with the build.

I must be blind. Don't know how I missed that. As far as the gpu goes, are you saying that I must have a display for initial setup? Or that a display will make it easier? I don't really have any spares and wasn't planning on buying one for this.

I have read that unraid will not run without a GPU even if no monitor is used. I was planning on using this motherboard and CPU, but I don't think they include graphics support. Will I need to also buy a graphics card? MoBo- https://m.cdw.com/shop/products/SUPERMICRO-X10SLL-F-motherboard-micro-ATX-LGA1150-Socket-C222/3117514?cm_cat=GoogleBase&cm_ite=3117514&cm_pla=NA-NA-SPP_MB&cm_ven=ShoppingFeeds&ef_id=Sk1i80NIYWYAABZ3CkcAAASA:20140417012027:s&gclid=CMiM17St5r0CFW5eOgodDXEATg CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=COOPz93u2r0CFeRlOgodwj8ADw&Item=N82E16819116906&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Servers-_-N82E16819116906&ef_id=Sk1i80NIYWYAABZ3CkcAAASA:20140412114044:s

Thanks for the reply. If I'm using Mac OSX instead of Windows would you still recommend ESXI? I've never used Windows and probably won't try to start learning it now. I think just trying to learn the ins and outs of unraid will be enough challenge for the immediate future. The updated components in my first post reflect a Xen build but I believe they could be easily modified for ESXI.

Thanks again. I may never use the VM features but I've been trying to keep the door open for them. Looks like I'll go ahead and plan for 2x8gb ECC.

Thanks. Right now I'm still exploring possibilities regarding motherboards. Mainly ECC or standard ram, but I'm sure it will have dual channel memory access. Just not sure about single/double and 4gb/8gb. Do unraid systems typically need more than 8gb of ram? If 16gb isn't likely to be needed I might do better to get 2x4gb.

Does ECC ram need to be installed in pairs? Most of what I'm seeing is single modules. Makes me think I should use 1x8gb rather than 2x4gb.

Did some further searching and found these: MoBo- http://www.rakuten.com/prod/intel-s1200v3rpl-server-motherboard-intel-c224-chipset-socket-h3-lga/251711817.html?listingId=-1&scid=pla_google_rakuten.com&adid=18162&gclid=CJe9nrPt2r0CFU4aOgodO2wAmA CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=COOPz93u2r0CFeRlOgodwj8ADw&Item=N82E16819116906&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Servers-_-N82E16819116906&ef_id=Sk1i80NIYWYAABZ3CkcAAASA:20140412114044:s They are listed as supporting VT-d but the price is a little high.

Ok. I can see that it makes a lot of sense to go ahead and select a CPU/motherboard that would accommodate virtualization. I'm totally in the dark about what I should be looking for though. Any advice, recommendations etc. would be appreciated. That's the whole reason why I started here. Would be foolish to ignore what everyone is telling me. I wouldn't mind spending an extra $100 or maybe $200US if anyone has some suggestions on changes. This is going to be a rather stretched out project anyway. A part here another piece later. I wouldn't say that price doesn't matter (it does) but I don't mind if it takes a little longer to finish. Would anyone care to comment on the revised PSU I posted in my first post? It's on sale till Monday at what I believe is a pretty good price. I'd like to take advantage of that if it's going to work. Everything else is changeable except the enclosure. I will also add that I really appreciate everyones input and the time you have spent or will spend helping me with this. I found this- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOMMU-supporting_hardware Not sure how up-to-date it is. Many of the references are from 2012. The only Xen compatible motherboard listed here is this one- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514 and maybe this cpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103888. The cpu looks a little under powered to me, but it was either this one or a 6 core monster. Couldn't find anything in between. I'm really in the dark with this. Don't have any experience with AMD.

Thanks. I probably will go ahead and go with 2x4GB now. I had the wrong link posted for the motherboard. I think the new one should work for what you are describing. Thanks. I saw this one posted this morning. Maybe a little more than I need but looks like a good price- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

To be honest I wanted to keep this build as simple as possible. Building servers is way outside the box for me so this'll be a learning experience. As far as Vitualization goes, I barely know the word. Most of what I have read about it is complete gibberish that sounds like it came out of some sci-fi book. I haven't been able to find anything that describes the reasons why I need this in a media server. All the threads I have found have been "How-To's" not "Why's". I'm sure there are advantages and at some point I may want to take advantage of them. That may be a good excuse in the future to build another unraid.

I have edited the links in the OP for motherboard and RAM. Sorry guys, pulled the wrong links off my bookmarks. My bad. I think this ram is compatible (maybe).

This will be my first unraid build. It will be replacing a DroboFS 5 bay and a Drobo 2nd generation 4 bay. Will be used as a basic media sever for xbmc. I don't have any plans for any virtualization or torrents or transcoding at the moment. I'll probably only have a few addons related to server management, email notifications, time server, that sort of thing. Would greatly appreciate any thoughts or advice. Enclosure- Rosewill RSV-L4411 MoBo- SuperMicro MBD-X10SLL-F CPU- Intel Xeon E3-1241v3 Haswell ECC Ram- Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333 Server Memory times 2 Controller- SuperMicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 Dell Perc H310 flashed to IT PSU- Corsair HX-750 Hard drives will just be an assortment of whatever I have laying around. Most will just get moved out of one of the drobos as the media is transferred. Will be using 4TB parity and probably 2 or 3TB cache drive. Thanks to everyone that has suggested various components over the past several weeks. Would really appreciate any feedback regarding this system and any changes I should consider before I get started building it. Edit: Corrected links for motherboard and RAM. Edit 2: Modified to reflect current design plans. Edit 3: The AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 Controller DOES NOT come with SAS to SATA cables. Had to order 2 of these 8087 forward breakout cables. I missed this until I started building. Now I'm waiting for cables. Edit 4: Replaced controller.

Do these enclosures support low profile pci-e cards? I've been looking at the pics but I just can't tell.

I still working out all the details for a new xvmc media server, but here's what I have so far: Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147165 Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157329 CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116773 (might use an i5 still undecided) I need a 4 port controller to be able to connect all 12 HD's. I'm a noob at this but from what I've been reading a pci-e 2.0 controller will give me better speed. Any recommendations?