Noah Tatum Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Looking to upgrade my server which has been having super strange issues that I can only attribute to hardware issues. I’ve been looking for a reason to upgrade for awhile anyway, so here’s what I’m looking at for the CPU/MOBO/RAM (already have a solid PSU/case/drives): CPU: Intel Xeon W-1270 ($430 on Newegg) MOBO: AsRock Rack W480D4U ($300 on Newegg) RAM: Something like Kingston Premier ECC RAM ($100-$150ish) It SEEMS like this should work properly, but I’m thinking maybe someone has experience with the CPU and/or MOBO. I’m definitely open to other suggestions, as I have an ATX sized case and room to add more stuff. I thought about doing a dual-socket CPU but couldn’t find anything as cheap as this single-CPU setup. I’ve got a few requirements that I want to stick to, which is what’s driving the newer hardware rather than used. CPU Intel QuickSync support ECC RAM support At least 8/16 cores (could also do 2x 6/12 CPUs or better) MOBO IPMI via dedicated NIC (i.e. like HP iLO or Dell It seems like the only Xeons with QuickSync support are the newest W-12XX or the slightly older E-2XXXG CPUs. Definitely open to used gear too, but even eBay has used stuff at or above MSRP for these CPUs. My Plex container is the most important thing on my server, hence the need/want for QuickSync support. Quote Link to comment
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