HardwareHarry Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Hi all, I'm new here and are just configuring my first build. I think of the following hardware: i3 9100 (last i3 with ECC beside embedded ones or more power consuming Xeons) I'd even use the 9100t with 35W TDP but it seems unavailable since 3. January 2022 (I know TDP ist not the normal usage but I take it as an indicator also the base clock is lower) 16GB ECC(Little bit too much I think but I tend to use more RAM than needed 4-6 Sata drives and 1 or 2 SSD as cache. I'd prefer mATX but if an ATX bord is better I'd use another case. IPMI is not really necessary but if it's there, why not use it. According to my assumption 300W Power Supply should be enought but the smallest Seasonic or BeQuite with a high efficiency rating seem to be 400-450W Versions A low power consumption would be a bonus but I can't find any informations about the power consumption of the boards below. However its difficut to get a 1151 Mainboard for the i3 in Germany at the moment. All recommendations from forums.unraid.net/topic/99393-häufig-gestellte-fragen/ and other typical recommendations I found in the forum seem not to be available anywhere. I can't find any sellers for Gigabyte C246N-WU2, C246m-WU4 Fujitsu d3644-b or Supermicro Boards - despite one which ist not far beyond the 300€ limit. I found the following available Mainboards below 300€ on the German market: ASUS WS C246M PRO (mATX) https://www.asus.com/de/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/WS-C246M-PRO/ ASUS WS C246 PRO (ATX) https://www.asus.com/de/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/WS-C246-PRO/ ASUS WS C246M Pro/SE (mATX) https://www.asus.com/de/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Workstation/WS-C246M-PRO-SE/ ASUS P11C-M/4L (mATX) https://www.asus.com/de/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/P11C-M-4L/ SuperMicro X11SCM-F (mATX) https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/X11SCM-F GIGABYTE C246-WU4 (ATX) https://www.gigabyte.com/de/Motherboard/C246M-WU4-rev-1x#kf ASRock Rack C246 WSI (mITX) https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C246 WSI#Specifications ASRock Rack E3C246D2I (mITX) https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=E3C246D2I#Specifications What do you think would be the best option for Unraid? Any tips, recommendations or even just any thoughts are VERY welcome as I have no clue which would be best choice. Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, HardwareHarry said: ASRock Rack C246 WSI (mITX) https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=C246 WSI#Specifications Not exactly trying to recommend anything, but here is a link to my (re)build thread with this mobo and a Xeon: 1 Quote Link to comment
elgatobavaria Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I can recommend the P11C-I from ASUS with a 300W Power supply for a NAS only device ( 9100, too ). I just replaced it with a z-Board for gaming. I can test the power usage in idle if you are interested in using this board. You can write me a PM if you need more information ( german / english ) 1 Quote Link to comment
elgatobavaria Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Update for others who are interested in the ASUS P11C-I: Testbench: - Asus P11C-I - intel 9100 - Pure Power 10 300W - 1x WD Red 3 TB - 1x WD Red 4 TB - 1x ECC RAM 16 GB Not connected are: Monitor, GPU, Peripherie, Fans Power consumption is: Idle: 16W @ 4100 Mhz (HDDs spindown) Idle: 14,5W @ 800 Mhz (HDDs spindown) 1 1 Quote Link to comment
MartinG Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Hello, the Fujitsu Mainboard is today available. Mindfactory. I have running this a coupe of months and i am satisfied wirh it. Downside: only one m2 for ssd on Board. Without the mellanox fiberoptic nic i managed to get a Power consumtion of around 20 Watts with sleeping HDDs. Theres nothing wrong with the german section of the Forum. 1 Quote Link to comment
HardwareHarry Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 9 hours ago, MartinG said: Hello, the Fujitsu Mainboard is today available. Mindfactory. I have running this a coupe of months and i am satisfied wirh it. Downside: only one m2 for ssd on Board. Without the mellanox fiberoptic nic i managed to get a Power consumtion of around 20 Watts with sleeping HDDs. Great! Thanks for the input! 9 hours ago, MartinG said: Theres nothing wrong with the german section of the Forum. I just hoped for more users to answer in the english section includig the german users (as in most forums) Quote Link to comment
The_Bell Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 11:22 PM, trurl said: Not exactly trying to recommend anything, but here is a link to my (re)build thread with this mobo and a Xeon: Hi, could you pass through the iGPU using this motherboard for Plex transcoding? I am considering buying the C264M WS or C264 WS but I am not sure without a dedicated video card I will be able to transcode. I plan to run it with an i3-9100 as well. Any other features apart from the form factor that I should consider when choosing between those 2? Quote Link to comment
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