Pleas help: MB choice for i3 9100


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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.

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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.

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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)

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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?

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