GlenTraff Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm looking to build my first unRAID server, mainly to hold media files for xbmc. I am in Australia so the motherboard selection is different/limited to most of the recommendations I see here on the forum. I was looking at the following: ASRock B75M Motherboard - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=20082 Socket 1155, Intel B75 Chipset, 2x DDR3, 3x SATA3 6 Gbps, 5x SATA2 3 Gbps 4x USB 3.0, 1x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, Gigabit ethernet - Realtek RTL8111E mATX form factor. or ASUS P8B75-M Motherboard - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_711_1183&products_id=2008 Socket 1155, Intel B75 Chipset, 4x DDR3, 1x SATA 6 Gbps, 5x SATA 3 Gbps 4x USB 3.0, 1x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, Gigabit ethernet - Realtek 8111F-VB-CG mATX form factor. I am planning on at least 1x3 TB drive for parity, so am thinking of using the beta releases. I will initially only put 3-4 data drives in it, and long term 6-8 in total. I am looking at a Fractal Design Define R3 case. I am concerned about the compatibility of the Intel B75 chipset with unRAID. I am looking for a cheap motherboard and CPU set and any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks Glen Quote Link to comment
bluecats Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Hi GlenTraff, What the MB you use finally? Quote Link to comment
napalmd Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 No news on this? I would also like to know if B75 runs great on Unraid... Quote Link to comment
msx Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 I have just updated from my old socket 757 (asus p5n32) with celeron cpu 430. The old system was idle slurping around 93 watts. With all disks (4x) it required around 120 watts. using a Corsair 430 builder power supply This was a reason to look for some change. I have bought the Asrock B75 pro 3 mhttp://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B75%20Pro3-M/, combined with a Intel Celeron G530 and 4 gig of ddr3 ram. It's quitte a nice board 8x sata 2x pci 2x pci-e 2.0. micro atx I have switched my board plugged everything back in and the parity check started. After the parity check wich took 24000 sec. nearly exactly the same time as with the previous setup. everthing is running like a charm bootup time changed from 2:30 min to 40 sec. Also wake on lan works like a charm. The new system uses about 30 watts idle with all 4 disks spun down and about 50 watts with disk spun up. Its running great and i haven't had any problems with this setup Quote Link to comment
adrianz Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hi msx! I'm thinking about buying the same mobo for my next upgrade, so if you don't mind I would like to ask you few questions: - does ASMedia ASM1061 SATA ports (I think those are the grey ones) work in unRAID without problems? - what unRAID version do you have - 4.7 or one of the 5.0 betas/RCs? - do you have a bigger than 2TB HDD in your system? Quote Link to comment
msx Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hello Adrianz, I have currently switched my cache drive to the asmedia controller port. It get instantly reconised and is working without a problem. Keep in in mind that i haven't tested this thorough . I am running the latest RC6, because i read that there have been some issues with the realtek 8111e wich this board features with the older version. I haven't noticed any problems as of yet. I currenty am not running 3 TB drives so i can't comment on that. But the board features a UEFI system so i bet that it features 2 TB + drives. Quote Link to comment
GlenTraff Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Sorry Guys I have not been following this thread. I went with another motherboard in the end. I am glad that this motherboard was used successfully, it looked like a nice board. Quote Link to comment
bugleboy Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I recently built my first Unraid server using an Asus P8B75-M LE Motherboard and everything has worked flawlessly for the month or so it's been running. Full system specs in my signature. Quote Link to comment
h0ly lag Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 I recently built my first Unraid server using an Asus P8B75-M LE Motherboard and everything has worked flawlessly for the month or so it's been running. Full system specs in my signature. Do you do any transcoding with your unRaid setup? Quote Link to comment
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