jangjong Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hi Guys, I want to test out KVM functionality and some others in unraid 6 so I was thinking about building a cheap machine to do so. I already have 4 GB of ram, PSU (CX430), some extra hdds, and a case (Source 210). so all i need is a mobo + cpu combo Luckily, I have a Microcenter around and they have this new Mobo + CPU combo on sale That's MSI Z97 PC Mate + G3258 for $99. there's possibilities of $10 rebate, but $100 is not too bad to spend on a test machine. What do you guys think? Would this be okay to test VM functionality of the new unraid 6? Quote Link to comment
jangjong Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 so.. no replies eh. i bought it anyway. will let you know how it turns out Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Should be fine for a basic test setup -- doesn't support vt-d, so you won't be able to do pass-through; but that's not required for KVM, and it does have vt-x support for basic hardware virtualization. Quote Link to comment
jangjong Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Should be fine for a basic test setup -- doesn't support vt-d, so you won't be able to do pass-through; but that's not required for KVM, and it does have vt-x support for basic hardware virtualization. thanks for the reply. is it the CPU or MOBO that doesn't support vt-d? CPU doesn't support vt-d for sure. and i guess i should ask MSI about this i did want to test out the pass-through just to see if i can set up headless htpc, but this will do for now Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Clearly you looked up the specs and know the CPU doesn't support vt-d. Can't say for sure about the motherboard -- it SHOULD if it's fully spec compliant; but some boards don't have this support in the BIOS. Since you've already bought it, just look in the BIOS to see if there's a setting for vt-d (it'll likely be "greyed out" since your CPU doesn't support it; but at least you'll know if the BIOS has the option). For the price, this is still an excellent spare/test server. Quote Link to comment
jangjong Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 fyi, the board does not support vt-d either. I don't see it on the bios menu or the manual. It still is a good basic testing machine so far Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Too bad about the board's support => but I definitely agree that it's a very nice system for $99 !! Quote Link to comment
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