August 3, 201015 yr Sorry, I didn't feel like making a separate post for each one. MSI 870-G45 AM3 AMD 870 ATX AMD Motherboard Upsides: 2 PCIe x16 slots, 1 PCIe x1 slot, 6 onboard SATA, potential for 24 drive support Downsides: no onboard video, full ATX size $59.99 + free shipping after promo code EMCYWYP33 (expires 8/9/2010) BIOSTAR TA790GXB3 AM3 AMD 790GX ATX AMD Motherboard Upsides: 2 PCIe x1 slots, 6 onboard SATA, onboard video, potential for 18 drives Downsides: only 1 PCIe x16, full ATX size $59.99 + free shipping after promo code EMCYWYP34 (expires 8/9/2010) $49.99 after $10 MIR BIOSTAR TH55B HD LGA 1156 Intel H55 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard Upsides: 6 onboard SATA, microATX size, onboard video (included in i3 CPU) Downsides: only 1 each PCIe x16 and PCIe x1 slots, potential for 16 drives $59.99 after $10 MIR Pair the first two with the Sempron 140 CPU for a low power server. The last one would pair well with an i3 CPU for a lower power yet powerful server.
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