ohlwiler Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Supermicro C2SEE motherboard - the same one Limetech uses, is on sale at Newegg through 11/1. Use coupon code MBSUPERMICRO35. Supports Celeron E3x00 and Celeron 430. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182162&Tpk=c2see Quote Link to comment
Stiltz Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Which mb would be better for unraid? (I'm building a new unraid server for a friend) This deal or the M4a785 from last week? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
ohlwiler Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 The Supermicro for this price is a killer deal and is the better choice. It can support two SASLP cards and has an on-board USB connector. The main feature is that it is much more widely used, so you can get help with bios settings and new versions of unRAID will be widely tested on it. The Supermicro does not support overvolting of memory, so it is recommended to use memory off of their compatibility list. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Holy sh*t, this is an amazing price! Here goes my UCD again...I don't need this, but it is too good of a deal to pass up. By the way, how did you find out about this? It must have just gone live today, as I was looking at this mobo last night while working on the wiki. Quote Link to comment
wsume99 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Holy sh*t, this is an amazing price! I think the proper phrase (a la Office Depot) is - "Wow, That's a Low Price" Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I think mine is catchier...they should hire me into marketing Quote Link to comment
ohlwiler Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Raj, I was looking at the wiki as well, and noticed you didn't give Intel any love for the budget build. ... so I said, I wonder what the C2SEE is going for at Newegg and "Holy sh*t". Quote Link to comment
Seven Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 So the main reason to consider this mobo (aside from the great price) is because it's widely used by the unraid community? Wondering if I should grab one while it's on sale. I don't need another unraid server but a techno-junkie like me wouldn't need much arm twisting to build another one. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Seven: It is widely used (Level 3 tested by LimeTech), it can support up to 3 Supermicro cards (so 30 total drives, well past unRAID's current limit), and it can take a low power CPU like the Celeron 430. ohlwiler: Well, great find! I have nothing against Intel, in fact I'm working on an i3 version of the 20 Drive beast at the moment. However, AMD tends to be cheaper, so that's why I generally go for it. Quote Link to comment
ohlwiler Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 It won't support 30 drives at maximum speeds, but it comes close: 6 on board 8 SASLP (pci-e 16x) 8 SASLP (pci-e 4x) 2 SIL3132 (pci-e 1x) 24 Total + (1 or 2 on PCI bus if needed) Quote Link to comment
GK20 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 This is insane price for a MB with two PCI-e 4x slots, but keep in mind this one using DDR3 NOT DDR2 memory that most of LGA775 socket MB is using. Rumor has it Intel is going to phase out LGA775 socket at end of Q1 next year, so we might see more LGA775 MB sales from now on. if you need to pick some as spare, this might be a good time. unRAID, as I/O bound service, doesn't really need those latest i3/i5/i7 CPU & MB. Quote Link to comment
Killer_B Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 What sort of DDR3 memory is recommended for this board? Some server-type variety boards have some pickier tendencies when it comes to memory, Supermicro is likely no exception. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 It won't support 30 drives at maximum speeds, but it comes close: 6 on board 8 SASLP (pci-e 16x) 8 SASLP (pci-e 4x) 2 SIL3132 (pci-e 1x) 24 Total + (1 or 2 on PCI bus if needed) Oops, you are right, I misread the specs. Still, good basis for a 20 drive build. As for RAM, I think any DDR3 will work. This board doesn't specifically call for ECC/registered/etc like most SuperMicro boards do. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. I just ordered this, so I want to know too. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 OK, I'm guessing this is a mistake. However, if it isn't...somebody needs to buy this immediately: I take that to mean that you get to use the $35 promo code AFTER the listed price of 54.99, which brings the total to $19.99. I've already used the promo code on my account, so I can't test it out. Somebody please test it and confirm/deny this. If it is true...I've taken a screenshot, I'm going to contact Newegg tomorrow to see if they'll credit me the difference. I mean, $45 is already an amazing deal. $20 is just too good to be true...and so it probably is. Hell, if it is true I'm tempted to start up a second Newegg account to buy a second one of these boards. Quote Link to comment
ccharmatz Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I just tried on my account it appears to work. I will update if they actually ship and do not delete my order. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Holy $*%@ *#@% #$%@ $#@! I'm now kicking myself for ordering when I did. Quote Link to comment
ccharmatz Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 For 19.99 shipped I am thinking about setting up another account to order a spare. Thank you for the heads-up on the deal. cc- Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I just did the same. And to think of all the poor saps who are asleep right now, missing this deal...because I'm fairly sure it will be corrected by the morning. For their sake, let's hope not. Quote Link to comment
Spectrum Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 WOW insomnia FTW tonight!!! I'm in for one too at $20. Gives me a good excuse to order that non-blue LED case fan I need too Quote Link to comment
Seven Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I grabbed one from Newegg for $19.99 just now. Quote Link to comment
Joe L. Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I grabbed one from Newegg for $19.99 just now. Me too... a few hours ago... got the e-mail confirmation too. Says shipping by UPS. UPS 3 DAYS 1 x ($54.99) MB SUPERMICRO|MBD-C2SEE-O 775 G43 R $54.99 1 x ($-35.00) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE $-35.00 Extended Warranty: $0.00 Subtotal: $19.99 Tax: $0.00 Shipping and Handling: $0.00 Total Amount: $19.99 Quote Link to comment
eroz Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Nice!!!! Just placed an order for one at $19.99! Don't need it, but what the hell! Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I bought as a backup unraid MB. At $45 I was considering it but at $20 I couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment
flips Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 yep, just ordered one too.. no idea what I will do with it, but what the heck... Quote Link to comment
BobPhoenix Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 The only down side is that if you try to order two you don't get double the promo off. I had to make two separate orders. Will see if I actually get two or if newegg or my bank will think it was unintentionally done twice and cancel the second. Quote Link to comment
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