$275 OBO + S/H SuperMicro X13SAV-LVDS Motherboard - Mini ITX, Alder Lake PCH Q670E, LGA1700

[sprucestream]

Pardon the interruption...

Seller accepted $175, claims to come with all original cables/box

Mentions "tested with bartlett Lake CPUs 253PE, 263PQE Core 3 201E Core i7-13700 core i7-14700 core i2-14100"

Does anyone know if that 8-pin ATX power is all thats required? What is that smaller pitch 4-pin ATX power header for?

Key Features Intel® Core Processors Series 2 & 14th/13th/12th Gen Core i Processor, Single Socket LGA-1700 supported, CPU TDP supports Up to 65W TDP (**bios v5.0 or above) Up to 64GB Unbuffered non-ECC SODIMM, DDR4-3200MHz, in 2 SODIMM slots 1 PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (16/NA or 8/8) 1 M.2 M-Key 2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4) 1 M.2 E-Key 2230 (PCIe 3.0 x1/USB) Single 1 Gigabit LAN with Intel® Ethernet i210-AT LAN controller Single 2.5 Gigabit LAN with Intel® Ethernet i225LM LAN controller [AMT/vPro] Intel® Q670E Controller for 5 SATA3 (1 header, 4 via Oculink) ports; RAID 0,1,5,10 4 Independent Displays (2 DP ports, 1 HDMI 2.0b port, 1 HDMI 1.4a port, LVDS) Supports 12V DC power input Onboard TPM2.0

 

[ske4za]

The manual covers the power situation. You can use the 8pin or 4+4 from a regular ATX power supply, and then there should be an accessory with the box that's a 24pin to 4pin adapter as shown in the illustration below.

 

[sprucestream]

The manual covers the power situation. You can use the 8pin or 4+4 from a regular ATX power supply, and then there should be an accessory with the box that's a 24pin to 4pin adapter as shown in the illustration below.
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Noted on this- thanks! Will definitely ensure that cable is included- I think I see it in one of the listing images.

I'll be pretty satisfied for $175 but they did take it very quickly, I have a hunch they'll take a lower offer!

 

[Greg_E]

Hmmm... I have some of the parts for this and probably have a case for it too...

 

[banananon]

Got one. Thanks! Will try a 12V power brick instead of an ATX PSU to try and get higher power efficiency.

The 4 pin you mentioned (next to the 8 pin connector for power in) is power OUT for drives (hopefully it comes with an adapter). EDIT - it's actually for controlling an ATX Power supply (turning it on/off when board calls for it)

Will also be interested to see if the Oculink also supports NVME / U.2 in the BIOS (the manual shows there is 4 PCIe lanes going to it)

 

[sprucestream]

Hmmm... I have some of the parts for this and probably have a case for it too...

You did mention you were looking for DDR4 boards shoot him an offer - I'm curious to see how low he might go! He took my initial $175 offer

I'm just glad this one has a usb 3 header haha

 

[sprucestream]

Got one. Thanks! Will try a 12V power brick instead of an ATX PSU to try and get higher power efficiency.

The 4 pin you mentioned (next to the 8 pin connector for power in) is power OUT for drives (hopefully it comes with an adapter).

Will also be interested to see if the Oculink also supports NVME / U.2 in the BIOS (the manual shows there is 4 PCIe lanes going to it)

I'm definitely interested in what you end up doing power brick wise, will check in once the order arrives

 

[Greg_E]

You did mention you were looking for DDR4 boards

I bought four 16gb modules, but there's a catch... They made it all the way to my city, and then they went away towards New York City... I have kind of a bad feeling that someone in the USPS realized they are RAM, changed the label, and sent them off to NYC to be sold again. It went through 2 sorting facilities on the way so I would have hoped that they would put it on the right truck back to my house, but I think they are gone! That would have given me six HP T740 with 64gb, and three more with 32gb, and a pile of 4gb modules with a pair of 8gb modules. Not exactly gold, but pretty close to silver.

 

[banananon]

I'm definitely interested in what you end up doing power brick wise, will check in once the order arrives

I'm replacing ATX PSU with a HP 460W server power brick sourced from eBay for $12, and a 3d printed mount adapter. Platinum rating, and keeps 90% efficiency even at lower usage so it has decent advantage over an ATX PSU. There's wide range of similar models.

Then you get the cheap HP server brick breakout board (can be found on eBay cheap since it's mining surplus equipment) that has 6pin PCIe out, and adapter cable from that to 8 pin EPS, which is all the motherboard needs. However, this only gives you 12V, so if you need 5V you need to get a more expensive breakout board that steps the voltage down (the server bricks are only 12V out - that's why they are more efficient)

 

[sprucestream]

I'm replacing ATX PSU with a HP 460W server power brick sourced from eBay for $12, and a 3d printed mount adapter. Platinum rating, and keeps 90% efficiency even at lower usage so it has decent advantage over an ATX PSU. There's wide range of similar models.

Then you get the cheap HP server brick breakout board (can be found on eBay cheap since it's mining surplus equipment) that has 6pin PCIe out, and adapter cable from that to 8 pin EPS, which is all the motherboard needs. However, this only gives you 12V, so if you need 5V you need to get a more expensive breakout board that steps the voltage down (the server bricks are only 12V out - that's why they are more efficient)

When you say 460W PSU and HP PSU breakout board, how do these both look?

HP PSU

PSU Breakout Board

I am so down to cut out power usage in any way possible!

Thank you so much for this info btw

 

[banananon]

When you say 460W PSU and HP PSU breakout board, how do these both look?

HP PSU

PSU Breakout Board

I am so down to cut out power usage in any way possible!

Thank you so much for this info btw

Those look right. I'm doing this for the first time though. So I can't say 100% this works. I've already committed to the orders - if you can wait I can test it first before you order.

 

[Cruzader]

If it only needs 12v it works just fine.

Ive ran a few test clusters with boards given 12v direct like that or using pico psus with pcie as its input.
There are also sata cables like these with a stepdown for the 5v that you can use from the breakout board.

 

[autoturk]

don't mean to be rude, but is there anything unique about this board other than ddr4 sodimms + ITX + DC Input? seriously not trying to be snarky, just curious if I'm missing something. I thought it had IPMI at least but that doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[sprucestream]

don't mean to be rude, but is there anything unique about this board other than ddr4 sodimms + ITX + DC Input? seriously not trying to be snarky, just curious if I'm missing something. I thought it had IPMI at least but that doesn't seem to be the case.

none taken!! yeah not much additional beyond those reasons from what I saw

price was one since at my $175 offer (or potentially lower) it seemed super competitive for the x13 series boards- plus, thanks to the resources posted by people here with the Supermicro BIOS catalogues etc I feel cozy and supported, lol

also very minor but since I plan to use this one as a traditional desktop, I needed the usb 3.0 internal header haha