Hi All!
I'm looking for a mobo for a pair of repurposed E5-2650LV2: initially I got a Supermicro X9DRW-iF but seemingly this board didn't like ATX PSUs (and never booted with them despite BMC hartbeat and UID Led light up).
So, according to you, what I should look for (something relatively readily available around) and where?
I may be wrong but I think most of those HP (Z820), Dell (T5600), Lenovo (X3650 M4) or Primergy (RX500) server / workstation boards should be ruled out (per ATX PSU requirement), old Intel-branded boards (S2600CP) are not an easy pick here in Europe, and I'm a bit suspicious about Supermicro now.
Last but not least, may anyone point me out why those boards look like a bit expensive after all these years?
At least, I think > 200 bucks for 6-10 years obsolete pieces of equipment is a relatively high cost.
Form factor is not an issue (at first), as the wanted board will run on an open test bench.
Thanks in advance for any useful hint.
BR, Marco
I'm looking for a mobo for a pair of repurposed E5-2650LV2: initially I got a Supermicro X9DRW-iF but seemingly this board didn't like ATX PSUs (and never booted with them despite BMC hartbeat and UID Led light up).
So, according to you, what I should look for (something relatively readily available around) and where?
I may be wrong but I think most of those HP (Z820), Dell (T5600), Lenovo (X3650 M4) or Primergy (RX500) server / workstation boards should be ruled out (per ATX PSU requirement), old Intel-branded boards (S2600CP) are not an easy pick here in Europe, and I'm a bit suspicious about Supermicro now.
Last but not least, may anyone point me out why those boards look like a bit expensive after all these years?
At least, I think > 200 bucks for 6-10 years obsolete pieces of equipment is a relatively high cost.
Form factor is not an issue (at first), as the wanted board will run on an open test bench.
Thanks in advance for any useful hint.
BR, Marco