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Awesome project! I've been considering something similar so here are some questions:
What is the idle power draw like?
Can you use m.2 drives in a RAID array? And will it take 110mm length drives?
My use case would be as a server running about three dozen VMs on Server 2022 and I would like to be able to boot off of a RAID1 M.2 array.
What is the idle power draw like?
Can you use m.2 drives in a RAID array? And will it take 110mm length drives?
My use case would be as a server running about three dozen VMs on Server 2022 and I would like to be able to boot off of a RAID1 M.2 array.
impossible to anwer this kind of questions. how many drives, memory, GPU(s) ?
check the manual. 110 is supported. but both CPU M.2 are only available with 112L CPU.
Also by default VROC (Virtual Raid On CPU) works only with Intel branded SSDs, in order to create RAID with non-Intel ones you will need the VROC Key - the standard key (VROCSTANMOD key) is enough for RAID 0/1/10. That key works with both m.2 and PCIe add on SSD cards (also with SSDs connected to MiniSAS connectors).
For example in my case, if it concerns only the processor, not the rest of the system, so my QYFS (56C/112T 350W) when is set in Windows High Performance Mode consumes in Idle approx +- 170W, when is set in Windows Balanced Mode consumes in Idle approx +- 90W (corrected from +-70W). But that's just the processor. As Rollo wrote, it also depends on the rest of the system, there is no simple answer to this.
Otherwise off topic, if someone need more SSD and want PCIe5 with D0 and W790, so can use one day back released ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card. The official MSRP is only $79, it looks pretty cool.
If will be available in my country, so I want one piece buy for testing with my W790 SAGE.
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That is exactly what I'm looking for so thank you for posting. My build would be pretty simple, 28 core version, 256GB RAM, 2x NVMe SSDs and not much else. I currently have an Epyc 7402 24 core setup that uses about 150W at idle so the Xeon W might be a bit of an upgrade while using less power.For example in my case, if it concerns only the processor, not the rest of the system, so my QYFS (56C/112T 350W) when is set in Windows High Performance Mode consumes in Idle approx +- 170W, when is set in Windows Balanced Mode consumes in Idle approx +- 70W. But that's just the processor. As Rollo wrote, it also depends on the rest of the system, there is no simple answer to this.
Otherwise off topic, if someone need more SSD and want PCIe5 with D0 and W790, so can use one day back released ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card. The official MSRP is only $79, it looks pretty cool.
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The card arrived today.
ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card
ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card
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