I need to build a small linux dev/ssh box and storage server. I have 7"x14" requirement for mobo space the board must support 8 sata drives (4 at sata3) and leave a PCIe slot clear for a 40Gbe card. Now storage servers are typically very low CPU power, but I do computational biology research and I would like to have the power here to run my smaller scripts on this machine. Basically a small linux headless workstation, that happens to handle files (virtualization may be a how I try to isolate the development part from the file server).
After some research I am considering the ASRock C236 WSI mITX server mobo (~$200). But this is my first true server build, and I am at a bit of a loss on which CPU to choose or if this board CPU pair is a good value for what I need. I don't know much about the Xeon line offerings, and I would really appreciate your advice for what CPU to pair with this. I was considering a E3-1230 v5, but I am very open to suggestions. I would like to keep the budget around 300 for the mobo CPU pair (as high as 350 is ok if well justified). I just started learning about IPMI and that might be a nice addition, so would a cpu with some more cores. Please offer your suggestions/guidance.
Thank you for your help,
Bpeezy
After some research I am considering the ASRock C236 WSI mITX server mobo (~$200). But this is my first true server build, and I am at a bit of a loss on which CPU to choose or if this board CPU pair is a good value for what I need. I don't know much about the Xeon line offerings, and I would really appreciate your advice for what CPU to pair with this. I was considering a E3-1230 v5, but I am very open to suggestions. I would like to keep the budget around 300 for the mobo CPU pair (as high as 350 is ok if well justified). I just started learning about IPMI and that might be a nice addition, so would a cpu with some more cores. Please offer your suggestions/guidance.
Thank you for your help,
Bpeezy