I have a small home server running ESXi, which until a few days ago also ran pfSense in a VM for quite some time, but I bought a standalone box because it was inconvenient. Right now it only hosts TrueNAS and a seedbox VMs, and I don't have any immediate plans for expansion, but I will probably add something at some point.
The server runs Xeon E-2136, but I'd like to upgrade it to AMD 7000 series (likely Ryzen 7600) for power consumption and modernness reasons (not entirely rational, I know) rather than performance ones.
I am not entirely sure what motherboard to get, because there are a few specific upgrade paths that might not work with my other ideas.
What I absolutely need:
1) two PCIe-slots, because the server uses a HBA (3x M.2 SSD) and 10Gbit SFP+ NIC
2) ICC support
The first point probably take Mini-ITX boards out of the question, right? I'd love to move the server to a more compact form factor and get a nice sexy case for it, but it probably won't work.
What I'm not sure about is IPMI support. Since this is not a critical server anymore after removing pfSense from it, I probably don't need it, but if I don't, does it even give me more options considering the ICC requirement? I need a server-like board anyway I believe, and those typically do come with an IPMI chip.
I have my eyes on Asrock B650D4U. I like it.
I am aware of a new AMD board from Supermicro, but I'd prefer not to go with that brand again, because I don't like it very much. It's also expensive AF.
There's also Gigabyte MC13 which I have no opinion about.
What else is there? What else can I do?
The server runs Xeon E-2136, but I'd like to upgrade it to AMD 7000 series (likely Ryzen 7600) for power consumption and modernness reasons (not entirely rational, I know) rather than performance ones.
I am not entirely sure what motherboard to get, because there are a few specific upgrade paths that might not work with my other ideas.
What I absolutely need:
1) two PCIe-slots, because the server uses a HBA (3x M.2 SSD) and 10Gbit SFP+ NIC
2) ICC support
The first point probably take Mini-ITX boards out of the question, right? I'd love to move the server to a more compact form factor and get a nice sexy case for it, but it probably won't work.
What I'm not sure about is IPMI support. Since this is not a critical server anymore after removing pfSense from it, I probably don't need it, but if I don't, does it even give me more options considering the ICC requirement? I need a server-like board anyway I believe, and those typically do come with an IPMI chip.
I have my eyes on Asrock B650D4U. I like it.
I am aware of a new AMD board from Supermicro, but I'd prefer not to go with that brand again, because I don't like it very much. It's also expensive AF.
There's also Gigabyte MC13 which I have no opinion about.
What else is there? What else can I do?
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