Suggestions for cheap low power cpu + motherboard combo that supports ECC?
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I think for the MB one of the cheapest is the Asus P10 series which support ECC and 1151. I found my P10S-I for 150€ new. If you want IPMI then you need to add 30-40€ on top for the ASMB8 module.
The cheapest ECC-capable 1151 motherboard I can find is the ASRock E3V5 WS. Pair it with a Xeon E3, Core-I3, Pentium or even a Celeron depending on how many threads and which features you need. Idle power consumption of a basic system will be below 40W. Although this is probably not the platform with the lowest possible idle power draw.
Also don't forget about the power supply. It can play a huge role especially for idle power consumption since cheap high-wattage models have a horrible efficiency when power draw is low.
Also don't forget about the power supply. It can play a huge role especially for idle power consumption since cheap high-wattage models have a horrible efficiency when power draw is low.
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I've recently been playing with a X9SCM-F + E3-1220L and it idles at about 32W. As can be seen in this thread:
need motherboard recommendation ...
As you can see however, that system is a bit particular about the PCI-E slots. Everything appears to "work", with caveats. I don't think it is going to work out for me, so I may part with it if you're interested PM me. I need 4 PCI-E slots that have less compatibility issues...
need motherboard recommendation ...
As you can see however, that system is a bit particular about the PCI-E slots. Everything appears to "work", with caveats. I don't think it is going to work out for me, so I may part with it if you're interested PM me. I need 4 PCI-E slots that have less compatibility issues...
I had similar experiences with the Asrock e3c224d2i (itx board) with G3220. Idled at 30w with a Seasonic 80+ gold PSU, before drives. After 6x 8tb REDs I think it was at 50w idle.
OP: Really I think as long as you stick with "server" 1155/1150/1151 boards (SM/Asrock) you should be fine with just about anything and hit your power target. Also note that "L" processors only change the MAX power (they're intended for small systems that can't handle heat).
V1 I assume by those power #s?
iirc my v2 was ~ 19w idle
AWESOME chips, sadly not too small of Form factor
Mobo available.
Atom is not the only lower power choice. And Atom do support ECC.
Yes, the number I mentioned is v1. But I had a i3-3220T (ivybridge) CPU in it previously and it did not idle that much lower. With the fans it was in mid 30W, so I would assume without the fans probably 25-30W. unfortunately, I couldn't use it because the X9SCM-F board has issues when using IvyBridge CPU; although, it seems to have issues in general.V1 I assume by those power #s?
iirc my v2 was ~ 19w idle
AWESOME chips, sadly not too small of Form factor
Wasn't there an Intel ITX socket 1155 board that would work with these? S1200KPR iirc?V1 I assume by those power #s?
iirc my v2 was ~ 19w idle
AWESOME chips, sadly not too small of Form factor
He was saying they do support ecc but cost too much, consumer atom is cheap but does not support ecc. (And usually max 8 or 16gb)
When your buying c2xxx / c3xxx then your also paying for IPMI and lots of other things including hopefully a better quality product.
Unless your off grid solar then the last few watts is not worth chasing... unless you like the challenge