Re: Help with motherboard choice?

try foxconn a79a-s w/790fx /750SB or the gx with onboard grafix AMD3800

http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?Pagecode=1|MBAM&Item_code=MBAM_ FXCO_A7_AS

or

http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...d_no=1740#menu

or

http://www.foxconnchannel.com/produc...D=en-us0000401

MSI board has 8 SATA

POKEYMAN


"Zootal" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> I didn't see any AMD compatible boards - looks like Supermicro makes Intel
> cpu only boards?
>
> "DER" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
> > I've never built a 2U Chassis system, but I do have a home server
running
> > Server 2003. I've used Supermicro boards for a number of years now, and
> > feel they are about the best on the market. Go to www.supermicro.com
and
> > look around you could spend hours looking at just their server boards.
> > ...but then any board "can" be used as a server platform. Supermicro
has
> > a
> > lot of "lower end" boards many with built in graphics. For a server all
> > you
> > need is a 2D desktop for management. You can go to
> > http://www.acmemicro.com/estore/ to buy Supermicro products, or use
> > Newegg.com...they have a lot of SM stuff. It's just that Acmemicro has
> > EVERYTHING that SM makes. You can still get a few P4 server boards
> > there...I know, I have one.
>
>

wow i agree, i am now eyeing an MSI board with 8 sata (6 from SB750 and 2
from Jmicron chip) and 1 esata and the 2 rj45 jacks spdif etc... will be
looking at reviews soon will let ya know if i buy.

Pokeyman

"Zootal" <> wrote in message
news:_ ...
> I'm actually running an A79A-S right now. When my last Asus board croaked
> several months ago, I went out and bought the FoxConn board. I used to
boast
> that I've never lost an Asus board. My CUSL2 lasted for over ten years.
Now,
> every Asus board I've bought in the last year or two have all died, while
my
> PCChips and FoxConn boards are still running.
>
> What burns me is that I spent about $250 each on my M3A32-MVPs, and they
> have all gone bad. They come with a 3 year warranty and so I could
probably
> get it fixed/replaced by Asus, but honestly I don't trust the board.
>
> Any Gigabyte board users out there? How are those boards holding up these
> days?
>
> "pokey man" <james7273(remove)@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:vm1ol.17498$...
> > try foxconn a79a-s w/790fx /750SB or the gx with onboard grafix AMD3800
> >
> >
http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?Pagecode=1|MBAM&Item_code=MBAM_ FXCO_A7_AS
> >
> > or
> >
> >
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?f...d_no=1740#menu
> >
> > or
> >
> >
http://www.foxconnchannel.com/produc...D=en-us0000401
> >
> > MSI board has 8 SATA
> >
> > POKEYMAN
> >
> >
> > "Zootal" <> wrote in message
> > news: ...
> >> I didn't see any AMD compatible boards - looks like Supermicro makes
> >> Intel
> >> cpu only boards?
> >>
> >> "DER" <> wrote in message
> >> news: ...
> >> > I've never built a 2U Chassis system, but I do have a home server
> > running
> >> > Server 2003. I've used Supermicro boards for a number of years now,
> >> > and
> >> > feel they are about the best on the market. Go to www.supermicro.com
> > and
> >> > look around you could spend hours looking at just their server
boards.
> >> > ...but then any board "can" be used as a server platform. Supermicro
> > has
> >> > a
> >> > lot of "lower end" boards many with built in graphics. For a server
> >> > all
> >> > you
> >> > need is a 2D desktop for management. You can go to
> >> > http://www.acmemicro.com/estore/ to buy Supermicro products, or use
> >> > Newegg.com...they have a lot of SM stuff. It's just that Acmemicro
has
> >> > EVERYTHING that SM makes. You can still get a few P4 server boards
> >> > there...I know, I have one.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>