Top 10 Server Motherboards/ Mainboards

Without a best foundation, even the good processor and operating system to will deliver lose performance. Choosing one time a high end desktop board would not be a best solution as they contain audio, video, Ethernet controller and onother fluffy stuff if we consider it from the perspective of server. Unlike the desktop mothesr board and server boards generally require 15% power and generate less heat. Thet do this by using server based processors like the XEON line and redundant power supplies. Also a best server board should have a good number of expansion slots to usefull your business grow. list of 10 motherboards for servers that will keep our business up and running.

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1. Intel 3210 SHLX Snowhill Server Motherboard
   
2. ASUS DSEB-DG Server Motherboard
3. Supermicro H8SSL-I
4. Intel S5500BC Server Motherboard
5. TYAN S4985G3NR Server Motherboard
6. ASUS Z8NA-D6C Server Motherboard
7. SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DT3-O Server Motherboard
8. Intel S3200SHV Server Motherboard
9. Asus M2N-LR (Socket AM2)
10. Tyan Tomcat H1000s S3950 (Socket AM2)

1. Intel 3210 SHLX Snowhill Server Motherboard

• 6 onboard SATAII that can be configured as RAID, IDE, and JBOD through the BIOS
• 2 PCIX SLOTS
• 1 PCI Slot
• 2 PCIe Slots (1 16X, 1 4X)
• Up to 8 GB DDR2 1066 RAM
• Processor support for Pentium D, Dual Core, Quad Core, and Xeon based CPU (There are over 20 different processors this board can support)
• Gigabit NIC (There are two, but one can be disabled TOTALY through the bios)
• 6 USB ports (2 on the board, 4 external)

2. ASUS DSEB-DG Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 771 Intel 5400 SSI EEB 3.61 Dual Intel Xeon
• Number of DDR2 Slots 8 x 240Pin
• DDR2 Standard : DDR2 800
• PATA : 1 x ATA 100 2 Dev. Max
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : 0/1/5/10
• Additional SATA : 2 x SATA II
• Additional SATA RAID : 0/1/10
• LAN Chipset : Intel 6321+ Intel 82563EB Dual Port GbE
• 2 x Intel 82573 GbE
• Max LAN Speed Quad 10/100/1000Mbps

Price
$390

3. Supermicro H8SSL-I

• AMD Opteron™ 100 Series processor support, 800 MHz HyperTransport™ Link
• ServerWorks HT1000 Chipset
• Up to 4 GB DDR 400/333 SDRAM
• Dual-port Broadcom BCM5704C Gigabit LAN / Ethernet Controller
• Up to 4 SATA drives via HT1000 6
• 1 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz 2 32-bit PCI 33MHz 7
• ATI RageXL 8MB Graphics & VGA port
• IPMI 2.0

4. Intel S5500BC Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5500 Tylersburg Dual Intel Xeon 5500 Series
• Number of DDR3 Slots 8 × 240pin
• PCI Express x8 : 2 half-length PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot
• PCI Express x4 : 1 half-length PCI Express 2.0 x4 slot (x8 mechanical)
• 1 half-length PCI Express 1.0 x4 slot
• PCI Slots 1 half-length PCI 32/33 5V slot
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : Integrated SATA RAID levels 0/1/10
• Optional SW RAID 5 with activation key
• Max LAN Speed : Dual 10/100/1000Mbps

Price

$400

5. TYAN S4985G3NR Server Motherboard

• Thunder n4250QE Quad 1207(F)
• NVIDIA nForce4 Professional 2200 + 2050
• SSI MEB footprint
• Four AMD Opteron (Rev. F) 8000 series (dual/quad-core) processors
• Number of DDR2 Slots 16 x 240Pin
• Maximum Memory Supported 128GB
• PCI Express x16 : 2 x PCI-E x16 slots (with x16 signal)
• 2 x PCI-E x16 slots (with x4 signal)
• Max LAN Speed : Triple 10/100/1000Mbps

Price

$400

6. ASUS Z8NA-D6C Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366
• Intel 5500 ATX
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon X5500 Series (95W)
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon E5500 Series (80W)
• Quad-Core Intel Xeon L5500 Series (60W/38W)
• Number of DDR3 Slots 6 × 240pin
• Maximum up to 48GB (RDIMM), Maximum up to 24GB (UDIMM)
• PCI Express 2.0 x 16 : 1
• PCI Express x8 : 2 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 X4 Link)
• PCI Express x1 : 1 x MIO Slot for Audio card (PCI-E x1 is not supported)
• SATA : 6 x SATA II

Price

$260

7. SUPERMICRO MBD-X8DT3-O Server Motherboard

• Dual LGA 1366 Intel 5520 Extended ATX Dual Intel Xeon Processor 5500 sequence (Nehalem-EP processor)
• Number of DDR3 Slots 12 × 240pin
• DDR3 Standard : DDR3 1333
• Maximum Memory Supported : 96GB
• PCI Express x8 : 3 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (1 in x16 slot)
• PCI Express x4 : 1 PCI-E x4
• PCI Slots 2
• 8 x SAS ports

Price

$500

8. Intel S3200SHV Server Motherboard

• LGA 775 Intel 3200 Intel Xeon/Core 2
• Number of DDR2 Slots 4 x 240Pin
• Maximum Memory Supported : 8GB
• PCI Express x8 : 1
• PCI Express x4 : 1
• PCI Slots 2
• SATA : 6 x SATA II
• SATA RAID : 0/1/5/10

Price

$200

9. Asus M2N-LR (Socket AM2)

• AMD Opteron™ 1000 Series processor support
• nVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 MCP
• Maximum up to 8GB, Dual Channel ECC Un-buffered DDRII800
• 5 Total slots : 1 * PCI-E x 16, 1 * 64bit/ 133GHz PCI-X, 1 * 64bit/ 133GHz PCI-X, 1 * 32bit / 33MHz PCI, 1 * SODIMM socket for ASMB3-SOL
• 2 * Broadcom® BCM5721 PCI-E Gb LAN

10. Tyan Tomcat H1000s S3950 (Socket AM2)

• AMD Opteron™ 1000 Series processor support
• Broadcom HT1000 HyperTransport™ System
• Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets, Up to 8GB of unbuffered DDR2 400/533/667
• 2 Gbe LAN ports
• (4) PCI v2.3 32-bit/33MHz slots, (1) PCI-X 64-bit/133MHz (3.3V) slot, (1) Tyan TARO™ SO-DIMM socket
• XGI Volari Z7™ (XG20) graphics controller

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is pleased to introduce their latest motherboard the GF7100PVT-M that leverages the NVIDIA GeForce 7100 IGP chipset, to provide an amazing multimedia experience for users in Intel’s platform. The GF7100PVT-M motherboard supports Intel upcoming 45nm processors as well as Core2 Quad (95W)/ Core2 Duo processors which offering a best solution for building excellent multimedia PCs.

Targeted at the mainstream segment, the GF7100PVT-M motherboard is the first solution for Intel’s platform that incorporates the DVI port on an NVIDIA chipset - based motherboard. Users are now capable of enjoying the clarity of images with the powerful graphics core. It also includes support for HDCP that encrypts digital content on PCs when connected to HDCP-capable displays. The additional benefits come from the wealth of features such as the support for an additional PCIe x16 slot, support for DDR2 800 memory up to 8GB, 8-channel HD audio, a Gigabit LAN controller, and the SATAII ports supporting RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1/ 5. This motherboard is ready to support high definition video playback which is the current trend in high-quality video/image processing. Also, the DVI to HDMI adapter enables PCs to deliver premium media content including high definition movies and multi-channel digital audio formats.