- Supports Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v3 series & Core i3 / i5 / i7, Pentium, Celeron processors
- 2 x DIMM DDR3 1600 / 1333, Max. 16GB
- 6 x SATA3 by Intel C226 support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Review in progress
11/12/2013
This review is from: ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard LGA 1150 Intel C226 Supports DDR3 1600 / 1333 ECC / Non-ECC UDIMM Memory
Pros:
mITX Form Factor with ECC RAM support, 6 SATA-6.0Gbps
Dual Intel Gigabit LAN with Link Aggregation
IPMI/iKVM
Serial Controller if you need it. Even supports Chassis Intrusion Detection.
Internal Vertical USB 3.0 Port for bootable USB Drive mounted on the motherboard.
Cons:
First board came DOA, wouldn't POST. Confirmed compatibility of CPU & Unbuffered ECC RAM with manufacturer Tech Support. While following troubleshooting steps with their Tech Support it shorted out the attached Power Supply. :( Will RMA for same item.
Overall Review:
Overall, this is seems to be an amazing motherboard for a small-form factor server such as a SMB/SOHO NAS or even a Whitebox VM.
It is the *ONLY* mITX motherboard with both ECC RAM support (needed for ZFS-Raid) and 6 SATA-6.0Gbs connectors.
It is now $60 cheaper than last week, which makes it an even better deal.
Despite it being DOA, I'm optimistic that this was a rare fluke. It is a solid and well constructed board that comes very securely packaged. Even ASRock Technical Support was prompt to contact me via email. I'm willing to give it another go and will update my review and overall rating after I receive a working board.
(Note: my friend ordered the same board from a different vendor and loves his and has had zero problems.)
It includes a back-mount bracket for CPU Cooler (Intel Stock Coolers won't need it), and 4 SATA Connectors (2 standard and 2 right-angled).
Along with this motherboard, my FreeNAS Server that I'm building includes:
Fractal Design Node 304 Mini-ITX Case
Intel Pentium G3220 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 54W Dual-Core Processor
2x Kingston 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 1333 ECC Unbuffered Server Memory (Note: the G3200 CPU does not support 1600 Memory even though the Motherboard does)
Corsair CX430 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply
6x Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s (running in ZFS Raid-Z2 for 14.6TB of usable storage)
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