I have been reading through some threads on this site with great interest as I am looking to build a server to run Windows Server 2012 R2.
Having built my previous home PC, I have been looking forward to attempting a server build. During my research what I have found is a huge difference in the available (lack of) information for server builds as opposed to consumer PC building. Motherboard/CPU configurations and whether Windows Server 2012 R2 supports the various manufactures products is a case in point.
I was drawn to this thread http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2326402 because after a lot of research the Supermicro X10 series boards seem to be a good choice and I was trying to find answers to some questions. I will post this on a new thread, however if there is someone who can help with the following questions I would appreciate it:
Does the X10 series motherboard with the C226 chipset require a discrete GPU card?
I am considering the Xeon E3 1245 V3 processor - if I go with that one will it handle the graphics on its own? With C222, C224 chipsets?
Does it matter if I use a server board or a workstation board with Windows Server 2012 R2?
Having trialled Windows Server 2012 R2 on my desktop PC (ASUS P7P67Pro motherboard) I discovered a problem with the onboard NIC not working properly due to an incompatible driver. After some research it would appear ASUS do not support installing server software on consumer motherboard systems. I did get it working after a tweak of the driver code but I do not want to have the same problems with my new build.
My question here is - is this just this particular motherboard or is it normal for server software to conflict with all consumer motherboards?
Thanks in advance for any answers
Having built my previous home PC, I have been looking forward to attempting a server build. During my research what I have found is a huge difference in the available (lack of) information for server builds as opposed to consumer PC building. Motherboard/CPU configurations and whether Windows Server 2012 R2 supports the various manufactures products is a case in point.
I was drawn to this thread http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2326402 because after a lot of research the Supermicro X10 series boards seem to be a good choice and I was trying to find answers to some questions. I will post this on a new thread, however if there is someone who can help with the following questions I would appreciate it:
Does the X10 series motherboard with the C226 chipset require a discrete GPU card?
I am considering the Xeon E3 1245 V3 processor - if I go with that one will it handle the graphics on its own? With C222, C224 chipsets?
Does it matter if I use a server board or a workstation board with Windows Server 2012 R2?
Having trialled Windows Server 2012 R2 on my desktop PC (ASUS P7P67Pro motherboard) I discovered a problem with the onboard NIC not working properly due to an incompatible driver. After some research it would appear ASUS do not support installing server software on consumer motherboard systems. I did get it working after a tweak of the driver code but I do not want to have the same problems with my new build.
My question here is - is this just this particular motherboard or is it normal for server software to conflict with all consumer motherboards?
Thanks in advance for any answers
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