RE: [OT] (ish) Help looking for mobo recommendation

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I *could*... - but I'd have to buy one... Which would be a shame since
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got a fairly recent core-2 sitting here idle...

Also, I believe the Intel CPU's currently still have the (perhaps slight,
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erhaps even imaginary) edge in both computing performance, and (more
import=
antly to me), in TDP. One of the main reasons for rebuilding this box is
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duce its power consumption from the current (frankly ludicrous) 200W to
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ething a bit more sensible...

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Phil Harris
> Sent: 11 January 2009 16:39
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] (ish) Help looking for mobo recommendation
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> You can't go for AMD?
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> I've been very happy with my ASUS M2N32WS but that's AMD... :-(
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> Phil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gordon
> > Sent: 11 January 2009 16:19
> > To: UKHA Group
> > Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] (ish) Help looking for mobo recommendation
> >
> > Vaguely on-topic, as I'm trying to rebuild my Media server...
> >
> > I've spent almost the whole of today scouring the usual vendors
> > websites looking for a suitable replacement mobo...
> >
> > I have some specific requirements, and I've found it's *really*
> > difficult to search sites for suitable products based on certain
> > features... :-(
> >
> > I need a board that *must* fit  the following:
> >
> > 1 x PCI-e X16 slot for graphics card
> > 1 x PCI-e x4 or greater (i.e. another x16 slot, or an x8 slot or
an
> x4
> > slot) for a PCI-e x4 storage controller - slot must be wired with
at
> > least x4 lanes to support max performance form the card.
> > At least 2 onboard SATA/300 ports that support RAID 1
> > Gigabit LAN - only need 1, don't really care if it has 2
> > S/PDIF output onboard, ideally optical, but coax would do at a
push.
> I
> > would accept one that used a header & a backplate bracket
ONLY if the
> > bracket is included in the box
> > Socket 775 that supports Core-2 CPU
> >
> > Failure to adhere to any one of those requirements instantly
> eliminates
> > it from consideration...
> >
> > I'd prefer to keep the cost (inc VAT) below =A3100 to maintain
maximum
> > SWMBO acceptance...
> >
> > Number of USB ports isn't crucial. Firewire isn't crucial. HDMI
would
> > be nice, but again isn't crucial. Fanless chipset cooler would
also
> be
> > nice.
> >
> > I'm still searching, but do any of you folks have any good
> suggestions?
> >
> > My shortlist thus far has:
> >
> > Foxconn P45A iP45
> > Asus P5Q PRO P45
> > GA-EP45-DS3
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Paul G.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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