VPN: H55ITX-C-EZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
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 Rating: Review Date: 04/04/11 |
ZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
BIOS isn't as mature as it could be
Pros: On board wireless. Video card slot. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/27/11 |
ZOTAC H55ITX-C-E Mini ITX Intel Motherboard
Cons:
CPU Socket too close to PCI-e slot (Intel stock coolers are OK though)Wi-Fi card not supported in FreeBSDCPU voltage goes a bit too high under loadNo built-in IDE portPCB components on the other side of CPU socket might interfere with 3rd party heatsink backplates.
Pros: SilentOnly Mini-ITX board with 6 SATA PortsLifetime warranty in Canada Comment:
I used to run a Windows Server 2003 based NAS server with 2x2TB drives in RAID0 mode and was running out of space. So I needed some redundancy and way more storage space for Linux ISO's.The original NAS was based on an Intel Atom mini-ITX board with two SATA ports powered by Intel's ICH7 controller, which at the time of purchase was not confirmed to support 2TB+ drives, so I had to find a new board.This board is an excellent choice for a FreeNAS based build. I have built a FreeNAS box using this board with a Core i3 CPU and six 3TB WD green drives in Lian-Li Q08B case. The drives are configured in ZFS RAID5 mode (RAID-Z). The SATA controller has to be configured to run in AHCI mode to support 3TB drives. |
I built an i5 Lynfield system with this beast, and sofar I am very pleased. Recognized Mushkin Ram and OCZ with no problems. The on board wireless works very well with decent range. Got it on sale with a mail in rebate, for about a hundred bucks. If you can get it for that price I would say it is worth it.