i7 is a relatively new cpu, so most motherboards should have that. I'm using a Gigabyte EX58-UDP4P and it has several PCI-e x16 slots
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security _____ From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:32 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Home Servers No probs, it needs PCI express 4x or greater, if you only have a 1x slot available it won't work, just a heads up. There also seems/seemed to be some issue with vlan with the card and esxi, but as I don't use vlans I never looked into it much. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: "Erik Goldoff" <egold...@gmail.com> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 04/11/2009 14:27 Subject: RE: Home Servers _____ thank you very much for the follow up... I'm needing to add a NIC to my newly built i7 box, that could be a good choice for me Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security _____ From: tony patton [ <mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Home Servers Hi Erik, The card in my home box shows up as 82575GB Gigibit Network Connection with the 4 nics. Google seems to report that this is either a Pro/1000 VT or a Pro/1000 QP. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: Erik Goldoff <egold...@gmail.com> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 03/11/2009 14:48 Subject: Re: Home Servers _____ thanks, I'll wait for your response ... last quad I used was an adaptec, but had it in a checkpoint/NT firewall On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:45 AM, tony patton < <mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> wrote: Can't remember off hand, it's definitely an intel gigabit server one, but I'll check when I get home. I have an OptiPlex 755 here with an Intel Pro/1000 PT quad port so it's probably the same, same reason as at home, the onboard NIC wasn't recognised under 3.5, but it is recognised under 4, so the quad will probably come out of it. Think I got my home one off ebay or somewhere like that dirt cheap so that was the reason I have a quad. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: <mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: Erik Goldoff < <mailto:egold...@gmail.com> egold...@gmail.com> To: "NT System Admin Issues" < <mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 03/11/2009 14:16 Subject: Re: Home Servers _____ which quad NIC did you use ? On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:59 AM, tony patton < <mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> wrote: I'm running ESXi on a Dell OptiPlex 960 with no issues, the only niggle was when i went to put in the quad port nic was the chassis intrusion connection on the mobo was in the way, had to bend it slightly. The two reasons for the quad was the onboard wasn't recognised in esxi 3.5 and I had no dual cards, needless to say, i'm still only using 1 nic, haven't finished re-organising the network. The 960 is that quiet, you can't heard from out side the room and barely audibly when in the room. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: <mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com From: John Cook < <mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org> john.c...@pfsf.org> To: "NT System Admin Issues" < <mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 03/11/2009 13:50 Subject: RE: Home Servers _____ I got a Dell T100 (basic home server) for under $400 (no OS ) and you can usually customize them (Id go for the Xeon proc if nothing else) just go to <http://slickdeals.net/> slickdeals.net and search Dell I have 2 running ESX at my house. Very quiet boxes I might add, a big bonus for keeping them under the radar with the SO. John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I, A+, N+, VSP4, VTSP4 From: Brian Desmond [ <mailto:br...@briandesmond.com> mailto:br...@briandesmond.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Home Servers Look at the Dell Outlet. You can get a beefy refurb box for quite a bit less than retail typically. This is what I did. Thanks, Brian Desmond <mailto:br...@briandesmond.com> br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 From: Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC [ <mailto:rick.foga...@us.army.mil> mailto:rick.foga...@us.army.mil] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:24 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Home Servers A bit ago, there was a recommendation for some prebuilt systems that people have used for a lower cost alternative to the big boys (Dell, IBM, HP) for some servers. I cant seem to recall that link. 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