Zotac NF610I-K-E Cool. :)

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CrimandEvil

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Just saw this up on Newegg, I've got the older wifi version of it and I'm rather happy with it. It makes for a nice little basic system.

Anyways, the 620i-K-E seems like the perfect basis for a WHS box. It's got onboard gigabit ethernet and four SATA ports, drop in a Celeron 430 and two gigs of memory and you've got a perfect start to a home server for $132!

I wish I had found this before I built my Home server (the original version only has two SATA ports). :)
 
It's a nice cheap motherboard indeed, cheaper than any atom board in fact and with support for wolfdales
 
Its cheaper then any atom board, But not by enough. If it had a pcix that would be another story, But if your building a low end system the dual core atom 330 boards start about 15 dollars in price from this. Only thing I could see using it for is a SFF headless server if I needed more power then an DC atom. Otherwise the atom 330 boards start at 65 (atom 230 at 58)
 
bastage said:
this is true, but they do Have PCI as well so allow for additional to be added if necessary..
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Yes and you can add a PCIe card to this mobo too adding even more SATA ports beyond it's four.

Atom = 2 SATA ports + add in card
Zotac = 4 SATA ports + add in card

:rolleyes:
 
CrimandEvil said:
Yes and you can add a PCIe card to this mobo too adding even more SATA ports beyond it's four.

Atom = 2 SATA ports + add in card
Zotac = 4 SATA ports + add in card

:rolleyes:
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exactly my point.. the SATA port number for someone with that being a concern shouldn't be a real concern.. I was simply saying that this board doesn't really have anything special.. Well other then price, but if price is concern then the atom's lead to better bang for buck..

I honestly done a real advantage such as a board like this. With no dedicated graphics the system is going to be service as a basic workstation/web appliance. & For that there is generally no need for any more then 2 SATA. It would be a bit different if there were many case's that you could fill full of drives that you couldn't fit a larger motherboard into, But most people needing that many drives are probably not as concerned with the size. At-least not until 2.5" drives reach the 2tb capacity as well for making a tiny server.
 
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