2. Motherboards (LGA 1150)
Please carefully evaluate CPU and RAM support / requirements from the manufacturer’s spec page. Each motherboard will be different. This is not an exhaustive list of motherboards, just a handful of selections by the serverbuilds.net team. Feel free to use another make or model should you find a good deal or already have one on hand.
Review checklist:
- CPU support (Xeon / Core / Pentium, etc.)
- RAM support (ECC / non-ECC, etc.)
- Form factor (ATX / Micro-ATX / Mini-ITX, etc.)
- Onboard SATA controller and number of ports
- Onboard NICs
- Display output ports and requirements (iGPU), if any.
- Heatsink mounting method (fixed backplate?)
Consumer Motherboards
| Brand (specs) |
Model (link) |
CPU |
RAM |
Form Factor |
PCIe |
SATA |
NIC |
IPMI |
Other |
Expected Price |
| ASRock |
B85 PRO4 |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
4 |
2xSATA3 4xSATA4 |
1 |
NO |
|
$54.98 |
| ASUS |
H81I-PLUS |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Mini-ITX |
1 |
2xSATA3 |
1 |
NO |
|
$39.00 |
| ASUS |
H81M-A |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA3 |
1 |
NO |
|
$30.00 |
| ASUS |
H81M-C |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA3 |
1 |
NO |
1xPCI |
$48.00 |
| ASUS |
H81M-K |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA3 |
1 |
NO |
|
$55.00 |
| ASUS |
B85M-G |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
4xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
1 |
NO |
|
$70.00 |
| ASUS |
Z97-A |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
4 |
6xSATA3 |
1 |
NO |
M.2 NVMe |
$130.00 |
| ECS |
H81H3-TI4 |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC SODIMM ONLY |
Mini-ITX |
0 |
1xSATA3, 1xSATA 2 |
1 |
NO |
MSATA |
$59.00 |
| Gigabyte |
GA-H81M-S1 |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
|
1 |
NO |
|
$47.99 |
| iBase |
MI981AF |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC SODIMM ONLY |
Mini-ITX |
1 |
4xSATA 3 |
2 |
NO |
MSATA |
$39.95 |
Server & Workstation Motherboards
| Brand (specs) |
Model (link) |
CPU |
RAM |
Form Factor |
PCIe |
SATA |
NIC |
IPMI |
Other |
Expected Price |
| Supermicro |
X10SLM-F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
4xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$85.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLM±F |
Xeon, Core i3/i5/i7 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
4xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$95.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLM±LN4F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
2 |
4xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$130.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLV |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Mini-ITX |
1 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
2 |
NO |
SODIMM |
$120.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLV-Q |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Mini-ITX |
1 |
4xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
SODIMM |
$195.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLQ-L |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
5xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
|
$60.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLQ |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
5xSATA3, 1xMSATA |
2 |
NO |
LTE SIM |
$97.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLL-S |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
2 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
SATA DOM |
$110.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLL-SF |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
2 |
2xSATA3 2xSATA2 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$175.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLL-F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
2xSATA3 4xSATA3 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$182.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLL±F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
2xSATA3 4xSATA4 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$191.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLH-F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
6xSATA3 |
2 |
YES |
SATA DOM |
$207.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SLA-F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
2 |
2xSATA3 4xSATA3 |
2 |
YES |
5xPCI, SATA DOM |
$270.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SL7-F |
Xeon, Core i3 |
ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
2 |
2xSATA3 4xSATA3 |
2 |
YES |
LSI 2308, 8xSAS2 |
$270.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SAT |
Xeon, Core i3/i5/i7 |
ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
6 |
8xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
SATA DOM |
$240.00 |
| Supermicro |
X10SAE |
Xeon, Core i3/i5/i7 |
ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
5 |
8xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
SATA DOM |
$248.00 |
| Supermicro |
C7Z87 |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
5 |
8xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
|
$114.00 |
| Supermicro |
C7Z87-OCE |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
6 |
8xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
|
$200.00 |
| Supermicro |
C7Z97-OCE |
Core i3/i5/i7 |
Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
6 |
6xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
M.2 NVMe |
$260.00 |
| ASRock Rack |
C226M WS |
Xeon, Core i3/i5/i7 |
ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
Micro-ATX |
3 |
6xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
|
$165.00 |
| ASRock Rack |
C226 WS |
Xeon, Core i3/i5/i7 |
ECC/Non-ECC UDIMM ONLY |
ATX |
6 |
10xSATA3 |
2 |
NO |
1xPCI |
$137.00 |
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