dcook 265 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) I am looking to replace my system, I have already bought: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU I have not bought the PowerSupply or Memory chips yet This machine is only going to have Emby Server installed on it, and using Drivepool, so I would like to have as many SATA connectors as possible All my viewing is done locally, so not worried about GPU or transcoding Looking for motherboard recommendations? Edited November 30, 2020 by dcook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 how many drives do you have / need? most ryzen boards have 6 sata ports that i have looked at unlike some intels which can have 10 (second sata controller on the board) any more than six and you are going to need a controller sas/sata depending how many extra disks you need to connect Note - you are going to need a gpu of some sort as that ryzen does not have a iGPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook 265 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 I am going to be attaching at least 12 Sata Drives I am not going to do any GPU encoding so I am not concerned about GPU, regular CPU works fine for me, at most I would have 3 devices streaming at one, and 99% its all direct play, no transcoding. My original Emby server died after years of use, so right now I reinstalled temporary on a VM and it plays fine, but I don't have any of my storage, which is why I am building a new server with drivepool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 well with 12 discs - you are going to have troube findng a m/b that has that many if at all so.. you are going to need a sata/sas card that gives you more ports and you will need a gpu(even a very basic one) or the pc is not going to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook 265 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Is there a Ryzen 5 motherboard you would recommend? If it does not have onboard video, I can add a $20 video card, I also don't mind adding a SATA controller if there is not enough ports on the motherboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 any from the main m/b vendors will be fine just choose one thats has an AM4 socket and the price point and features you need none will come with video - you will have to provide a gpu card - you have the wrong cpu for an internal gpu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook 265 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Do you think this one would work fine? https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07FMVJT1H/ It has built in Video, which is all I need to install the OS, then it will be headless anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Nope no video with your cpu - go google which ryzens have graphic - there are only a handful and not you cpu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook 265 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 On here: https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/TUF-B450-PLUS-GAMING/ It shows in pictures and says it has HDMI port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenkethBoy 2063 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 for the last time - you dont have a gpu in your cpu you would need a ryzen ending with a "G" for graphics - the hdmi port is there should you have one of those cpu's - and means nothing if you dont 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryWeiss 0 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 In this question, I usually focus on the motherboard chipset, the number of power phases and their cooling. For such a processor, a mid-segment motherboard on the B chipset (be it 350 or 450) and at least one phase of power supply per physical core will be more than enough. Among vendors, I usually prefer MSI, ASUS or Gigabyte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadsoon 0 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) What did you end up getting? I have the Asus x570 tuf gaming WiFi and it’s nice board. Unfortunately graphics cards are way over priced right now even a basic low profile card will set you back $50. Edited February 15, 2021 by Deadsoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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