CNET product brief
Description: The Super Micro X6DAI-G is an Intel E7525-based, server motherboard.Compared to other server motherboards on the market, it is relatively inexpensive at around $380.This motherboard supports Xeon processors that use the Socket 604 interface.
Pros: Can support a 3.6 GHz CPU speed.Also, this motherboard supports up to 32GB of RAM.This is more than the average motherboard on the market today, but is to be expected for a motherboard of this price.
Cons: Has a serial ATA-150 storage interface, which is considerably less favorable than some similarly priced motherboards.For example, the Asus KFN32-D, a nVidia nForce professional 3600/3050-based motherboard at around $365, has a serial attached SCSI, ATA-133, and serial ATA-300 storage interface.
Suitability: A server motherboard, suited for building a server system.
Value: In general, this motherboard's features are as expected for this price.
Suggestions: (1) You may want to consider purchasing PC 2700 DIMMs along with your motherboard if your existing memory is not of this type.(2) Be sure that you are using a Socket 604-compatible processor with this motherboard.(3) If you want to take full advantage of the on-board SATA controller, you will want to consider a hard drive upgrade.Existing IDE hard drives will run on the ATA-133 bus.
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