Tyan Thunder i7520R S5360G2NR-1U - motherboard - extended ATX - E7320

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The Tyan Thunder I7520R is an Intel E7320-based, server motherboard.Compared to other server motherboards on the market, it is relatively expensive at around $505.This motherboard supports Xeon processors that use the Socket 604 interface.

Tyan Thunder i7520R S5360G2NR-1U - motherboard - extended ATX - E7320

Manufacturer: Tyan Computer

Part Number: S5360G2NR-1U

Specs: Product type: Motherboard; Form factor: Extended ATX; Chipset Type: Intel E7320 / Intel ICH5R See full specs >>

Price range: $506.18

CNET product brief

Description: The Tyan Thunder I7520R is an Intel E7320-based, server motherboard.Compared to other server motherboards on the market, it is relatively expensive at around $505.This motherboard supports Xeon processors that use the Socket 604 interface.

Pros: This board supports RAID 0 for striping (allowing data to span to multiple drives) and RAID 1, which allows you to mirror two hard drives.Supports up to 16GB of memory, which is ideal for memory intensive tasks such as digital video editing or file transfer.

Cons: Has an ATA-100 and serial ATA-150 storage interface, which is considerably less favorable than some similarly priced motherboards.For example, the Intel Server Board S5000VSA, an Intel 5000V-based motherboard at around $485, has a serial attached SCSI, ATA-133, and serial ATA-300 storage interface.

Suitability: For the enthusiast who wants to put together a server.

Value: Overall, this motherboard's features are in line with its price.Products with RAID capabilities are usually priced towards a business or enthusiast audience and tend to be more expensive than boards with lesser features.On the other hand, they create less downtime in the event of a drive failure.

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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