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Hi,
I am planning a dual Epyc Milan build and I just saw that Supermicro has a new dual motherboard available: https://www.supermicro.com/en/produc...ard/H12DSi-NT6 Anyone here that has any info/experience using this motherboard? Best regards, Thomas |
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Since this board still isn't available anywhere, I doubt that anyone can share their experiences. But it's the logical successor to their H11DSi board, so most of the pros and cons will still apply.
The most important pro: together with the Gigabyte MZ72-HB0 (rev 3.0), it is the only dual-socket board for Epyc Milan CPUs available at "normal" retailers. At least once it hits the shelves ![]() If I had to buy a board for this CPU generation, it would probably be this one thanks to a lack of other options. |
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Ok, so we need to wait some more...
Any reason not to go with Gigabyte? I see that most of you are using Supermicro, but the 'commercial' for the Gigabyte boards looks quit promessing, with their free-of-charge server management applications and dual BIOS stuff. |
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Some of their advertising material looks a bit out of place. Almost like they copied some of it from their consumer stuff without checking if it fits. Dual bios for example is pretty pointless on a board that can be flashed via IPMI. And claiming "2x L3" as a benefit of Milan CPUs is just wrong, Rome had the same amount of L3. And then the piece de resistance: advertising higher memory speeds than their competitors when using two DIMMs per channel. On a board that only has one physical DIMM slot per channel
![]() But that's just the usual marketing bs, almost everyone does that these days. There is nothing outright wrong with the board itself, provided the seller guarantees to ship a revision 3.0. It's just a bit expensive at 850€ and up. And depending on which CPUs you intend to use, the VRMs might hold up better than those on Supermicros H12DSi. Thir cooling was a bit flimsy on the H11DSi, at least with workstation-grade case airflow. It's a server board after all. The reason why most DIY builds use Supermicro is very mundane: For the longest time, it really was the only option for a dual-socket board. Gigabyte entered the market deep into the life cycle of Epyc Rome if memory serves me right. Last edited by flotus1; May 24, 2021 at 05:51. |
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