Motherboard for homeserver

[Pepeuch]

Hello, this is my first post on the forum. I'm looking for a decent motherboard for a home server. Despite all my searching on the Asus website, I've only found one board that might be suitable:

ASUS Pro WS B850M-ACE SE

With so many people trying to build mini-servers these days, how come there are so few 10GB cards in such a small form factor? There aren't even any equivalent Intel cards... yet the Micro ATX form factor is perfect for a NAS server. All you can find are standard ATX cards.

[Silent_Scone]

Hi @Pepeuch 

I think this is partly due to the reality of homenetworking. On-board 10GbE on mATX isn’t rare because it’s impossible; it’s because the 10GbE ecosystem pushes the cost up, and most users would likely rather spend that money on storage/M.2/USB. I agree, though - it would be nice to have more options here.

Have you tried using the product compare tool on the site? 

[Pepeuch]

Yes, 10Gb increases the price, but nowadays homes are starting to be equipped with the widespread use of video surveillance and NAS storage, I see many small NAS already equipped with 10GB, I really thought I would find something in matx or mini itx because these small NAS do not allow the addition of TPU (hailo/coral) or even a small GPU.

And yes, I looked at what's available using a comparison tool, and you can find 10GB drives, but only in ATX or EATX form factors. This requires a large chassis, and my idea is to integrate everything into a 19" rackmount chassis, which greatly limits the choice of form factors, so mini-ITX/MATX maximum. The goal isn't to build a high-performance machine, but a server/NAS, and even a supplementary tool for compiling files using unused resources.