ASRock X99 Extreme11

[cadaveca]

The ASRock X99 Extreme11 is a true storage monster. With 18 built-in SATA ports, Eight of which are capable of SAS 12 Gb/s, the LSI 3008-equipped ASRock X99 Extreme11 is a wet dream for those of us whose heart skips a beat for ultra-fast, high-density storage capability.

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[adulaamin]

I've never seen so many SATA ports in my life. I think I won't ever need a board like this but it's nice to see these types of boards with so many features. If I had a ton of money, I'd buy this board and fill up all the ports/slots and see how well I can cable manage.

 

[MakeDeluxe]

Put... Put some PCIe SSDs in it

 

[RCoon]

Glad to see you back in business @cadaveca Can't say I'm overly fond of that tint of blue though.

 

[VulkanBros]

There is also this weird chip on the back of the board I have never seen before, so it must have something to do with the LSI RAID controller

Hmmm - look at this: http://www.everspin.com/product.php?pn=MR0D08BMA45&hjk=8&a1f3=1Mb

Spoiler: Description

The MR0D08B is a dual power supply 1,048,576-bit magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device organized as 131,072 words of 8 bits. It supports I/O voltages from +1.65 to +3.6 volts. The MR0D08B offers SRAM compatible 45ns read/write timing with unlimited endurance. Data is always non-volatile for greater than 20-years. Data is automatically protected on power loss by low-voltage inhibit circuitry to prevent writes with voltage out of specification. The MR0D08B is the ideal memory solution for applications that must permanently store and retrieve critical data and programs quickly.

The MR0D08BMA45 is the 48-pin BGA package option in the commercial temperature operating range (0 to +70°C) and shipped in trays.

 

[Aquinus]

...and yet they still can't take the time to put a RAID controller with RAID 5 and 6 support. Once again, like the X79 Extreme11, it looks nice but the RAID controller without RAID5/6 (forget 50 or 60) is a huge turn off.

@cadaveca : First page in the review says that the LSI 3008 can do RAID 5. It can not, according to LSI documentation on the controller. You might want to update that.

Hmmm - look at this: http://www.everspin.com/product.php?pn=MR0D08BMA45&hjk=8&a1f3=1Mb

Spoiler: Description

The MR0D08B is a dual power supply 1,048,576-bit magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device organized as 131,072 words of 8 bits. It supports I/O voltages from +1.65 to +3.6 volts. The MR0D08B offers SRAM compatible 45ns read/write timing with unlimited endurance. Data is always non-volatile for greater than 20-years. Data is automatically protected on power loss by low-voltage inhibit circuitry to prevent writes with voltage out of specification. The MR0D08B is the ideal memory solution for applications that must permanently store and retrieve critical data and programs quickly.

The MR0D08BMA45 is the 48-pin BGA package option in the commercial temperature operating range (0 to +70°C) and shipped in trays.

Almost sounds like a RAID BIOS and/or controller settings storage. Very interesting.

Edit: It looks like an NVSRAM chip.

 

[micropage7]

nice board, and yes the sata ports is wow..

 

[BorisDG]

Wow - 18 ports, but ... really ... no SATA express? Overall PCB design/topology/parts looks meh next to ASUS. Also, I think that the fan is not needed at all, because everyone knows that this small things are noisy and most of use will turn them off.

 

[efahl]

Put... Put some PCIe SSDs in it

My first thought, too...

 

[Avrion]

Are regular sata consumer ssds not compatible with SAS3?
I always wondered if consumer ssds would perform better on SAS3 ...