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What kind of AMD motherboards are you using? I need to have ARM hardware (porting software, etc.) but am interested in getting something x64-based I can stack (
by rcarmo 4y ago
What kind of AMD motherboards are you using? I need to have ARM hardware (porting software, etc.) but am interested in getting something x64-based I can stack (3-5 units) and that doesn’t break the bank (also, something that doesn’t require individual PSUs would be great).
- mindslight 4y agoI'm sorry that I don't have a good answer for your question. I've got two such machines, both regular ITX motherboards. The main is an Asrock N3700-ITX (only driving 1080p), the secondary is an ECS KBN-I/2100. The main AP is the "router", which is a Ryzen 5700G on a full ATX board. If I needed another AP, I would get another decently powerful but lower idle current machine to replace the main entertainment center one, and then trickle the N3700 elsewhere. Or if I didn't want to do that, I believe I have seen one or two amd64 boards targeted at being RPi replacements. The biggest thing is I want expansion PCIe so I've got flexibility later. For power supplies, I'm using PicoPSUs on both. But I've also seen motherboards that take 18VDC. Or if you are willing to do some wiring you could power multiple motherboards from one supply.
- rcarmo 4y agoYeah, the power angle is a pain, having a bunch of wall warts is not ideal. But thanks - it seems I have some researching to do.
- mindslight 4y agoIf a bunch of wall warts is your only problem, you can solve that by using one larger power supply (same voltage, higher current) and wiring all the units in parallel. Although even though it would be in my wheelhouse, I've never really done this for production - it makes it harder to change the setup and more prone to error (reverse polarity and the like).