Review - Asus E35M1-I & Proxmox VE 1.9

http://www.bernardotech.org Eldon installs and reviews a new Asus E35M1-I motherboard (AMD E-350 processor) in his home server. The server is running Proxmox VE 1.9, a Debian Linux based hypervisor. Unlike the competing Intel Atom processor, the AMD E-350 has hardware virtualization support.

Video recorded with a Canon ZR900 miniDV

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• asus
• e35m1-i
• AMD
• e350
• e-350
• motherboard
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• unboxing
• server
• computer
• Proxmox
• VE
• Advanced Micro Devices
• virtualization
• host
• web hosting
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• Central Processing Unit
• Core
• SATA
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• Intel Core
• Canon ZR900

[shaurz]

I'm thinking of going with this board for my home server upgrade too. The main features I like is the built-in Fusion CPU, single fanless heatsink design and 6x SATA ports (one for the OS drive SSD and 4 for file storage hard drives).

How cool does it run? I'll be putting it in a small mini-ITX case with one rear 120mm fan.

My old server is starting to die. It seems to randomly fail every now and then, and I have to switch it off for a few minutes before it will work again. Not good...

[bernardotech]

@shaurz It seems to run fairly cool although I have it in a standard mid-tower case as you see in the video. When it is running all three of the virtual servers, I can place my hand on the heat sink and it is slightly warm to the touch - not hot. This is with the side of the case open, but no fans except the power supply fan. If it would be useful to you, I can reboot it and go into the BIOS and get the actual temp from there.

[shaurz]

@bernardotech No need to read the temps, it sounds good enough :-) You should be able to read the temperatures in Linux with lm-sensors.

[bernardotech]

@shaurz Thanks for the tip about lm-sensors - I had no idea it was possible to get the temp from within Linux. I'll have to read up on it sometime soon and give it a try. It would be nice to be able to make a Linux server send me an email if it is overheating.

[shaurz]

@bernardotech I had a script which would e-mail me when the disk space is getting low, so I'm sure it could be made using lm-sensors and some scripting.

There's also a GUI version called xsensors FYI.

[shaurz]

@bernardotech BTW my old server had an AMD 4850e with a 45W TDP, the E-350 is a mere 18W.