Hi Intel Community,
I'm building a NAS and am aiming at using the Intel DBS1200BTSR motherboard for it and I've got two questions.
1.
Can the Intel DBS1200BTSR be used with Sata port multipliers?
For example:
http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1099 http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1099
or
http://www.addonics.com/products/ad5sapm.php http://www.addonics.com/products/ad5sapm.php
Note that both don't slot into PCI lanes.
The board has the 202 Chipset in it, but I couldn't find if it can or can't support it.
2.
What is the advantage/disadvantage of choosing the Core i3-3220T over the Xeon 1220Lv2?
From what I can find, they are very similar except the i3 doesn't have VT-d or turbo boost 2.0. But it has inbuilt graphics and Idle C-states. While the Xeon does have the former two but not the latter two.
Are C-states as good as turbo boost for someone concerned about power consumption?
Thanks,
Paul
