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See video update here (part 2): https://youtu.be/COdHtuzGG_Y?si=YTLLo2Du8XnLWmzW
Review of Mini ITX Motherboards with Intel N100 and N5105 CPU's
Updates:
(1) PLEX TRANSCODING WORKS! https://youtu.be/COdHtuzGG_Y
(2) 32GB RAM Works! https://youtu.be/8xQPfbYEtA8
6x onboard SATA, 4x Intel I226-V 2.5GbE, 2x M.2 PCIe, 1x PCIe, 2x USB 3 10Gbps
1x16GB DDR5 on N100, 2x8GB DDR4 on N5105
Using Orico M.2 6 SATA adapter with Asmedia 1166 chipset
If you want to purchase one of these motherboards, then search "N100 NAS Motherboard" or "N5105 NAS Motherboard" on Amazon, eBay or AliExpress. There are many vendors. I'd hate to just provide a link to one.
Windows Driver Links:
Intel I226-V Ethernet: https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/15084/intel-ethernet-adapter-complete-driver-pack.html
N5105 Chipset: https://gigabyte.com/Motherboard/N5105I-H-rev-10/support#support-dl-driver-chipset
N100 Audio: https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=10.29.0.9677+media
N100 Audio: https://www.tenforums.com/sound-audio/182081-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version-3-a-103.html
0:00 Intro
1:40 Components
8:24 SATA Expansion Options
11:24 Setup
12:50 OS Installation
13:55 USB, M.2, SATA Benchmarks
17:13 Windows, Ubuntu, OMV
22:28 Unraid
23:21 TrueNAS Scale
24:10 General System Performance
25:40 Encoding, Plex Transcoding
27:03 Power Usage
27:30 Final Thoughts