Reddit reviews Supermicro Motherboard Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards X10SLL-F-O
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LGA1150Memory: 4x 240pin DDR3-1600 DIMM Slots, ECC, Unbuffered, Max Capacity of 32GBSlots: 1x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slot (runs at x8), 1x PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Slot, 1x PCI-Express 2.0 x8 Slot (runs at x4)SATA: 2x SATA3 Ports, 1; 4x SATA2 PortsPorts: 2x USB 3.0 Ports (1 via header, 1 Type A), 6x USB 2.0 Ports (4 rear,?2?via header), 1x VGA Port, 2x Serial Ports (1 rear,?1?via header), 2x RJ45 LAN Ports, 1x RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN Port?Form Factor: MicroATX
Xeon is Intel's Server and Workstation product line, which is designed for stability and performance. They are designed to be run reliably 24/7 for years and years. There is (even) more stringent QC than for desktop processors, and most important of all, they support ECC memory to prevent single-bit memory errors from crashing the machine and losing 24 hours' worth of work. The clock multiplier of the processor is locked, so you cannot overclock Xeons, but they do have the same active power management technology as other Haswell processors that enables them to shut off three physical cores and ramp up clock speed of the fourth (in the case of the E3-1285v3, to 4GHz). They are very similar to i5/i7s in every other way, though. E3 Xeons are now in their third generation; the E3-1285v3 would be the equivalent to the model you mentioned.
If you build a workstation, I would recommend pairing it with a motherboard such as the Supermicro X10SAE (amazon)
If it's a server, and you are going to run it "headless" and might benefit from network KVM, then something like the Supermicro X10SLL+-F(amazon)
(Supermicro are well-respected providers of rock-solid whitebox server hardware)
And as many of these as required (maximum 32GB): http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=D363E439A5CA7304
In short though, there is no way I would use anything less for what you're doing there, and the hardware will easily pay for itself in not time compared to desktop hardware.
Have you looked into how well that Avaton will do for Plex encoding? Its not exactly the most powerful thing out there... You can get a Xeon E31241 and a SuperMicro X10SLL-F (that's what I have) for $300 and $150, which is less total than your chosen motherboard/cpu combo.
Edit: Also trade out that memory for some server memory with ECC support. I used Crucial but a lot of people seem to like Kingston RAM.
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Edit 2: I just noticed that whole Canadian thing. Maybe its not as expensive as I realized....but do look into how much transcoding with Plex you want to do and what the Avaton can do and you might want to spend a bit more and go with a more powerful chip like the stuff I suggested.
SuperMicro X10SLL-F-O
It is, which I personally think is the only real downside with the motherboard but if that is a deal breaker for you and can live with a mATX alternative, there is the Supermicro X10SLL-F.
Supermicro Motherboard Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards X10SLL-F-O https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D65V9WO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_-k4czbSW4H53H
That's what I'm running.