I just bought an Asus P5KPL-C, if you're going really cheap. http://asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=563&l4=0&model=1978&modelmenu=2
The onboard Gbit ethernet is not compatible with OpenBSD, it lacks onboard graphics, but has 4 onboard sata ports available and 1 pata, if you need them. Has 3pci, 1x pcie x16, 1x pcie x1
As for nic cards I use realtek, but I'm cheap! On Dec 2, 2008, at 07:43, nuffnough wrote:
Hey there. My firewalls are getting old, so I thought it would be a great idea to replace them. I figured that a budget of around $1500 would be more than adequate, but because no one makes mobos with 5 pci slots anymore I am struggling to get these under $2800. I have requirements for 6 legs plus the carp sync (which I could do with a usb nowadays, so that means just 6). The rest of the system is relatively undemanding, so 4 gig RAM is overkill, and it doesn't require huge CPU grunt either. It would be great if I could fit it into a small formfactor case to save rackspace, but this isn't worth $2k to me. Please recommend mobo/NIC combo that would fit within the budget! TIA nuffi
