I cannot say for certain whether either the X9DRX or the X10DRX is absolutely IO unrestricted. Also, the specific GPU card(s) and the OS have to be taken into account. I can say that I know of no other motherboard(s) that support the same number of or a greater number of GPU cards as do the X9DRXs. Moreover, at the same time, the X9(10)DRXs act as standalone motherboards which is where my research indicates that the IO battle is waged on the motherboard. Maybe Trenton has figured out a way to stage some or all of the IO battle on it's chassis. I'd want Trenton to put me into contact with some excellent references before I spent close to $5,000 for a board that isn't fully a motherboard. That's the main reason why I recommended that you have Trenton put all of its cards on the table and stand behind, i.e., give you a refund upon failure of specific written claims/assertions of usefulness for a specific purpose before you spend thousands of dollars for that board. That way you can better assess your options and their likelihoods of success before you part with your money. Moreover, by attaching a string to your money before releasing it (i.e., getting a written the refund option), after you've parted with the money you stand a better chance of being able to draw the money back to you if the written claims aren't true.smicha wrote:Tutor,
IO on Asrock is also my concern. So if I remember well from your posts Supermicro i.e., X9DRX, X10DRX is not IO restricted/designed? So if Supermicro X10DRX is better way to go with I will do so - I may have access to X10DRX easily.
Are you aware of anyone having successfully used the Trenton board in the same or similar fashion as you've laid out in your plans?
