I am in the process of purchasing components to build a desktop/server for CUDA programming so I will be installing a pair of nvidia GPU’s. I am only considering two MBd’s: 1) ASUS Z270-WS, and 2) Supermicro C7Z270-PG.
I posted this to determine if Ubuntu is compatible with these boards or obtain direction fo Linux OS’s that will meet my needs.
Let me know if you need additional information.
https://ubuntu.com/certified?q=Supermicro&limit=111
https://ubuntu.com/certified?q=ASUS&limit=98
Not seeing either but users may have the same hardware and report success/failure
Here is what a search found:
The Supermicro C7Z270-PG motherboard uses the Intel Z270 Express Chipset, supporting 6th and 7th Generation Intel Core processors in the LGA1151 socket, providing features like DDR4 RAM, M.2/U.2 ports, and USB 3.1 for enthusiast PC builds.
The ASUS Z270-WS motherboard uses the Intel Z270 Chipset, supporting 6th and 7th Gen Intel Core processors (LGA 1151 socket) and featuring a special PLX PEX8747 PCIe bridge chip to enable multiple high-bandwidth PCIe slots for professional graphics cards, along with other ASUS-specific control chips.
The ASRock H270M motherboard series uses the Intel H270 Chipset, supporting 6th and 7th Generation Intel Core processors (i7/i5/i3, Pentium, Celeron) in the LGA 1151 socket, offering features like DDR4 memory, integrated Intel HD Graphics, and various connectivity options depending on the specific model (like H270M Pro4 or H270M-ITX/ac).
Here is what I have:
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H270M-ITX/ac serial:
UEFI: American Megatrends v: P2.50 date: 03/16/2018
System:
Kernel: 6.8.0-90-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0
Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 Distro: Xubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Noble Numbat)
base: Ubuntu
You are probably ok to install Ubuntu on either of those two motherboards since they use the same Z270 chip that mine uses…
I use the Asus 270E Strix mobo and it plays nicely with all linux flavours I have tried. I finally settled on Kubuntu after trying various different ones, Fedora, Suselinux, Arch linux, Mint, Ubuntu Studio and plain vanilla Ubuntu.
However this mobo has not been the most reliable. It died a death of a thousand cuts, first the bluetooth and wireless failed, then the ethernet a year later, then the USB3 systems failed six months later. I bought a used one off ebay and everything seems to work on this one so far (so good).
The most useful information I have identified to answer this questions has been the Linux hardware website: https://linux-hardware.org/
If you use the filters provided for ‘Computers’ (in this situation) you select year of manufacture, type (desktop, server, etc), vendor (i.e., ASUSTek or Supermicro in my example), and model (motherboard model number or chipset). In doing this I found probes were entered for both of these boards and others closely related to them: ASUS Z170-WS, WS-390-PRO, and the Supermicro C7Z270-PG. While I do not yet fully understand the content of a given computer ‘probe’ these listings increased my level of confidence that purchasing one of these workstation boards to build a computer is more likely to lead to a successful result.
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