Suggestions on upcomming whitebox for ESXi 5

[Myretyr]

Motherboard:
Intel DQ67SW

CPU
Intel i5 (Sandybridge) E2400 3.1GHz 6Mb Cache

Memory
Corsair 4 x 4GB DDR3 1333MHz

Additional network adapter:
Intel 9301CT Gigabit CT Desktop Adatper PCI-e

As I can Google, all this devices should work:

Motherboard

Network chip: Intel 82579LM

http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3464&start=10

Onboard SATA controller

http://communities.vmware.com/message/1848754?tstart=0

Additional network adapter
Network chip: Intel 82574L
On ESXi 5 HCL

Any suggestions ? Any changes? Any tips?
Thanks!!!

[arturka]

Hi

Maybe, instead of installing ESXi directly on server you should try to create LAB in a box ? I have my LAB totally virtualized and can use my workstation for other purposes (playing games, blogging, video authoring etc ) and no problem with hardware compatibility

here you have what hardware I have
http://vmwaremine.com/2011/12/29/lab-upgrade-finally/

here how to setup LAB in a box

http://vmwaremine.com/2011/09/23/how-to-set-up-a-home-lab-for-vspehre-4/

Cheers
Artur

Please, don't forget the awarding points for "helpful" and/or "correct" answers.

[Myretyr]

Thats a very good idea. But This time I want to run the ESXi directly on the hardware.

[Datto]

Below are a couple websites that deal with putting ESX on a white box  / motherboard combination. You'll want to keep your eyes on these  websites as more people test their motherboards with ESXi 5.0 and post  their results.

http://www.vm-help.com//esx40i/esx40_whitebox_HCL.php

http://ultimatewhitebox.com/

Datto