$101 Huananzhi X99 Motherboard Review | Can We Game On This Board?

In this video, we'll review the Huananzhi X99 motherboard with Xeon CPU
www.aliexpress.us/item/325680...
This motherboard comes with E5 2680 v4 and does have 2 PCIe slots. Let's see if we can game on it or turn it into a server.
We'll start with an unboxing to show you what's included in the package, followed by a detailed overview of the motherboard's layout and components.
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[@tuwaise9216]

thanks for the review, now i can decide what i want to buy.

[@abdulshukorkamis3606]

Thanks for sharing 😀.

[@bekim137]

I have my huananzhi x79 for 2 years long at it work fine

[@shahazmeer]

same here i'm running huananzhi x79 zd3 for 2 years still working fine

[@marcc5768]

I'm running a Kllisre x79 since Oct 2021 w/e5-2650 v2

[@agentsmith8434]

Great review this CPU support virtualization?

[@nadtz]

The nice things about these boards is the onboard M.2 support but the old chipset/CPU is starting to grow long in the tooth especially with no VGA/BMC. And I say that as someone who has V2-V5 xeons running in my homelab (that I'm in the process of replacing). The good thing is that they are cheap which for some use cases can trump more modern features assuming power usage/costs isn't too high.

[@milk4chillout]

Thanks for the video. The aliexpress link does not workung. could you explain a little bit more in detail, how the bios dump thing is working? Maybe in case of similar china mobo's? Thanks

[@TechnicallyUnsure]

Updated the link. Basically I use flahrom to dump the internal BIOS, it might work in most cases, but might not work on some. When it doesn't work, you need SOIC8 clips and dumping it via USB. After dumping you just use the github repo I use in the video to clean out / shrink the ME, then you flash back the modified BIOS image, either using flashrom directly again, or if flashrom directly doesn't work, you'll again write it back using SOIC8 clips. Hope it helps

[@yourpcmd]

You can buy just the Huananzhi motherboard for a mere $65.

[@marcc5768]

The product page says xeon v4, then you stated it was v3 Xeon?

[@thomaswood8167]

If you don’t mind me asking, what is the actual chipset? Chinese motherboards are famous for using a wide range of desktop chips for these X-99 boards.

[@teaminvest1397]

cool, but i have to ask, what did u do while installing windows? is there something i have to buy to run windows, and how can i connect wifi without ethernet

[@marcc5768]

If you don't use a network cable then you need a wifi add in PCIe card

[@zeroturn7091]

Wish that I would’ve waited for this feature. I purchased the last board, and the x16 slot is too close to the CPU.

[@redwanhasan1721]

The only issue I have with these motherboards is how long are they going to last and in an event of failure is there any support available or not.

[@TechnicallyUnsure]

You are right, that's why these boards are so cheap, but from what I've seen so far, they seem to be doing pretty OK. Support-wise though, you probably won't get much, but as for longevity, they should last a couple of years.

[@slobodanfuletic9465]

They are giving 3y warranty

[@marcc5768]

Remember to do regular back ups of data so you don't lose what's important. Can always build another budget Xeon rig.. Data can't be replaced

[@SevenHealer]

A good use could be as a ssh server

[@boneappletee6416]

Do you mean a media / file share host...? Because SSH servers are incredibly lightweight packages you run on nearly any machine

[@TAPS147]

@@boneappletee6416i think he means maybe headless (without the gpu). That would cut the power draw a little too !

[@SeeJayPlayGames]

it's kinda wrong for them to be bundling 2000 series Xeons in with a single-cpu board with dual channel memory slots because those chips are meant to be for dual-cpu boards with quad channel memory... but what do I know? The free market knows best... ;-p

[@marcc5768]

True the Haswell and Broadwell e5 xeons can work with dual cpu config and quad channel RAM. Huananzhi likely cost cutting. An everyday user won't know the difference between dual and quad channel performance. Myself I used ECC ram for my xeon in quad channel for x79 build. Single cpu Kllisre mobo. Not all use case need the horsepower of dual cpu. Some config can be power hungry

[@SeeJayPlayGames]

what's up with your game capture? Low bitrate? Looks awful. With 35TB of SSDs there, there's no excuse for low bitrate.