🇬🇧 Detailed review of ZX-DU99D4 V1.11 Dual Socket LGA 2011-3 | E5-2678 V3 | E5-2620 V4

[@lejacobo]

man these videos are great. You're pretty much the only source of real and thorough information about this xeon motherboards trend. Thank you so much.

[@emanuelebianchi5889]

Amazing review as always. I made some new purchases, 4 cpus and x99-f8 😅!

[@MarioMazzotti]

Great insights on this motherboard, have been using one of these for the past two months on a rig to test performance of X99 platform. It's sad it does not support quad channel for each cpu, nonetheless it is a great product for the price!!

[@ciobysv23]

Is there any big performance hit if this X99 motherboard does not support quad channel memory but only dual channel ? I plan to use an X99 board like this for virtualization (not interested in gaming). Also using dual channel memory architecture will allow to install 32GB x 8 modules to use it at it maximum capacity of 256 GB ?

[@MarioMazzotti]

@@ciobysv23 hi Christian, I do not believe you'll have a huge performance impact for virtualization, but there certainly is some impact. Anyway, it will depend a lot on what kind of workload your virtualized environments are going to execute, if only some web servers or something on this line I think you'll be mostly fine. I would expect bigger hits on memory intensive applications like rendering and even games.

[@ciobysv23]

@@MarioMazzotti I plan to use it for building network topologies using virtualization Qemu/KVM and some of them might get big using a lot of RAM. That's why I asked. In this case it better to focus on Huananzhi X99-F8D which seems to support octal channel configurations but the price is higher ?

[@MarioMazzotti]

​@@ciobysv23 Actually, I think you may have little benefit on the extra 4 channels with your intended applications. I believe the DU99D4 is already a good fit for your purpose. As far as I know, this kinds of workload are not very memory bandwidth intensive. Maybe someone has a better insight. For me here in Brazil, buying the F8D would yield 40% more money, DU99D4 is already a good fit for my needs. \o

[@snaj9989]

Hey does motherboard got any overclocking settings in bios. I am thinking for a dual Xeon E5 1620 setuf since those CPU's are super cheap and unlocked.

[@Zeth89]

You're one of the only youtubers who covers this issue, and the only one doing it so extensively, keep the excelent work man! wich one of the x99 dual cpu motherboards that you have tested whould you recomend buying?

[@Miyconst]

If you are asking about the Chinese motherboards, then I would say that Huananzhi X99-F8D is the best option.

[@stephanematis]

Nice of you to cover dual socket gaming setups and their increased latency. Most expensive hardware task is sharing/synchronization. This somehow is missed by most folks who have never benchmarked single app multi-socket/multi-core.

[@Lady_Zenith]

Most of the performance penalty when it comes to gaming and dual CPU comes from cache, not memory. The Haswell-E platform benefits greatly from the large unified inclusive ringbus cache. It helps games a lot, but when the threads of the game get split across multiple CPUs, they are not in the same L3 cache pool and that is what hits the performance the most. The memory latency to the other CPU is minor detail compared to the fact that you have to look in to memory at all cause the data you were looking for are not in your L3 cache. (this is the same reason why for example Skylake-X, which lacks ringbus and inclusive L3, has lower gaming IPC than old Haswell). I found out, that locking all the threads to single CPU can improve the performance greatly. Using SW called "process lasso" you can do that automatically, and if you split your resources right, you can game on one CPU and render on the other at the same time without performance loss. What you do not want to do it let windows manage things, they will keep throwing all threads everywhere like hot potato, causing cache trashing and sometimes major performance hits. The onyl scenario where it does not matter is when you have memory-light SW that threads ideally to all cores and the individual threads do not communicate at all, like Cinebench.

[@nathangamble125]

Thanks for finding the info about the MOSFETs. I think it's interesting how many of these Chinese motherboards use VRM components of wildly varying specifications, often including MOSFETS that (at least "on paper") are much better than the ones used on mainstream motherboards by the biggest manufacturers like Gigabyte, MSI and ASUS. The 110A 2.6mOhm low-side MOSFETs used on this motherboard, for example, should be very good, and (unlike on the Veneida x99 which you recently reviewed) the high-side MOSFETs are also quite good. I'm still confused and curious about why these chinese manufacturers are using these 100A+ MOSFETs when mainstream motherboards don't go above 80A MOSFETs or 90A Power Stages. Mainstream motherboard VRMs will usually have more phases, or will use 2 low-side MOSFETs per phase, so mainstream motherboard VRMs are usually better overall, but it's interesting to see the different design philosophy between the different markets: Lots of cheap MOSFETs vs a few expensive MOSFETs.

[@Miyconst]

When it comes to the Chinese reasoning, it's always about the $$. Apparently, it's cheaper for them to use high quality / high current MOSFETs with lower number of phases and cheaper VRM cooler in order to support CPUs with high TDP / high number of Cores.

[@ParanScreen]

I've got mine of this from taobao for 545 RMB, which was being sold with Zhixin(智芯) brand, model name X99双路 (lit. Dual-road). When it used with turbo boost-unlocked dual E5-2683v3, it throttles a little without additional cooling to the heatsinks, but still works with a single 8-pin power connector. Still, it's great to having a Task Manager filled with 56 threads for this price tag. BTW, I wouldn't have known about the secondary M.2 slot can be used as an NVMe slot if I don't watch this. Thank you for your great video! Edit: my bad, it's 8-pin, not 4-pin.

[@cbuosi]

Great video. Im hoping to get a dual X99 soon and you are helping to choose the motherboard & cpus!

[@Aresthx]

Finally arrived!!!! Thx for the review man!

[@enriconapolitano4321]

Hi, I just notice and I want to mention that Huananzhi released so far two X99 dual CPU four channels each CPU motherboards, one for DDR3 and the second for DDR4, JINGSHA did exactly the same thing, one of theirs X99 dual CPU motherboards for DDR3 and the second mobo they released is for DDR4, therefore now (without considering dual CPU boards made by ASUS or Gigabyte etc), Aliexpress offer five total X99 dual CPU motherboards, I hope in the future Huananzhi can eventually release theys own version of this ZX-DU99D4, with ALL the RAM slots on the same side of the CPU, thanks Miyconst

[@donsobrenombres8974]

completo análisis. voy por los procesadores E5-2678 V3, mas placa madre dual, saludos

[@nelbazan8391]

Great review, as always. Thanks, friend.

[@PilexArk]

Dong buy the black orange ones... Especially the ones with like 4 slots on the top and 4 slots on the right bottom had one it died instantly as soon as i set it up. Got a new one as it was broken and the new one worked but after using 256gb or ram 2 slots died then after a few weeks anothr died and i was stuck with 150 or so gigs when i need the full 256gigs and then it completely failed over the span of like 3 months... only buy the black ones that got the reinforcements on them only ones i trust.

[@kalytv6440]

ah perfect i need info on this and Sir Miyconst of course please us ;D

[@jensdroessler3575]

So I got my ZX-DU99D4 a few days ago. The BIOS date is from december 2020, so I guess it‘s newer than the one on the board reviewed here. It does support power on after power loss and „last state“. It also supports PCIe bifurcation, at least it says so in the BIOS (I have no card to test it). It is indeed picky with RAM. I had to try several RAM sticks before some worked. Otherwise it works just fine. The two E5-2680 v3 will turbo to 3GHz out of the box.

[@jensdroessler3575]

Oh, and at least with Windows Server 2019 USB3.0 works without additional drivers. Did you by chance use an old Windows installation made with another board to test it? I did that, and USB3.0 didn‘t work as expected, but after a fresh installation it did.

[@markbale7002]

what ram did you use to get the board to work?

[@jensdroessler3575]

@@markbale7002 It didn't like any of the 8Gb sticks I had (all non-ECC), but any 16Gb sticks worked so far, ECC and non-ECC. Didn't have any 4Gb sticks...

[@markbale7002]

@@jensdroessler3575 hmm, might have to try 16gb sticks. I only have non eec 8gb sticks

[@Metall1991]

Hello friend, I just didn't understand something right, did you make the turbo bost work to the maximum but not in the conventional way? Keep it up with the channel I'm loving it, a hug from a Brazilian fan

[@Miyconst]

Turbo boost unlock worked with manual EFI driver installation, but not with FFS driver injected into the BIOS.

[@Metall1991]

@@Miyconst Thanks. Have a video with manual installation of the EFI driver

[@Miyconst]

You will find all required information on my page: www.miyconst.com/Blog/View/2081/xeon-e5-2600-v3-turbo-boost-unlock

[@FollowTruth7]

I ended up going with the Aigo shadow max, they fit the CPU really well. Does not interfere with the ram

[@Miyconst]

Thanks for the info! Would you mind sharing a picture of the final assembly?

[@vladimirzh546]

Nicely changing his voice in the end of each sentence)) Like robot.

[@aldomontalvo3204]

Great review, thank you for the information!

[@glmchn]

Waat a gold mine of informations, thx a lot :pray-moji:

[@itaqua974]

A quick update for the video on what this configuration is suitable for or isn't good for! I don't recommend using it for music production because Daws and vast plugins usually use single-core performance, not multicore. Unfortunately, the Xeon CPU compared to mutch recent CPUs doesn't really go high on frequency so you will be quickly limited If you use the lastest version of Daw and big plugins like the Arturia v collection.

[@Miyconst]

That's very true. Music production needs strong single core performance and extra cores are just useless.

[@bpyt621]

Hello, I have two Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 CPUs, but only one is being detected. Both CPUs have been tested and are working individually. However, when both are connected, I get error 79. Do you know what the problem might be?

[@ferrariproducoesoficial]

Hello, how do I enable the two slots m.2, is it in the jumps ?.

[@Miyconst]

There are jumpers on the motherboard.

[@FalconX88]

@@Miyconst same question here. it came with all jumpers in the lower position but pcie M.2 are not working Edit: got it, putting all of them to the top makes the PCIe NVMe SSDs work.

[@Miyconst]

@@FalconX88 I don't really trust those "benchmarks", since multiple reputable tech KZbinrs demonstrated that MS Flight Simulator 2020 is not able to utilize multiple CPU cores, using DirectX 11 API it relies on the strong single core performance.

[@giftthischristmas1502]

@@FalconX88 how do you do raid 0 on these two m.2 slots just from BIOS?

[@Mirddes]

​@@Miyconst ​ i too want to enable hardware raid1 on both m.2 slots. is it possible? ​

[@alexgriffiths9869]

good review, would you be able to do s comparison of all of the dual x99 motherboards with their strengths and weaknesses?

[@Miyconst]

Maybe in the future, for now I already have too much in my pipeline.

[@KunalVaidya]

Thanks for the review and comparisons. How will this dual socket board (running single CPU only) compare to a similar single-socket board with the same 2678V3 CPU? Please add some more Linux based workstation use tests to show that it can be used for things like low-cost software build server with many processing threads. Maybe try to build a clean android software image compilation, in the past people were compiling kernel image but nowadays Linux kernel will compile in minutes (as was seen when Linus from LTT made a computer build for Linus Torvalds use case) These days most of the stores are not able to deliver to india so havent been able to buy anything

[@Miyconst]

Maybe in the future I will do some more Linux based content, but so far I have no such plans. Thank you for the suggestion and the support either way.

[@Lady_Zenith]

There is no performance difference between running single CPU on single board and single CPU on dual CPU capable board. The only difference would be the memory channels, but from my experience, LGA2011-3 CPU s are usually not memory bottlenecked and the difference between dual and quad is minimal in real-world scenarios.

[@hardthur3339]

Hi thanks for this video! I have two of these motherboards and they work really well, I just wanted to add that they do support e5 v4 engineering sample cpus which is really rare. I've reviewed the 49$ e5 2630 v4 engineering sample on my channel thanks to this board if anyone is interested

[@Miyconst]

Did you test the ES CPUs in dual or single CPU configuration?

[@hardthur3339]

@@Miyconst I tested it in single configuration as I had only one

[@Miyconst]

@@hardthur3339 Thanks for the info. Another guy says that dual V4 setup does not work out of the box on this motherboard, but it works with usage of Huananzhi X99-F8D BIOS. The BIOS though is not fully compatible with ZX-DU99D4 V1.11.

[@mooglyoogly9674]

Great review. So glad I found your channel, anyways can you review the Alzenit X99-ITX Mobo? I'm just really curious how it will perform. Thanks

[@Miyconst]

It seems like many people are interested in this board. I will buy it for a review. Beware: it's mini-DTX, not mini-ITX.

[@dorinxtg]

Great video! So which cpu fans and adapters do you use on on this video?

[@NathanCroucher]

ditto

[@Miyconst]

I have used Inter-Tech H Argus Su 200 www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07BRDFCM9 CPU cooler with screws from the black brackets. The cooler does not include LGA 2011-3 compatible screws.

[@srzfelipe]

thanks for the videos, they are great and very helpful. have you tested or do you have an opinion for the MACHINIST X99-D8-MAX? i want to build a dual 2696/99 v3 workstation and the easyest to get for me are ZX-DU99D4 and X99-D8-MAX. memory chanel and expansion slots are not a inssue for me, but i'm worried about power delivery and vrm temperatures

[@MauricioCervantesAlmonte]

Excellent information! Thanks!!!!

[@Dalmar456]

Exelent video. Ty for the information.

[@bernardoalvesexplains]

Amazing the you give to us. Thank you

[@peter201103]

Thanks for your sharing this video X99 Dual CPU motherboard, I had bought this Dual CPU motherboard after I install it only detect 1 CPU in sock 0 but the socket 1 not available so I check all physicals CPU socket all is fine and try swap 2 CPU still the same, my CPU are i7-5930K CPU @ 3.50GHz but work with windows10 OK 1 CPU , please giving advice Thanks.

[@Miyconst]

Only Xeon E5-26XX and E5-46XX can work in pairs. There is no way you will make two i7s work together.

[@peter201103]

@@Miyconst Now I know it Thanks.

[@moedjadoel]

Will just one i7-5820k cpu on this board works?

[@PODERGAMER]

Thanks you for the information.

[@mamdouh-Tawadros]

Thank you for the video. I installed this very mother board, and when filling all orange ram slts gives 32gb dual channel. But when you populate all orange and black slots it shows 64gb and quad channel.not dual. But thank you for an excellent review.

[@Miyconst]

How do you check the RAM configuration? CPU-Z lies about it.

[@wilmercabrerabohorquez9502]

Hello friend, how are you, I have this modern boart mainboard ZX-DU99D4 V1.11, I would like to ask a question, I have installed two Ddr4 8gb ram memory modules, 2400 MHz altermiter brand, these days I wanted to expand the memory with two other ram memory modules. The problem is that I didn't have the same reference and I bought some Jazer Ddr4 8GB at 2660 MHz. I put both references together but it doesn't turn on and I get error 60 (DXE CORE is started) and it doesn't turn on, when I put them alone they work fine but when I combine them they throw the error, my specific question is, are the rams being of a different brand and frequency are they incompatible? Thank you very much in advance and I await your response

[@Miyconst]

Yes, according to your description your two memory kits are not compatible with each other.

[@wilmercabrerabohorquez9502]

Thank you very much for your answer

[@JCruz-yx1ce]

Great review and thank you. Will this be added to the Mi899 tool? This is the only motherboard I could get shipped to me.

[@Miyconst]

Yes, the motherboard will probably be added to Mi899, but I can't guarantee when.

[@catzymbs]

Thanks for the review

[@frankcastle123]

Man, you are great.

[@icmann4296]

Why did you not show the CPU installation? This motherboard does NOT have LGA2011-3 sockets. It has the older LGA2011 sockets. I purchased this motherboard, and 2x Xeon 2699v3 CPUs. The CPUs, which are LGA2011-3, have a different pinout that the sockets on this motherboard. I have an ASRock X79 server motherboard in a different server chassis and just last week upgraded the CPUs from 2620v2 to 2650v2 to get more cores. The ASRock X79 motherboard sockets have the same socket pinout that is on this motherboard, LGA2011. I was hoping that this video would show the installation of the CPUs so I could see the socket pinout. How do you get a E5-2620v4 to work in this motherboard?

[@Miyconst]

If you bought LGA 2011-3 but got LGA 2011 motherboard it's seller's fault and you should either send it back or demand compensation. My motherboard indeed was LGA 2011-3.

[@icmann4296]

@@Miyconst- thank you for replying. I appreciate you getting back to me so quickly.

[@JuliusvanVern]

Hey. Thanks a lot for the review. It has already helped me a bit. I have one question. When I use both M.2 slots, only one M.2 SSD is recognized. Both SSDs are identical. Is there a limitation of the Sata ports somewhere or do I have to change a jumper so that both M.2 SSD's are recognized? (2x nvme SSD). Thank you

[@Miyconst]

As far as I remember this motherboard had one NVMe M.2 port and one SATA, thus it's not possible to use two NVMe at the same time.

[@JuliusvanVern]

@@Miyconst thank you 😊

[@NathanCroucher]

Another great video. Can you please review and link to some china cpu coolers.

[@Miyconst]

Thanks for the support, I will consider taking a look at the Chinese CPU coolers.

[@swapnilmashere9200]

Which cpu cooler is this and what type of brackets are please let me know.

[@user-hy2gx9zv5x]

Thank you for your wonderful video. What do I need to activate in Bios to use the wol function?

[@Miyconst]

Please forgive my ignorance, but what is wol function?

[@user-hy2gx9zv5x]

@@Miyconst It is to turn on the computer with a LAN port. (work on lan)

[@yoneyone1949]

make a video of how to do the turbo boost hack to these 2 cpu boards more detailed? cool videos you make!

[@Miyconst]

If I get a dual socket motherboard with two CPUs, I will try to make a better guide.

[@yoandrylc]

hi friend I have the motherboard ZX-DU99D4 V1.31 - 2 x E5-2680 V4 and your video has incredible information about it... could you please share the UEFI v3x4 EFI driver? I would be very grateful to you... happy day

[@Miyconst]

Turbo Unlock doesn't work with V4 CPUs.

[@jonstaid9334]

Hi, great review. I found this after I ordered the motherboard and it arrived without a manual. Can you post a pin diagram for the front panel buttons, or a link to the manual? Thanks, Jon

[@Miyconst]

This motherboard does not have a manual, but the font panel pinout is the same as on any other motherboard. You can find it in Google, I can't post links here, KZbin deletes comments.

[@votkizzle701]

Hello, nice review Does this board supprt the xeon e5 16xx series? I mean just use 1 cpu

[@Miyconst]

I have not tested it myself, but it should.

[@techbytesontario]

@Miyconst Do you know if this board can work with a single Xeon E5 in the primary CPU slot, and have the secondary slot empty? Most brand name Server/workstation boards from Asus, Gigabyte, etc can do this. Your gaming benchmarks make it look like you have one CPU installed. can you confirm please? thanks

[@Miyconst]

Yes, the motherboard works with just one CPU installed but not every PCI-E slot is available in that case.

[@techbytesontario]

@@Miyconst Thank you for clearing that up, I figured it would. I'm assuming the top PCI-E 16x lane works with CPU 1 socket?

[@klncdc]

Hello. Thanks for all your videos. With all your tests, which do you think is the best bi-xeon 2011-3 v4 / v3 motherboard? Thank you for your reply.

[@Miyconst]

Huananzhi X99-F8D.

[@klncdc]

@@Miyconst Thank you

[@samwalker7567]

I am many years too late and I sadly found this video only after I had one of these being shipped to me. With two E5-2680 v4s, it does not boot. It boots just fine with one CPU. I have heard that some people say it only boots with two v3s, or with ECC RAM. Do I buy a better dual CPU board (yes, I really do want two CPUs) or do I buy two v3s and test with some spare ECC RAM?

[@utkajmatke863]

double v4's doesnt work with non-ecc memory buy ecc memory or pick two of v3 cpus

[@KeligAvignon]

Hello, great video, I have that motherboard ! is it possible to pin certain cores from only one CPU to a gaming task in a dual CPU config to neglect the latency occuring from such a setup ?

[@Miyconst]

You can try using an app called process lasso.

[@WarhavenSC]

Just FYI: My ZX-DU99D4 board required both CPU ports to be powered when using dual E5-2683 v3 CPUs. It wouldn't even power on without them both plugged in.

[@Miyconst]

Most likely you have got and upgraded revision of the motherboard. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@WarhavenSC]

@@Miyconst Yeah. Box simply says X99 ZX-DU99D4_V1.12. Nothing else, though. Plain box. heh.

[@WarhavenSC]

UPDATE: The 1.12 revision will work with a single CPU cable. My board was just a bad board. Replacement works fine. ALSO, my board came with the NVMe jumpers in the SATA mode by default (bottom two pins). Had to switch to top two pins to enable NVMe.

[@Miyconst]

@@WarhavenSC thanks for the info!

[@TheRobMozza]

Thank-you for such a good review, I'm actually tempted to buy one of these (I know that you recommend three others over this one but it's a cost issue). Tell me, what cpu coolers would you recommend for this board? What were those yellow ones you were using please?

[@Miyconst]

May I ask why would you want a dual socket configuration?

[@TheRobMozza]

@@Miyconst Hi, thanks for your reply. I'm currently running a 7th gen Blade server but I'm thinking of replacing it with a custom build 4U case and something like this inside? It's €166 on AliExpress now with 64GB DDR4. To me that sounds like a bargain?

[@Miyconst]

@@TheRobMozza if you are looking to build a server, I would strongly recommend you a branded motherboard, these Chinese boards may have many random issues with virtualization and other server grade features.

[@TheRobMozza]

@@Miyconst again I thank-you for your reply. Could you please tell me what CPU coolers you managed to use? The best solution for the 'too close together CPU sockets'?

[@Miyconst]

@@TheRobMozza it depends on the motherboard, but in general, you shall look for coolers which don't require the AM4 bracket, take the one which has a reasonable size and screws right onto the socket.

[@StandTechYT]

La placa madre con procesadores E5-2680 V4 *2, no funciona. Me arroja error código 79, ¿Qué puedo hacer?, no quiero cambiar la placa madre porque no tengo dinero :( ... solo funciona con 1 procesador V4, no con 2 procesadores V4, help please!

[@gabrielgomez7969]

Lo mismo me paso con 2 placa madre diferente.

[@MariaPhilip-ws1qi]

Good Morning, Can you share driver for USB 3.0 for this motherboard. My front USB 3.0 port is not working.

[@Miyconst]

The driver will not help here, it's a hardware failure, but you can try to install all optional Windows updates.

[@francksimon7801]

Great video !! THANKS There is just one piece of information missing... does the motherboard support multiple GPUs, CROSSFIRE or SLI?

[@Miyconst]

The motherboard supports multiple GPUs, but not SLI.

[@francksimon7801]

@@Miyconst thank you !! do you have any information on how the multi GPU works on this motherboard? documentation maybe?

[@francksimon7801]

do you have any information on how the multi GPU works on this motherboard? documentation maybe?

[@Miyconst]

@@francksimon7801 this motherboard does not have any documentation. Multi-GPU is basically when you plug in two or more GPUs in the same system and they are recognized. With this motherboard you can connect at least three GPUs at a time.

[@francksimon7801]

@@Miyconst OK, thanks you for your answer! 3 GPU ??!! There are only two PCIE 16X ?? Not?

[@RBadeloe]

@Miyconst great video. Do you happen to know if there is a document for this board which describes the pin of the connectors. In intrested in connecting the front panel to the board (like hdd, reset, power etc.).

[@Miyconst]

I do happen to know. There is no such manual.

[@Miyconst]

For the front buttons/LEDs pinout you can use the stand layout, it's available online.

[@EvilDesktop]

I'm really late but I was asking me the same question not too long ago. The diagram is printed on the motherboard directly. It's not directly beside the connectors but it's there.

[@asyrafazahar7635]

i've bought this kind of mobo just a week ago. had no display problem from external gpu. turns out you need to to display through DVI first before installing the gpu driver.

[@Miyconst]

This is probably a GPU specific issue. Which one are you using?

[@asyrafazahar7635]

@@Miyconst oh that's true. I am using GT 710. i've tried using the card in my other system. it can display through vga/hdmi but not the chinese mobo. this is before installing the gpu driver

[@Miyconst]

@@asyrafazahar7635 hm, I am always using GT 710 with HDMI output and it works just as good, maybe there is something special about your motherboard / GPU.

[@taotaosiri7013]

Thanks alot for review ^^ i have some questions.. i have 2 ram 8GB-kington-ddr4 for desktop Can it use for this mb, now i am very confuse, thanks. 😅

[@Miyconst]

It's not guaranteed and depends on the internal memory layout of your sticks.

[@WagnerVaz]

Desktop ram only worked with E5 V3 for me on this Motherboard.

[@sensha971]

thank you for this video. I just bought one without seeing the model and I couldn't find it anywhere. While looking for du99d4 I came across your video 🙂 however, I'm in 0.08 and you in 1.11, do you know where can I find the files to update the bios please? (sorry for my bad english)

[@Miyconst]

I am sorry to disappoint, but I am not aware of any BIOS for your motherboard. My BIOS might be compatible, but I can't guarantee that.

[@andresrevilla7932]

Hi Miyconst.. At the the board it is working only with 8 gb module.. Now waiting for 2x16GB modules to install on it. Whats your recomended Case for this board? Thanks for all and continue with your great work in your channel !!!

[@Miyconst]

I like the Define XL chassis from Fractal Design, but it's an expensive and bulky unit, thus you can find whatever you like which fits E-ATX motherboards.

[@giovannigatto1974]

Great review. how long does it take to boot? ie how long for the windows desktop to appear? thank you

[@Miyconst]

I didn't measure the time, but it's rather long.

[@99memories]

My usb 3.0 works like usb 2.0, anybody know what a problem? Trying drivers, change in bios usb settings and nothing

[@Miyconst]

Defective motherboard, software can't fix it, unfortunately.

[@arminvanbuuren4158]

Hi! very detailed review! AWESOME! but can this board do crossfire?

[@Miyconst]

Most likely yes, but I didn't validate it.

[@taksela]

Hello there, nice review video. I own this motherboard ZX-DU99D4 V1.12, I am testing proxmox but I could not find where I can enable IOMMU, is it possible to enable on this motherboard? If yes hope you can spare sometime show me how to do that.

[@Miyconst]

Sorry, I don't think I can help you with IOMMU groups.

[@MX77TECH]

Good afternoon! I bought a ZX-DU99D4 V1.31 dual cpu. And it is showing error 79. What could it be?

[@Miyconst]

The 79 error code usually comes up when the motherboard is not happy with the RAM. You can find list of known post codes on my blog website.

[@MX77TECH]

@@Miyconst Show Muito obrigado !

[@chrisfrenzel3031]

Is V1.31 better? Just arrived from AliExpress, Had a pair of E5-2643 V3 & some DDR4 ecc ram kicking around so might as well stick-em all together. Wise or Dumb move?

[@Miyconst]

It really depends on whether your motherboard works well and whether you need this machine but sounds like a fun project nonetheless.

[@jhoansebastiandiazacosta6702]

I have indentic motherboard but is quiyida, only supports quad channel per cpu 🙂

[@Miyconst]

How did you validate?

[@ciobysv23]

Is this the motherboard you are speaking of ? www.aliexpress.com/item/4001092265994.html

[@jhoansebastiandiazacosta6702]

Ajam Cristian this is

[@QasimZaffar]

Which cooler did you use?

[@stiggity75]

Anyway to download an already compiled v3x4 EFI driver?? I have no clue on compiling C, Thoroughly enjoy all of your content..

[@Miyconst]

So far the official GitHub repository is only providing EFI drivers, but I might find some time to compile these into FFS. github.com/freecableguy/v3x4/releases/tag/v3x4-0.10b-i306f2-rc9

[@stiggity75]

@@Miyconst i found those recent v3x4.efi binaries yesterday. theres probably more than 20. I GOT IT WORKING! thanks for helping, explaining, and informing the entire platform community.

[@medical44]

@@stiggity75 can you teel me where you found those

[@arroundofmyheart]

Good one, do you know if flashing this board with the huananzhi f8 BIOS is safe?, What about the CX99DE25 BIOS from iengenieer for huananzhi-f8?, Looks very interesting. Thanks

[@Miyconst]

Sorry, I don't know if it's safe or not to use that BIOS, but you can try to use this BIOS from iEngineer: github.com/BIOS-iEngineer/SZMZ-X99-Dual-Z8

[@enriconapolitano4321]

Hi, you are explayning in this video how (for this motherboard) each PCIEx1, PCIEx16 and M.2 slots are connected to the first CPU or second CPU or connected to the chipset, in case the manufacturer have connected by design the second CPU to the second (lower) PCIEx16 slot, is a way for me at home to modify and connect Both PCIEx16 slots to the first CPU?, . I ask you this because my Huananzhi X79-8D seems to have the second PCIEx16 slot connected to the second CPU and I want both PCIEx16 slots connected to the first CPU,, thank you for the answer

[@Miyconst]

There is no way you can change the motherboard layout yourself. You would have to physically change a bunch of wires inside the motherboard to change the PCI-E slot connection.

[@aragonyvana.8325]

Sirr, I have this kind of motherboard. If I use a 3200 mhz ddr4 ram, will it automatically downclock to 2400mhz? or 3200 mhz ram will not work in this motherboard?

[@Miyconst]

If the RAM is compatible it will automatically downclock itself to DDR4-2400 or 2133, depends on the CPU used.

[@sodayuri]

my two 2680 v4 cpu didnt work on this board. Debug code is 79....When only one cpu was connected, it worked on a cpu 0 socket, but not on a cpu 1 socket. debug code ff

[@Miyconst]

This is most likely a BIOS issue then. V4 CPUs might need something extra to work in pairs.

[@StandTechYT]

Hello friend, were you able to solve the problem? The same thing happens to me. (Sorry for my bad English, I'm using Goole Translate)

[@sodayuri]

No, I asked the seller but couldn't solve it.

[@gravitypolar2144]

buen video me gustaría saber como se hace el turbobus

[@JamesWSleight]

Dependiendo del año del bus, puede que traiga el turbo incorporado en el sistema de inyección. No sé si puedas ponerle turbo a un bus antiguo.

[@gravitypolar2144]

@@JamesWSleight jaja

[@StandTechYT]

Hola amigo, supiste como hacer lo del turbo boost? necesito ayuda

[@christophegroulx7816]

Good video! I know it must not be easy to record in both languages, so the effort is appreciated. I have a question though, and it's about Turbo Unlock on dual E5 V4. I know there is a github driver to unlock dual E5 v3s, but does anything exist for dual E5 V4s? Thank you and have a great day

[@Miyconst]

There is nothing for V4, these CPUs were "fixed" by Intel and no longer compatible with the turbo boost unlock hack.

[@christophegroulx7816]

@@Miyconst Huh, I was just wondering since there are all these crazy 3.7GHZ dual 2699V4 on HWBOT

[@Miyconst]

Too bad these CPUs are still overpriced.

[@christophegroulx7816]

@@Miyconst Well I was thinking about buying two 2690 V4s, but I might splurge for two 2699 V4s if I can get the boost unlock on them, just like those guys on hwbot seem to have done

[@DoctorKindMind]

"I have the new version of the M.B, X99 - ZX-DR99D4 V1.31, with CPUs XEON E5 2697_V3 + 2680_V4. Only one CPU works in the main socket. Both CPUs work perfectly as single CPUs, but together they give error code [dC], and I'm not sure what that means. I have 32GB of RAM. I put both RAM sticks on one side to work with one CPU. When I tested with 2 CPUs, of course, I put RAM sticks for each CPU in their respective RAM sockets. What is the solution?

[@Miyconst]

Sadly, this video is all I can say about these motherboards: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYHclpmVrrh7rdEsi=KiTgTB8ySIiNigHT

[@WagnerVaz]

Dual CPU only work with equal processors, not different ones, they need to have equal number of cores, to work together.

[@KuilaArt]

So what is the solution for auto power on? Any idia

[@Miyconst]

Just don't buy this motherboard.

[@mvictors9982]

hey, does it support vt-d for proxmox and virtualisation ?

[@Miyconst]

I am not sure but if you are looking for a server or a workstation, please do yourself a favor and buy a used Dell T5810/7810 workstation.

[@stevensotto7119]

unlock turbo-boost a the ZX-DU99D4 V1.11 ?

[@pipatphongk8073]

How to enable ram ecc mode in bios .i'm not found about ecc ram ?

[@Miyconst]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqDdeodojZKWgc0si=DOBusRFOFCnUgLNS This video answers your question.

[@prep0wer]

Dual CPU should also work great when capturing with OBS (cpu compression).

[@Miyconst]

It should, but not necessarily would.

[@alicox8932]

Hi Miyconst thanks for the great video. I have a question about this board. When I insert a M.2 ssd into the switchable M.2 port (the one connected to CPU1), the ssd does not show up in the BIOS so I cannot, for example, boot from it. When I insert it into the the other M.2 port (the one limited to PCIexpress 2), it does show up and boots fine. Do you have an idea as to what might be going on/how to make the fast M.2 port recognize the ssd?

[@Miyconst]

What SSD bdo you use? I have already heard about this issue from other people, some Chinese SSDs refuse to work at PCI-E 3.0 speed on Chinese boards.

[@alicox8932]

@@Miyconst I'm using a Samsung 970 evo plus. Do you think a different brand of SSD might work? What brand have you tested with?

[@Miyconst]

@@alicox8932 another brand might work, but there is no guarantee, most likely it's the motherboard issue.

[@beta999]

Miyconst, do you recommend to flash the ZX-DU99D4 with the huananzhi x99-f8d bios for dual CPU not being recognized? I am having issues to make dual e5-2680 v4 to run on the ZX-DU99D4. One CPU works ok, but when I put two cpu, it gives the error code 79 and does not boot. 2 x e5-2680v4, 4 x 8GB Samsung 2Rx8 non ecc memory installed on the orange slots. If one CPU and 4 memory sticks in the cpu 1 works ok recognizing all 32GB.

[@Miyconst]

I can't recommend that, since it's not guaranteed to work either, but if you have an external USB flash programmer and not afraid of bricking the motherboard, then you should definitely try it.

[@MX77TECH]

Boa tarde, vc conseguiu resolver? Estou com o mesmo problema, comprei a mesma placa.

[@Lady_Zenith]

Can I have a question? Does the board work with 2 CPU's when using non-registered standard uDIMM memory? I know a lot of branded dual CPU boards can run single CPU with udimm, but require RDIMM when you want to run a couple. Is this the same on those Chinese boards? It would be good if we could use udimm with dual CPU, as I have tons of them laying around unused ATM.

[@Miyconst]

This board works well with two CPUs and UDIMMs.

[@beavermml]

hi and thx for great updates. i just bought the motherboard but with different version ( 1.12 ) and it comes with 100mbps networking as far as i know. i just unlock the turbo boost for 2690v3 dual according to your guide.. but once unlock.. i got worse cpu scores in CPU-Z ( 10k locked vs 8-9K unlocked ) and it seems not working when running Cinebench R23 ( got around 2.7Ghz all cores ).. maybe thermal limit?

[@Miyconst]

It's impossible to guess what the problem is, the provided information is not enough. Feel free to join my Discord and discuss the issue there.

[@beavermml]

@@Miyconst tq..it seems i know the problem comes from maximum power draw.. when push hard enough. the CPU will take too much power and will trottle down ( regardless if the temp is cold or not )... thats why many recommended to lower the cpu voltage in order to reduce the power ( to allow for max all cores turbo boost )..

[@Miyconst]

@@beavermml that's very true.

[@nanoroyino]

Hi friend, I have this motherboard (1.12 version) and Ethernet works fine on 1000mbps, check your router and drivers.

[@beavermml]

@@nanoroyino i just check the deviceId and it seems that my model use 100mbps realtek chipset

[@novellahub]

Is there a Jumper is activate the second M.2 slot? I cant get it to recognize the pcie nvme drive in there. It only works in the first slot.

[@giftthischristmas1502]

Yes, put all on 1-2 pins

[@ivanixdevon7526]

Anyone try using something like arduino to provide Restore on powerloss fo these types of motherboards? Another question, has anyone experienced these shutting themselves off for any reason? I have one in a remote office that about every so often is shutdown. I have on UPS but did not seem to help. It has plenty of fans and cpu usage hardly goes above 20%.

[@Miyconst]

It's sad to say, but these ZX motherboards are known for poor quality and unstable operation. Some of these motherboards have a special jumper on the board, that keeps it on all the time, you can see if yours has one. Arduino can be used to control on/off state, I have seen such mods before.

[@corneavalentin2799]

damm i desamble entire to clear CMOS ... why i do not wach this before ... :( , yep it support 256gb

[@xdellavedova]

xeon cpu not have sse 4.2 istructions set this cpu is ok for 3d cad application

[@potatopcgaming5913]

I've got ZX-MINX9D3 V1.2 using e5-2678v3 with DDR3 ram, it's not posting. Any possible troubleshooting/tweaking that I can do to make it post?

[@Miyconst]

Replace the motherboard with something at least semi-decent.

[@Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmy]

Hi, I'm not sure if you would see this, but I have a question regarding the cooler configuration. I saw a kit/set from artermiter that looks exactly like this board, and I was wondering if you'd know whether bequiet pure rock 2 cpu cooler would be able to fit fine as it does not use the brackets provided in the motherboard kit/set. Thanks in advance

[@Miyconst]

As far as I know, these Pure Rock coolers are not compatible with LGA 2011 socket mounting.

[@Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmy]

@@Miyconst Thank you for the quick reply, do you have any coolers you can recommend?

[@Miyconst]

@@Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmy Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, but only the one with LGA 2011 mounting bracket.

[@Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmy]

@@Miyconst gotcha, i appreciate the help

[@gustavoseeling4184]

PLZ HELP ME, I have two xeon 2686 V4 and its not working together, any clue what is happening? When I use only one works fine

[@Miyconst]

Have you ever tested these CPUs together on another motherboard? Are these CPUs final version or engineering sample? Are the two CPUs have identical revision and stepping?

[@methanoid]

Can the V3x4 driver be inserted into the BIOS or does it have to be loaded each boot? I need a board where Turbo Unlock is always on, regardless of OS etc

[@Miyconst]

There drivers can also be injected into the BIOS, but only in the FFS form. EFI drivers should be installed on the OS level.

[@JulianBeyer]

Does VT-D work and how are the iommu-groups?

[@Paltheus]

I still don't get where I should place the RAM if I have 2x 32GB DDR4 RAM. Do I place 1 in the 4 slots on one side of the CPUs and the other on the other side? Or should I just place both of them on one side of the CPUs by skipping a slot?

[@ricocheval3258]

Definitely put one on either side of the cpus, so long as you are running 2 cpus. The 2 banks of memory slots are for each cpu separately, and only one can access its own side, so you wouldn't want to leave one of your processors without memory.

[@Mario.D]

Dear @Miyconst I have a PCIe M2 ssd connected and running in the first M.2 Slot (Pcie 2.0) but I'm trying to add a second PCIe M2 ssd to the second M.2 Slot with failure results (Bios doesn't list the disck). I know the new ssd disk is running because if I connect on the first slot the bios show me the disk. I'm using two cpu... can It be the reason? THanks!

[@Miyconst]

No, two CPUs can't be the reason of this problem. It could be a compatibility issue or something similar. What is your SSD?

[@Mario.D]

@@Miyconst PNY XLR8 CS3030 is one, and the other is Kingston A2000 (SA2000M8/500G). Both of them work in the first slot, but neither in the second slot :(

[@Miyconst]

@@Mario.D the other slot might be turned into the SATA mode, check the jumpers on the motherboard.

[@Mario.D]

@@Miyconst You are the F boss. Correct and working! THANK YOU AGAIN.

[@wakuwakuVII]

Hello, you know how to enable the pci in the bios? My pci dont detect any pcix1 card

[@Miyconst]

Hi. The issue has nothing to do with the BIOS, but most likely related to a motherboard defect.

[@boblabelle6704]

I know this is an older vid , but is there anyone out there who has one of these systems and got quad channel memory to work ? No matter what it just won't work . I have 2 e5 2690 v4 's paired with 8 samsung 16 gb ddr4 ecc 2400 modules . It works in dual channel but not quad

[@Miyconst]

What program do you use to check? Most likely you see dual channel per CPU, means quad in total.

[@boblabelle6704]

Thanks for the reply, I'm using hwinfo 64 , and also have tried cpu-z . Both are the latest versions and report back dual channel memory mode. They both also say I'm using slot 7, 10 , 19 and 22 even though all consecutive 1 through 8 slots are populated. I also noticed that gpu bandwidth is severely affected on the pcie 3.0 x16 slot closest to the cpus which is where my gpu is situated

[@boblabelle6704]

I ran cinebench r23 and got a multi core score of 21300 or thereabouts just for reference