Testing Xeon E5 2650v2 with Chinese X79 LGA2011 Motherboard

This is my first channel video! Be kind in the comments. After watching some videos from Jeff @CraftComputing and @TechnoTim, I ordered up some cheap Chinese X79 motherboards off eBay. These motherboards are "re-manufactured", meaning the chipsets are reclaimed from retired server hardware and built into new motherboards to help sell their massive inventory of used server hardware to homelabbers and consumers. I also picked up a pair of used Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 (8c 16t) processors and 4x 16GB of used DDR3 1866Mhz PC3-14900R ECC memory. In this video I do some basic benchtop testing to make sure nothing I paid for was DOA and explore the BIOS on this Machinist X79G LGA2011 Motherboard.

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00:00 - Why I'm testing used Xeon processors with Chinese Motherboards
01:16 - Machinist X79G Motherboard Overview
03:04 - Cooler Adapter for AM4 Coolers on LGA2011 Sockets
03:46 - Noctua NH-U9S Cooler Overview
04:41 - DDR3 Memory 4x16gb PC3-14900R 1866Mhz ECC RAM
05:19 - Intel Xeon E5-2650v2 Processor
08:20 - Thermal Paste
08:40 - Installing the Noctua NH-U9S on LGA2011
10:47 - CR2032 CMOS/BIOS Battery
11:09 - Asenno 128GB m.2 NVME SSD HDD
11:33 - Zotac GeForce GT 710 PCIE x1 Graphics Card
12:12 - HDPlex 200W NanoATX DC-ATX Fanless Power Supply
14:35 - Hook up Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse
15:08 - Concessions for Chinese Re-manufactured Motherboards
16:04 - Power On!
17:16 - Bios Recognizes all 4 of my RAM Sticks
17:50 - Bios Power Management Controls
18:12 - Bios CPU Configuration
19:24 - Bios Hardware Monitor and Smart Fan Control
21:43 - Bios Recognizes my Asenno 128GB NVME SSD
21:58 - Bios Reporting Realtek Network
22:07 - Bios Recognizes Memory at 1867Mhz
22:43 - Summary and Conclusions

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[dennisdickey]

I built 3 of these. All successful. 2630v2, 2650v2, and a 2696v2. M.2 NVME SSD, 16 or 32 gb ram. 2 gb video cards. Got everything super cheap. They all run good.

[buckyttvbarnes]

Here I am in 2023 December and just picked up an x79 pro with e5 2650 and am about to build my first budget build in almost 20 years! No more console! Let's goooo

[jb]

I would check MIYCONST channel for detailed reviews of these Chinese motherboards and best pairings vis a vis the XEON CPU's (both X79 and X99 variants).

Also, I tend to shy away from Machinist and have opted for HuananZhi ("HZ"), given their reputation wrt VRM's (quality caps/chokes, etc.) and reliance on C600 series chipsets. With XEON, unless on an extreme budget, always opt for QUAD channel DIMM's, if at all possible.

I have had a positive experience with the HZ on two builds:
HZ deluxe X79 + E54627V2 (8C/8T all core 3.5Ghz) + 6 pipe x 6mm dual/RGB 120mm SNOWMAN
HZ X99TF + E5-2678V3 (12C/24T all core 3.3Ghz with Miyconst Turbo-unlock) + SNOWMAN CPU cooler.

[AaPerm]

Awesome video. I watched a few of your first videos and were surprised that their quality were quite high! Subbed!

[certs]

Nice video. I run a Dell T5610 workstation with dual 2650 V2s and 128 GBs of RAM. Got it second hand from an animation studio locally. Popped in a GTX 1070 and use it as my everything machine from video editing, messing around with VMs, coding, and gaming. The tower is a monster but I love this computer.

[alperenchelik]

Bought the same motherboard and cpu combo for homelab too. While waiting them to arrive nice to meet with your videos. Waiting for installation tutorials and benchmarking videos.

[Chewychewychoochoo]

I hope more brands make mini dtx motherboards.

[wolvernx]

What F keys are you using for bios and boot menus?

[failedmonk]

I can feel the exhaustion in his after seeing the white blue bios interface!😅😅

[poinguan]

Does the m.2 slot support both sata and nvme ssd? Or is it just limited to nvme only?

[izarlewis]

Hey Ben. I stumbled across your channel looking at Xeon processors and found your video. Great video by the way. I would love to know what was the price point for the motherboards or where did you get them. Thinking of upgrading my Xeon E3 home server and your kit fits my needs. Curious on the price saving 🤔

[vasco]

I there I got the same setup build
X79 8x4gb 32gb ram
CPU e52650v2
GPU mllse rx580 2458 sp 8gb (from aliexpress)
In your opinion do you think that I can play decently games like resident evil 5 remake and the last of us remake?
Please answer

[rasapudzaitiene]

Could you let me know if it works in quad mode and if it needs some bios tweaking to do so? I have a trouble with similar if not same board only showing 2 channels in dimms. But posting 16Gb of ram. Checked all rams, and resocketed CPU. No changes.

[swapnilmashere]

I am getting error 79. What could be possiblity.

[Jim-qcnb]

Mine is working with non-ecc... It kept freezing while using ecc with all the slots populated, specifically the two by the I/O. Tried non ecc and no problems at all...

[MrCupid-pmrx]

Pc partpicker don't have this motherboard listed. Can someone tell me how to calculate the wattage of the smps that will be necessary to run this motherboard?

[bergsprekken]

Could a e5-2695 v2(115W) or e5-2697(130W) work with this pico power supply? Since the video is 3 year old has anyone else watching this video lately bought it and is it the same?

[george]

Is memory running at quad channel or dual?

[hughluttrell]

Noticed the cooler looked like it was on sideways, this way just for testing or the only way it fits.Was wondering how well it would cool sideways when install in the case?

[arnilduavisrevanescenceth]

nice tuctua fan cooler anyway im upgraging my old amd x870k to e5-2650v2 and it come with cpu fan and 16 gb ddr3 1600 ( i wonder if i can force to 1800 on bios)