MACHINIST X99 LGA 2011-V3 Motherboard, Micro ATX Motherboard (PCIe 3.0, M.2 Slots, 4 Channel DDR4, SATA 6Gb/s) for Intel XEON E5 V3/V4, Core i7 seriers CPUs, PC Server Mainboard with Diagnostic Card

I originally bought this motherboard because I already had a CPU for the LGA 2011 socket and wanted to build a Proxmox server on a budget. It’s been running for 8 months straight with 100% uptime and zero issues. Even though it’s not marketed as a server-grade board, it’s handled 24/7 use like a champ.No BIOS quirks, no crashes, no reboots, just solid, reliable performance. If it can handle continuous server duty this well, it should be a great option for everyday desktop use too.

No USBC, no RGB,one m2 is place directly under the video card.. COMMON SENSE OVERHEAT ISSUE.. the M2 port itself has serious issues.. lag, slowdown you name it.. .Another issue is the pci slot is on the wrong side of the video card so if you put something in the pci slot the video card fans are COMPLETELY BLOCKED WHICH CAN LEAD TO.. LETS SAY IT TOGETHER... A COMMON SENSE OVERHEATING ISSUE. You may as well throw your video card away if you block the fans completely in a micro ATX case.. avoid at all costs

I've been using this for a budget gaming PC build in an arcade machine for a while now and havent had any issues. Lots of BIOS options, modern features, have tried a variety of CPU and memory options, they all post first try. Highly recommended!

Personally, I was not sure what to expect using this very obviously Chinese motherboard, but ultimately I am happy to report it works very well for what it is.There are no instructions, so if you are new to building, you may want to avoid this entirely and go for a name brand.Initially I had a problem with booting, but upon looking up the debug codes, I was able to determine which of my processors I had gotten off eBay were bad. I used Xeon 2667V4's in my build for the clock speed, with attached Noctua NH-D9DX i4 coolers (these are great and keep the processors nice and cool, even if used passive).There are no mini PCIe slots, so if you are using more than one GPU, you will only have access to ONE of the two remaining slots for other add on cards. For me, this was not an issue, as I only required WiFi/BT. The culprits are two Geforce GTX Titan X's causing this to happen, but it makes for an excellent SLI system. This is also an issue for the top of the two m.2 slots... One is blocked/covered by the video cards, so it's not going to get used due to not being able to place a heat sink there. Just as well, the stand offs for said m.2 slots are specific to this board, so good luck finding a replacement if you damage or lose it (I did, so I took a star for this)As others have stated, there are few cases on the market that will support this case, so I put it on a cheap test bench bought here on Amazon, and it works fine since I don't need to move it around.The TPM slot does function with an MSI-based module, but the BIOS will not see it. Which is unfortunate, but not needed in my scenario regardless as it won't support Windows 11 anyway due to the age of the processors used in this board.The board itself is pretty sturdy, has VRM Heatsinks, a chipset heatsink, lots of three pin fan headers. Only one USB header though.Running 64GB of ECC Samsung server memory, works fine, was cheap and new modules can be had on eBay.I may see what the Linux support for it is like at some point, but not yet. Maybe once Windows 10 is expired.

I was not expecting much as the dual CPU was inexpensive. I was impressed with the packing and the board looked really nice. You’ll need to have a E-ATX case. Be careful as some cases listed as E-ATX don’t have enough standoffs for this MB. Board posted and booted fine and saw both of my E5-2673V4. I’ve read some reviews that say these fail regularly. I’ll update this review if this board has any issues. Easy to install if you have built PC’s before. Plenty of options for additional ports and fans. So far I’m very pleased with this MB.

This is a decent board with some drawback you should know from the get go. The m.2 does not play nice, I plugged in a ssd and the machine becomes an unstable lag fest with the usb ports becoming unstable and the Ethernet port cutting out. With a SATA it is fine. Doesn’t seem to let my e5 2697 v3 go full out and kept throttling even with a aio cooler. Likes the e5 1650 v3.

Have ‘t had it long, but it worked! I bought this after the multiple recommendations from the Miyconst YouTube videos. And it works quite well! The BIOS has a massive number of options, but there’s also an alternate BIOS you can buy (download for 8 euros) from a dude who wrote a custom one for this specific motherboard. That is specifically why I bought this board: options. Open source options.I like it. Quite a fun toy to play with!

MOTHERBOARD WAS NOT WOKING PROPERLY AFTER 3 MONTS, SO, I REQUESTED REPLACEMENT OF WARRANTY(WITHIN 5 MONTHS). BUT SELLER REFUSED REPLACEMENT. CUSTOMER CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS SELLER.