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3 years with a Chinese X99 motherboard

Dedicated Servers by carlos2 6 replies 342 views
#1

Bought dual-socket huanan x99 off aliexpress jan 2023. Paid in XMR via proxy buyer for privacy. 2x e5-2680v3, 128gb ddr4 reg ecc. Total damage under $400 shipped.

bios is weird. fan curves dont save. Nvme boot only works in specific slot. But it posts every day. Which providers take XMR for colo? Want to move this off my desk.

not your keys, not your coins
#2

You spent $400 on a motherboard and didnt buy a premium domain for your project? I backordered a .io for less last month. Your hardware choices are your business but your domain tells everyone youre cheap. Anyway which seller? Need to know for my server farm domain.

#3
carlos2 said:
Bought dual-socket huanan x99

Bought same board; bios reset 3 times; no response from seller; running anyway; 0 packet loss ironic

#4

Lol I got one of those too. You are brave running dual socket. I fried a VRM on mine, I think it was cheap thermal pad. Seller sent replacement after 6 weeks of Ali dispute. Not worth the hassle unless you like gambling.

#5

Which NVMe slot works for boot?

swimming upstream since 2019 🐟
#6

$400 total or just the board

#7

Which BIOS version are you running

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