You are the only channel that I go to for this stuff, and I love your detailed explanation. Thank you. I saw this board pop up and was always curious since you hadn't covered it yet.
Miyconst.... you are an asset to the computer x99 hardware community. Keep up the good work. Please keep making videos, keep testing products that you think deserve testing. Great Job...
Wow, so great to see Chinese improving, and not only raising prices on older and messier boards. I do believe that your reviews are forcing them to do good, because if you highlight the troubles on a model (and you really know how to find them), people will go to another model and brand, hence a loss of sale. And video quality is great (as usual, I'd say)
I'm still using the x99 from EVGA 10 years later looking to buy another one because it still runs new games amazingly. The only thing I upgrade it on it was the processor to 6950x and 32gb more RAM. Not to mention ssds. 2014 Was Great year for PC hardware.
This board indeed looks pretty good!, One thing i like about this one is how they placed did the pcie slot placement since you can put a really big chungus of a graphics card in it and not cover any other slot That begin said if you dont really have a 40 pcie lanes cpu that advantage is nullified but the fact that this little detail is there alongside with many fixes specially sleep mode working is really amazing
Hello all, having tested this motherboard with the 32gb bundle from machinist and the e5 2666 v3, the combo works very well with turbo unlock enabled. Very smooth gaming experience - paired this with a 1070 ti and works a dream!
Glad you are looking better, hope your friends and family are fine. Also, you actually managed to dig up a decent board, which seems to be getting harder and harder!
hello Miyconst, great video as always, I've bought this motherboard and in my experience I had the motherboard with the little fan (like the pro version) and not the sink, audio ok but I wasn't able to get the audio front panel to work. Keep it up the good work!
All these Chinese X99/X79 motherboards are known for random issues with Audio, network, USB. Some models have better quality, others don't. You lost the lottery here, I guess.
I'm just here to thank you for the hint on S9170. I had an Accelero Xtreme III lying around: that and a S9170 are doing a great job. I'm using the HDMI output from a B365: some small performance loss due to buffer copy from Radeon to iGPU but I've a clean HDMI output and the embedded iGPU is still doing great with video encoding/decoding acceleration.
Great review! Is there a max TDP rating for the CPU socket? It's obviously higher than the RS9's 120 watts, but I'm just wondering what it is exactly. Thanks.
You won't find any official ratings or measurements for these Chinese motherboards, but I would not go higher than 135 Watt, and always ensure good VRM cooling.
Do you remember which SATA port is shared with the m.2 slot? There's a very interesting behaviour with Intel Optane H10; when the m.2's sata pins are shared with a SATA slot, you will get the Optane part showing up 100% of the time (rather than 50/50 when not shared).
@@MiyconstIntel H10 is 2 SSDs in 1, but only certain motherboards (Intel core 8th - 10th gen iirc) see it as 2 different drives. All others will only see 1 drive, and it's randomly picked on boot. But when I put it into Machinist x99 K9 (had SATA m.2 slot filled already)? The small fast SSD was loaded by Windows 100% of the time. Removed the SATA m.2, and then it randomly picked again.
Every now and then I am able to sell some PCs, but the Summer has came and people wanna be outside instead of gaming, the business doesn't go very well.
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I just realized that the chipset that came on my MR9A is the C226 and not B85 like advertised by Machinist. Is this chipset good? What are the differences between them or it would be a problem to unlock the turbo boost in this case? I wonder that probably is not a good idea to use the 8M-F bios on the MR9A that is not a B85 chipset and a C226. Ideas? Thanks!
I got this board because of your review, so far it's doing good thanks! i wonder if using X99-8M-F, TP BIOS would unlock undervolt, it is locked on my 6800k using throttlestop and i see no option in stock bios. I tried to disable MSR lock and CFG lock
As far as I know, X99-8M-F BIOS doesn't give any extra CPU control features. For proper O.C. you need the commercial iEngineer BIOS. Also, I remember that Intel disabled O.C. with 6000 CPUs due to Spectre, or something like that.
good job!!!! Hi Mikon, I ask you for advice... I would like to use an E5 2680 V4, and I'm undecided whether to buy an RS9 or an MR9A. Is it a gamble to use the RS9?
If you have good airflow in your chassis, X99-RS9 should be just fine with an E5-2680 V4, but no matter what you buy from AliExpress, it's always a gamble.
About the smart fan, it works with the PWM signla (voltage signal is absent in every port). So if you get a 4 pin pwm splitter, plug in 4 pin pwm fans? You get full fan control with, well, FanControl software lmao.
For the life of me, I can't get the pcie x4 port to work. I have tried every IIO config I can think of, swapped m.2 slots, disabled SATA etc but nothing I do will allow an x4 card detect in that slot. what is it shared with?
@@Miyconst CPU is well seated, I never considered a hardware issue, I just assumed the port was being shared with something else and that's why it wasn't working.
First of all, thank you very much for such detailed explanations. I want to get a 1080p or 1440p gaming rig on the cheap, have a 1070ti but plan on upgrading to either a 3060 or 1080ti with time. I was looking at this motherboard and either a 2640V3 or 2666V3. I live in a VERY cold city that even in the summer doesn't ever go over 20 C and don't use heaters or air-conditioning. Which cpu would you recommend? I am very limited on second hand market here thus i will buy mostly from china/ali express.
@@Miyconst i can spare the 15 $ and thank you very much for your videos. Based on previous videos about a year or so ago i rigged up a virtualization server for my nas and other services using a Huananzhi T8 2678v3 combo that works just absolutely Great. Thank you so much for all your work and dedication and for answering my question
Hello sir, can this motherboard be unlocked? I mean the turbo boost capabilities? And another question did you encounter any audio issues or drivers issues? Is this one better than the huananzhi bd4? Thank you for your great content
The seller replied to same question. Its normal. Hello, dear friend, there will be two beeps when turning on the computer, which means the motherboard self-test is normal and there is no problem with the accessories.
Hallo again. I have this board. Do you have a link to that Huananzi Bios. Can i flash it via Software or is a programmer needed. Thanks for your help. I am a noob in those Chinese Motherboards.
Just got my xeon kit with mr9a but it does not turn on, and when i jump the 24 pin connector it makes a constant beep and nothing turns on either way, do you know what it can be and how do i fix it?
Thanks for video i buyed this mobo and instal m.2 nvme but this mobo wil not show it in bios ore windows 11 do you know how to solve this bios settings ? Ore change jumpers on the mobo? Thanks
Thank you so much for your reaction .i put the verbatim vi3000 256gb in the upper slot so the slot that is closest to the cpu cooler its showing now in bios but its not apear when inlike to instal windows 11 on it and it also not apear in diskmanage ment i have the standart american megatrend bios that came.with this mobo . Hope you can help me out.thank you@@Miyconst
@@robbiekerkhof I am not sure I can do much more in this situation, if you bring the motherboard and the SSD to me, I could test them separately, but remotely I don't know what to do.
Thanks for reply turns out the m.2 is broken the machinist mobo works great now with 2 other m.2 diks. I have another question do you know what the best xeon v3 ore v4 cpus are for gaming like 8 core with high mhz ore lower mhz but more cores and more cash memory i stil dont know what cpu is great for gaming best performence . Thanks have a great weekeind sir.
@@robbiekerkhof good job figuring the problem out. For the best CPU, please just watch my benchmark videos, there are a lot of them. Different CPUs are best in different games and/or scenarios.
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Hi, thank you very much for your reviews. What do you think about the MACHINIST MR9A Pro V2 ? do you plan to include this board in your listing in the Mi899 application ?
@@Miyconst Thanks for answering, I have received this board (v2) a few days ago and I am waiting to receive an E5 2696 v3. For now I have been able to perform (thanks to your tutorials) with the dumped BIOS the TBU with undervolting -70 -50 for my current E5 2670 v3 Previously I had the Machinist RS9 with this processor and having tried the same processor on both boards I have to say that for now I don't appreciate big changes in performance, although I do in temperature Can you suggest me the proper parameters for the undervolt of the E5-2696 v3?
@@mcrip2011 there are no universally applicable undervolting values for all CPUs, each CPU is individual, and the best value for each CPU is different. 99% of the CPUs can handle -50/50mv, 70% of the CPUs can handle -70/50, 50% of the CPUs can handle -90/50 and only about 20% can handle -100/50.
I was thinking of buying a dual xeon e5 2697 v4 with a motherboard. I have seen a bunch of them but I am still confused. Pls recommend some good dual x99 motherboard for xeon 2697 v4
Hi everyone/ Miyconst, i've purchased this motherboard, but the m.2 slots are not recognising my 256gb m.2 drive from kingspec, in the bios nor in windows. Wondering if it is likely a drive problem? i've tried both the top and bottom m.2 drives but no result. Regards.
This is a very typical and well known problem, Chinese SSDs often refuse to work in the Chinese X99 motherboard, you have to get a branded SSD, such as Samsung or Crucial to test the motherboard properly.
Please, don't forget to add new version of Huananzhi X99-F8 in your tool. The stock BIOS is very limited, i can't even adjust memory timmings. Thanks for your work.
@@Miyconst i didn't notice your answer until today that im watching this video again X), thanks for your content, yesterday i recivied my Xeon 2696 v3 + mr9a PRO, im using my old graphic card, gt 630 hehe, my goal is install linux on this pc for create multiple virtual machines with linux QEMU/Kvm. currently i'd intalled windows 10 for test that all is working and i dont know if is a good idea flash the bios for your modified bios before switch to linux, i readed on another comment that you bios work too on MR9A PRO, can you advise me? and thank you very much
@@sebastian96s I have not tested MR9A Pro myself, but they say it's exactly the same motherboard, just a slightly different look, so the BIOS should be compatible. Still, if you plan to run Linux, I would not recommend to use Turbo Unlocked BIOS, just use the stock X99-8M-F BIOS.
PLEASE HELP. Hi - I have a x99 machinist mr9a PRO-V2.0 with Q87 chipset. But in the tool I only see version V.1 with chipset B85 and C226. I'll have to wait until you release that version to do the turbo boost???? The PC is for my daughter and I would like her to have it as well as possible. Thank you very much
@@Miyconst hello. thanks for answering. In your program there is version 1.0 that corresponds to the b85 and c226 chipset but in mine, which is newer, it is version 2.0 that has the Q87 chipset and I am afraid of installing the version 1.0 and the board will break. What I can do ?? thank you very much for what you do teacher
Hello @Miyconst, so on this MR9A, with the modified BIOS, correct me if I'm wrong but I should be able to put on a x16 NVME to PCIE expansion card with 4 x4 NVME on it and they will all work with full PCIE 3.0*4 speed ?
Hi Miyconst! At the moment my Mr9a work with E5-2640 v3, but in the future I would like to upgrade the CPU and change the current with the E5-2667 v4. I will use this computer for studying, watch some streaming content and emulate some PlayStation 2 games. After reading the information above, what do you advise me? Keep the current CPU or upgrade in future? In case of upgrade, the VRM of Mr9a can perform well without an excessive heating with 2667 v4 and without turbo boost? Thanks a lot if you respond to this comment and thank you for your huge, high professional and useful work here on RUclips!
I would stay with E5-2640 V3 for as long as it keeps up with your tasks, then upgrade entire platform, but if you badly want to stay with X99 then E5-2667 V4 is a nice option.
Hello the X99 Specialist. I need your help. I blocked my Atermiter X99 with a bad timing Dram. And it hasn't reset bios. I would like buy a new motherbord. For you, wha'ts better model DDR4 ?
Hello once again. I am looking for Turbo unlock as well, The 8M-F bios file that I would select is the Stock Huananzhi X99-8M-F, TP, TU PEI -50/50mv ? Or can the E5 2666 V3 cpu handle higher settings .rom? Which would you select with the MR9A with a 2666 V3? Thank you my friend.
Probably it is just the pro version of the motherboard, it' like red and more refined. Structurally they are almost equal, maybe the pro version has more PCI express port and more SATA connection, but these adds aren't essential. You could take the standard motherboard if you find it, or, if the bundle is convenient, buy the pro ver with CPU & RAM
Hello! Do you know if this motherboard has ARGB pins? I'm thinking of using it in the sharkoon Rev300 case. But I don't know if it will work with ARGB.
I used this motherboard with e5 2678 v3 , 32 GB DDR4 RAM and RX 6700 XT . I unlocked TB with mi899 tool ( thanks to Konstantin for developing this miracle tool) it was working very stable . but After 3 month daily usage , mine is starting and increasing coil whine. Sound is intolerable levels at now. Is there any suggestion about fixing coil whine or buying a new motherboard ?
Are you sure this is the motherboard's coil whine? It could be your GPU or PSU. Anyway, if it's indeed the motherboard, then you are pretty much out of luck, only replacing the motherboard will fix it.
Great review, thank you. So, do you know which one is the appropriate motherboard (cost/benefit) for the E5 2683 v4? I'm looking for one that support 256GB of RAM.
The 64 GB memory sticks are still very expensive, so 8 * 32 GB is the most reasonable way to get 256 GB of RAM. In this case Huananzhi X99-F8 is the way to go.
Great video. Do you have any experience with the ZX-H81 boards? Got one to replace a faulty ASUS board and it does work fine, but wondering if there's any way to force an all core turbo or overclock somehow. According to CPU-Z it actually uses the server C226 chipset.
@@Miyconst Interesting. I had heard several vendors had allowed overclocking on H81 boards due to the release of the G3258 but I suppose this chipset may not have the same feature.
Does anyone know if the MACHINIST MR9A PRO MAX (black and red board )is based on the same construction as the reviewed MR9A board or is it similar to the MR9D board.? D for Disaster .
i jst followed recently best revies iv seen abt a motherboard. pls with this motherboard and an E5 2666 v3 cpu is turbo boost possible without touching the bios ?
Turbo Boost is possible, Turbo Boost Unlock requires BIOS modding. E5-2666 V3 with no BIOS modding goes up to 3.3 GHz on all cores, it's not bad, if you don't want to bother with BIOS update.
Hello, I have a MR9A PRO board, my question is what bios do you recommend to do turbo boost with mi899? I was thinking about the MR9A version but I have my doubts
I did not test the Pro version, thus I can't guarantee the compatibility, but as far as I know, it's the same motherboard, just slightly different look.
Hello, i was not able to run my rams both quad or dual at more than 2133mhz on my X99 PR9 model (MATX model of this board). I tried manual mode and ready XMP profiles but no luck at all. Do you have any idea about this? Can you help me with this? Appreciate your hard work and thanks a lot!
Thanks for the answer. I have 2697 v3. So in this case even if we use v4 xeons the max frequency we will get 2400 mhz (according to intel official website) correct?
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You are the only channel that I go to for this stuff, and I love your detailed explanation. Thank you. I saw this board pop up and was always curious since you hadn't covered it yet.
Stay tuned, I have a few more motherboards incoming.
Miyconst.... you are an asset to the computer x99 hardware community. Keep up the good work. Please keep making videos, keep testing products that you think deserve testing. Great Job...
Wow, so great to see Chinese improving, and not only raising prices on older and messier boards. I do believe that your reviews are forcing them to do good, because if you highlight the troubles on a model (and you really know how to find them), people will go to another model and brand, hence a loss of sale. And video quality is great (as usual, I'd say)
Thank you very much for the support, I really appreciate it.
What "older and messier" boards are raisin in price?
Great review! Most important things mentioned, a good motherboard I'd say, worth its money for sure.
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I'm still using the x99 from EVGA 10 years later looking to buy another one because it still runs new games amazingly. The only thing I upgrade it on it was the processor to 6950x and 32gb more RAM. Not to mention ssds. 2014 Was Great year for PC hardware.
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Thank you for the support, it's really appreciated.
This board indeed looks pretty good!, One thing i like about this one is how they placed did the pcie slot placement since you can put a really big chungus of a graphics card in it and not cover any other slot
That begin said if you dont really have a 40 pcie lanes cpu that advantage is nullified but the fact that this little detail is there alongside with many fixes specially sleep mode working is really amazing
Hello all, having tested this motherboard with the 32gb bundle from machinist and the e5 2666 v3, the combo works very well with turbo unlock enabled. Very smooth gaming experience - paired this with a 1070 ti and works a dream!
Did you apply the turbo unlock or was it like that from the factory? Thanks.
He had did a bios mod
Bought my current setup (MR9A Non-Pro, 2680v4, 2x16GB) on the strength of this review. It's surprisingly good.
I hope it's going to serve you well and for long.
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Hi! Passing by to inform you that the 8mf BIOS also works on the e5 mr9a v1.0 with b85 chipset
Thanks for the info.
Glad you are looking better, hope your friends and family are fine. Also, you actually managed to dig up a decent board, which seems to be getting harder and harder!
hello Miyconst, great video as always, I've bought this motherboard and in my experience I had the motherboard with the little fan (like the pro version) and not the sink, audio ok but I wasn't able to get the audio front panel to work.
Keep it up the good work!
All these Chinese X99/X79 motherboards are known for random issues with Audio, network, USB. Some models have better quality, others don't. You lost the lottery here, I guess.
I've got enough and I'm happy with it. Was just for sharing my experience.
I'm just here to thank you for the hint on S9170.
I had an Accelero Xtreme III lying around: that and a S9170 are doing a great job.
I'm using the HDMI output from a B365: some small performance loss due to buffer copy from Radeon to iGPU but I've a clean HDMI output and the embedded iGPU is still doing great with video encoding/decoding acceleration.
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Thank you for the support, I will try to keep some balance to don't overload, but also don't over simplify the videos.
Great review! Is there a max TDP rating for the CPU socket? It's obviously higher than the RS9's 120 watts, but I'm just wondering what it is exactly. Thanks.
You won't find any official ratings or measurements for these Chinese motherboards, but I would not go higher than 135 Watt, and always ensure good VRM cooling.
@@Miyconst do you think i could manage to get a e5 2687 v4 to run okay on this ?
@@motion_rq yes, it should be fine with good VRM cooling.
@@Miyconst sorry to bother but ive found only the mr9a-h, would this still be okay for my cpu or does it have to be the mr9a non h, thanks
@@motion_rq I have not tested the H version, thus there is not much I can say, the VRM heatsink looks pathetic.
Do you remember which SATA port is shared with the m.2 slot? There's a very interesting behaviour with Intel Optane H10; when the m.2's sata pins are shared with a SATA slot, you will get the Optane part showing up 100% of the time (rather than 50/50 when not shared).
Sadly I don't remember which exact port is shared. What do you mean with 50/50? System doesn't see it or what?
@@MiyconstIntel H10 is 2 SSDs in 1, but only certain motherboards (Intel core 8th - 10th gen iirc) see it as 2 different drives. All others will only see 1 drive, and it's randomly picked on boot.
But when I put it into Machinist x99 K9 (had SATA m.2 slot filled already)? The small fast SSD was loaded by Windows 100% of the time. Removed the SATA m.2, and then it randomly picked again.
@@kansax8253 aha, I see, thanks for the explanation, I don't have experience with these weird Intel Optane SSDs so can't say much.
Looks like the new value X99 king! Still managing to build and sell X99 systems?
Every now and then I am able to sell some PCs, but the Summer has came and people wanna be outside instead of gaming, the business doesn't go very well.
great review, thank you for the hands on testing.
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Very helpful and informative, thanks for this video.
Great video as always 😌
I found your channel after buying the same one.
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Welcome to the channel and thank you for the support.
Finally someone speaking of atually usefull informations about this motherboard.
I just realized that the chipset that came on my MR9A is the C226 and not B85 like advertised by Machinist. Is this chipset good? What are the differences between them or it would be a problem to unlock the turbo boost in this case? I wonder that probably is not a good idea to use the 8M-F bios on the MR9A that is not a B85 chipset and a C226. Ideas? Thanks!
These two chipsets are basically the same, C226 is B85 for enterprise machines, BIOS is compatible with both.
good night, the MR9A bios works on the MR9A PRO, the bios are the same, thank you.
Thank you for the info.
Your videos are awesome! 👌
Very helpful video - great detail
Hi Miyconst! Is it still recommended to change the factory BIOS of this motherboard to X99-8M-F, TP BIOS?
Yes, I would still do that.
@@Miyconst Thank you for your reply!
One more question I want to be sure of, can I plug an M2 sata SSD into the top M2 slot?
@@istvanbodnar8710 I cannot guarantee that, the latest revisions come with two NVMe slots.
I got this board because of your review, so far it's doing good thanks! i wonder if using X99-8M-F, TP BIOS would unlock undervolt, it is locked on my 6800k using throttlestop and i see no option in stock bios. I tried to disable MSR lock and CFG lock
As far as I know, X99-8M-F BIOS doesn't give any extra CPU control features. For proper O.C. you need the commercial iEngineer BIOS. Also, I remember that Intel disabled O.C. with 6000 CPUs due to Spectre, or something like that.
@Miyconst nah, not disabled at all in normal x99 bioses i can undervolt usually both in bios and Throttlestop
@@mircomputers ok, then it's a pure BIOS limitation.
good job!!!! Hi Mikon, I ask you for advice... I would like to use an E5 2680 V4, and I'm undecided whether to buy an RS9 or an MR9A. Is it a gamble to use the RS9?
If you have good airflow in your chassis, X99-RS9 should be just fine with an E5-2680 V4, but no matter what you buy from AliExpress, it's always a gamble.
Is board is atx right is does kinda fitting my atx case i only have 4 points where i can screw in
It's a cut down ATX motherboard, ATX height with slightly smaller width.
About the smart fan, it works with the PWM signla (voltage signal is absent in every port). So if you get a 4 pin pwm splitter, plug in 4 pin pwm fans? You get full fan control with, well, FanControl software lmao.
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Do you think Crossfire would work with this motherboard using two compatible AMD GPU's?
Yes, it would, but it's pointless.
@@MiyconstOK thanks for reply, Miyconst!
For the life of me, I can't get the pcie x4 port to work. I have tried every IIO config I can think of, swapped m.2 slots, disabled SATA etc but nothing I do will allow an x4 card detect in that slot. what is it shared with?
Maybe you just have a defective motherboard or CPU is not seated well?
@@Miyconst CPU is well seated, I never considered a hardware issue, I just assumed the port was being shared with something else and that's why it wasn't working.
Is it possible to have something like coreboot fully working on this one?
Thank you for the intersting review,
Plz, which Motherbord is better between x99rs and x99Mr9a pro ?
As I have said in the video, X99-MR9A is significantly better.
@@Miyconst Thanks a lot sir,
You make a great job
Hi,
does the board also have a 5V ARGB connector for the RGB lighting from a be quiet! - Pure Rock 2 FX ?
No, it doesn't.
Hi, great job as always. This one freezes on aida like other non x99/c612 Motherboards?
Yes, it does, but it's easy to fix by disabling PCH sensors reading in Aida64.
Great review! Do you think I would be able to use an E5-1650 V4 if I use good cooling?
E5-1650 V4 should be just fine here but never forget about VRM cooling.
@@Miyconst Awesome. I really appreciate your content. Thanks!
I amo happy to see that chinese Motherboards are getting better without getting more expensive
First of all, thank you very much for such detailed explanations. I want to get a 1080p or 1440p gaming rig on the cheap, have a 1070ti but plan on upgrading to either a 3060 or 1080ti with time. I was looking at this motherboard and either a 2640V3 or 2666V3. I live in a VERY cold city that even in the summer doesn't ever go over 20 C and don't use heaters or air-conditioning. Which cpu would you recommend? I am very limited on second hand market here thus i will buy mostly from china/ali express.
I would surely go with E5-2666 V3, unless your budget is so tight that you need to save those extra $15.
@@Miyconst i can spare the 15 $ and thank you very much for your videos. Based on previous videos about a year or so ago i rigged up a virtualization server for my nas and other services using a Huananzhi T8 2678v3 combo that works just absolutely Great. Thank you so much for all your work and dedication and for answering my question
You are welcome and thank you for the support.
Does this board support both GDDR5 and GDDR6. I m planning to buy board and e5 2690v4 but will the board support aliexpress cheap soyo rx 580 8gb
Motherboard has nothing to do with the GDDR memory on the GPU.
Hello sir, can this motherboard be unlocked? I mean the turbo boost capabilities? And another question did you encounter any audio issues or drivers issues? Is this one better than the huananzhi bd4? Thank you for your great content
Please watch the review, it answers all the questions. Huananzhi X99-BD4 is a slightly better board, but it costs significantly more.
I have this board works fine but gives 2 beebs during boot but starts and functions without issue, 2 beeps parity issue?
I am not sure what those beeps mean, could be normal operating or anything else it doesn't like.
The seller replied to same question. Its normal.
Hello, dear friend, there will be two beeps when turning on the computer, which means the motherboard self-test is normal and there is no problem with the accessories.
With the i7 5820k will the first x16 pci-e slot (which runs at x8 lanes) work with 8 lane cards like the rx 6600?
No. It doesn't.
Another excellent review
How to enable AC power loss? I can't find this option in Bios.
Maybe your BIOS doesn't have it.
@Miyconst AC power loss is basic option. Every bios should have it. Bios version is November 2023.
Maybe it's a surprise for you but many Chinese motherboards and/or BIOSes lack the very basic features.
@Miyconst uff. Is it possible bios upgrade?
@@mariomatejas5765 it could be possible but I can guarantee absolutely nothing when it comes to the Chinese AliExpress boards.
Hallo again. I have this board. Do you have a link to that Huananzi Bios. Can i flash it via Software or is a programmer needed. Thanks for your help. I am a noob in those Chinese Motherboards.
You can use my Mi899 app to get the BIOS and flash it.
what should i use to flash the firmware afuwin or fpt on mr9a?
FPT if it works, AfuWin otherwise.
Just got my xeon kit with mr9a but it does not turn on, and when i jump the 24 pin connector it makes a constant beep and nothing turns on either way, do you know what it can be and how do i fix it?
Please join my Discord, send pictures and full specs, so we can help you debug the issue.
Thanks for the review
I got a mr9a v1.0 q87, is there any bios with TU to update my board? thanks!
Thanks for video i buyed this mobo and instal m.2 nvme but this mobo wil not show it in bios ore windows 11 do you know how to solve this bios settings ? Ore change jumpers on the mobo? Thanks
I need to know what SSD you have and what M.2 slot you tried.
Thank you so much for your reaction .i put the verbatim vi3000 256gb in the upper slot so the slot that is closest to the cpu cooler its showing now in bios but its not apear when inlike to instal windows 11 on it and it also not apear in diskmanage ment i have the standart american megatrend bios that came.with this mobo . Hope you can help me out.thank you@@Miyconst
@@robbiekerkhof I am not sure I can do much more in this situation, if you bring the motherboard and the SSD to me, I could test them separately, but remotely I don't know what to do.
Thanks for reply turns out the m.2 is broken the machinist mobo works great now with 2 other m.2 diks. I have another question do you know what the best xeon v3 ore v4 cpus are for gaming like 8 core with high mhz ore lower mhz but more cores and more cash memory i stil dont know what cpu is great for gaming best performence . Thanks have a great weekeind sir.
@@robbiekerkhof good job figuring the problem out. For the best CPU, please just watch my benchmark videos, there are a lot of them. Different CPUs are best in different games and/or scenarios.
It is the same than x99 mr9a v2.1?
They say it's the same, but I didn't test V2.1, thus I can't guarantee.
@@Miyconst thanks bro ❤️
What would be the best combo for Gaming on a budget
Probably H610 motherboard with i3-12100F.
Will flashing HZ x99 8m-f BIOS and TU procedure work if it has the chipset C226? Thx!
Yes, it works, or at least it worked in my case.
Our heart are with you and your family & friends. Friends & family once lived & worked in Ukraine as well. We all support you & long for a victory to stand up for freedom.
Nice! I will buy one right now!
Hello!!! I do you think the model MR9A pro has the same feactures and the same unlock procedure ?
Yes, I think so, but I can't guarantee that, since I did not test the board myself.
with good cooling, do you think e5-2698v4 would be okay?
Yes, I think it should be just fine.
Are you going to review Machinist MR9D PLUS ?
Yes, the motherboard is already traveling to me, so stay tuned.
Hi! can you tell me if the BIOS of the 8mf is compatible with the version e5 mr9a v1.0?
It should be compatible, but since Chinese often change their motherboard revisions with no backwards compatibility, I can't guarantee that.
@@Miyconst Hi! Passing by to inform you that the 8mf BIOS also works on the e5 mr9a v1.0 with b85 chipset
the original cooler x99, where i find this?
I found my in an old scraped workstation, didn't see such on sale for a long while.
@@Miyconst :( If at any point, you sell this, sell it to me ;)
Just saw that they reléase the PRO V2 version. Is that mobo good like this one?
I have not tested the V2 version, but it seems to be the same, just updated appearance.
Hi,
thank you very much for your reviews.
What do you think about the MACHINIST MR9A Pro V2 ? do you plan to include this board in your listing in the Mi899 application ?
So far I don't have plans to test V2, but as far as I know, it's exactly the same board, just a different look.
@@Miyconst Thanks for answering,
I have received this board (v2) a few days ago and I am waiting to receive an E5 2696 v3.
For now I have been able to perform (thanks to your tutorials) with the dumped BIOS the TBU with undervolting -70 -50 for my current E5 2670 v3
Previously I had the Machinist RS9 with this processor and having tried the same processor on both boards I have to say that for now I don't appreciate big changes in performance, although I do in temperature
Can you suggest me the proper parameters for the undervolt of the E5-2696 v3?
@@mcrip2011 there are no universally applicable undervolting values for all CPUs, each CPU is individual, and the best value for each CPU is different. 99% of the CPUs can handle -50/50mv, 70% of the CPUs can handle -70/50, 50% of the CPUs can handle -90/50 and only about 20% can handle -100/50.
Hi, do you know if this motherboard has VT-D support? I want to use this with pci passthrough.
I can't guarantee that yours or any other motherboard will be the same but mine did have VT-D.
I was thinking of buying a dual xeon e5 2697 v4 with a motherboard. I have seen a bunch of them but I am still confused. Pls recommend some good dual x99 motherboard for xeon 2697 v4
Please stay away from dual socket solutions unless you really need one and you know why. In such a case I recommend Dell T7810 workstation.
Hi everyone/ Miyconst, i've purchased this motherboard, but the m.2 slots are not recognising my 256gb m.2 drive from kingspec, in the bios nor in windows. Wondering if it is likely a drive problem? i've tried both the top and bottom m.2 drives but no result. Regards.
This is a very typical and well known problem, Chinese SSDs often refuse to work in the Chinese X99 motherboard, you have to get a branded SSD, such as Samsung or Crucial to test the motherboard properly.
@@Miyconst thanks mate I'll test it In another system and replace :)
Please, don't forget to add new version of Huananzhi X99-F8 in your tool. The stock BIOS is very limited, i can't even adjust memory timmings. Thanks for your work.
The iEngineer BIOS for the second version can only be flashed with an external flash programmer, that's why I don't add it.
@@Miyconst Does iEngineer BIOS unlock turbo boost? If it doesn't, how can i unlock?
@@Guilherme159xD no, it doesn't, but you can use S3TurboTool or Ultimate Patches Tool to create your own mod based on the iEngineer BIOS.
Posso usar a BIOS da 8MF na MR9A PRO com Chipset C226? Que medo!
Hello! Miykonst! Great work!! Is there No slot for wifi card? Did not notice that.
No, there is no. You can use PCI-E X1 expansion WiFi card though.
thanks for video, i'm going to buy mr9a pro with a xeon 2699 v3, can you reccomended me a graphic card for this setup?
What this PC is for?
@@Miyconst i didn't notice your answer until today that im watching this video again X), thanks for your content, yesterday i recivied my Xeon 2696 v3 + mr9a PRO, im using my old graphic card, gt 630 hehe, my goal is install linux on this pc for create multiple virtual machines with linux QEMU/Kvm.
currently i'd intalled windows 10 for test that all is working and i dont know if is a good idea flash the bios for your modified bios before switch to linux, i readed on another comment that you bios work too on MR9A PRO, can you advise me? and thank you very much
@@sebastian96s I have not tested MR9A Pro myself, but they say it's exactly the same motherboard, just a slightly different look, so the BIOS should be compatible. Still, if you plan to run Linux, I would not recommend to use Turbo Unlocked BIOS, just use the stock X99-8M-F BIOS.
@@Miyconst ty very much, i will
Vc pode fazer um vídeo com a melhor configuração da BIOS dessas placas x99 ?
PLEASE HELP.
Hi - I have a x99 machinist mr9a PRO-V2.0 with Q87 chipset. But in the tool I only see version V.1 with chipset B85 and C226. I'll have to wait until you release that version to do the turbo boost???? The PC is for my daughter and I would like her to have it as well as possible. Thank you very much
I don't plan to test the other revisions of MR9A for now, but as far as I know, the only difference is the looks.
@@Miyconst hello. thanks for answering. In your program there is version 1.0 that corresponds to the b85 and c226 chipset but in mine, which is newer, it is version 2.0 that has the Q87 chipset and I am afraid of installing the version 1.0 and the board will break. What I can do ?? thank you very much for what you do teacher
@@JORGENEO1983 if you are afraid - leave it alone, if you are eager to tweak - get yourself a CH341A, do a backup of the existing BIOS and try mine.
Hi. I’m unclear about this aspect. If I use DDR4-2400 with a v3 E5 processor, will there be a problem?
No problems, the speed will be DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, or DDR4-2400, depends on your CPU's limitation.
Thank you ❤ you are so usefull.
Who know about the news mr9a pro max board? We are in 2023 and it's sold now on aliexpress.
As far as I know, it's the same motherboard, just an updated look.
What a good man. Like your Videos so much an i stand with Ukraine.
Thank you for the support!
Hello @Miyconst, so on this MR9A, with the modified BIOS, correct me if I'm wrong but I should be able to put on a x16 NVME to PCIE expansion card with 4 x4 NVME on it and they will all work with full PCIE 3.0*4 speed ?
I cannot guarantee that. The PCI-E bifurcation should work but as with any other Chinese product it's a lottery.
Hello, all the features of the card continue working even using the bios of another? Sorry for the question, but I'm new to this subject.
Yes, it works better with X99-8M-F BIOS.
I bought an MR9A Pro, and in your review you mentioned the 8M-F BIOS. Is the MR9A's default BIOS really that bad?
My motherboard came with a really bad BIOS, but I can't speak about yours.
Hi Miyconst!
At the moment my Mr9a work with E5-2640 v3, but in the future I would like to upgrade the CPU and change the current with the E5-2667 v4.
I will use this computer for studying, watch some streaming content and emulate some PlayStation 2 games.
After reading the information above, what do you advise me? Keep the current CPU or upgrade in future?
In case of upgrade, the VRM of Mr9a can perform well without an excessive heating with 2667 v4 and without turbo boost?
Thanks a lot if you respond to this comment and thank you for your huge, high professional and useful work here on RUclips!
I would stay with E5-2640 V3 for as long as it keeps up with your tasks, then upgrade entire platform, but if you badly want to stay with X99 then E5-2667 V4 is a nice option.
@@Miyconst thank you for you opinion!
If price of 2667v4 goes to price of V3, upgrade isn't bad idea. But this give u maybe year or max two to update to new system.
Hello the X99 Specialist. I need your help. I blocked my Atermiter X99 with a bad timing Dram. And it hasn't reset bios. I would like buy a new motherbord. For you, wha'ts better model DDR4 ?
This video says it all: m.ruclips.net/video/AW0QgQNbBwA/видео.html
will this work with windows 11 with the ftpm requirement?
Only if you install external TPM 2.0 module.
Hello once again. I am looking for Turbo unlock as well, The 8M-F bios file that I would select is the Stock Huananzhi X99-8M-F, TP, TU PEI -50/50mv ? Or can the E5 2666 V3 cpu handle higher settings .rom? Which would you select with the MR9A with a 2666 V3? Thank you my friend.
I would go with -50/50, it's the safe default option.
@@Miyconst Excellent! Thank you Sir...
Does anyone happen to know if this board supports overclocking of E5 16xx v3 CPUs?
It doesn't.
Is there itx X99 out there?
Curious since 5960X is about $100-120 now
No, so far I have not seen any mITX X99 boards from China.
I found a kit for that board but it's red, it has the same model name but I don't know if I can trust it
Probably it is just the pro version of the motherboard, it' like red and more refined.
Structurally they are almost equal, maybe the pro version has more PCI express port and more SATA connection, but these adds aren't essential. You could take the standard motherboard if you find it, or, if the bundle is convenient, buy the pro ver with CPU & RAM
Hello! Do you know if this motherboard has ARGB pins? I'm thinking of using it in the sharkoon Rev300 case. But I don't know if it will work with ARGB.
All Chinese X79/X99 motherboards don't have A-RGB pins.
I used this motherboard with e5 2678 v3 , 32 GB DDR4 RAM and RX 6700 XT . I unlocked TB with mi899 tool ( thanks to Konstantin for developing this miracle tool) it was working very stable . but After 3 month daily usage , mine is starting and increasing coil whine. Sound is intolerable levels at now. Is there any suggestion about fixing coil whine or buying a new motherboard ?
Are you sure this is the motherboard's coil whine? It could be your GPU or PSU. Anyway, if it's indeed the motherboard, then you are pretty much out of luck, only replacing the motherboard will fix it.
Can this motherboard boot without GPU, aka headless? Thanks.
Only with BIOS from iEngineer.
@@Miyconst Thank you for your reply. What needs to be configured in the BIOS. After flashing that iEngineer BIOS ofc?
@@SystemProxy in my case it worked without any extra configuration, if the GPU is not present - system boots without a GPU.
@@Miyconst Thank you very much for your help.
Great review, thank you.
So, do you know which one is the appropriate motherboard (cost/benefit) for the E5 2683 v4?
I'm looking for one that support 256GB of RAM.
The 64 GB memory sticks are still very expensive, so 8 * 32 GB is the most reasonable way to get 256 GB of RAM. In this case Huananzhi X99-F8 is the way to go.
@@Miyconst oh, thanks. That's exactly what I'm looking for.
Do you know anything about iommu, iommu groups and Intel-Vt?
I know the basics, what exactly are you asking about?
@@Miyconst Do these functions work on this board (with X99-8M F Bios) and are both x16 slots in different groups? Thanks
Great video. Do you have any experience with the ZX-H81 boards? Got one to replace a faulty ASUS board and it does work fine, but wondering if there's any way to force an all core turbo or overclock somehow. According to CPU-Z it actually uses the server C226 chipset.
No, unfortunately the C226 chipset doesn't allow overclocking.
@@Miyconst Interesting. I had heard several vendors had allowed overclocking on H81 boards due to the release of the G3258 but I suppose this chipset may not have the same feature.
Does anyone know if the MACHINIST MR9A PRO MAX (black and red board )is based on the same construction as the reviewed MR9A board or is it similar to the MR9D board.? D for Disaster .
I have not tested the motherboard, thus I am not sure, but you can check the chipset. If it's C612/X99 - it's based on MR9D-isaster.
@@Miyconst Thankyou for the tip . Listed as B85 chipset then read specs and claims South Bridge: Q87 Chipset series so maybe pot luck either one.
i jst followed recently best revies iv seen abt a motherboard. pls with this motherboard and an E5 2666 v3 cpu is turbo boost possible without touching the bios ?
Turbo Boost is possible, Turbo Boost Unlock requires BIOS modding. E5-2666 V3 with no BIOS modding goes up to 3.3 GHz on all cores, it's not bad, if you don't want to bother with BIOS update.
Wich x99 you recommend?
Hello, I have a MR9A PRO board, my question is what bios do you recommend to do turbo boost with mi899? I was thinking about the MR9A version but I have my doubts
I did not test the Pro version, thus I can't guarantee the compatibility, but as far as I know, it's the same motherboard, just slightly different look.
Hello, i was not able to run my rams both quad or dual at more than 2133mhz on my X99 PR9 model (MATX model of this board). I tried manual mode and ready XMP profiles but no luck at all. Do you have any idea about this? Can you help me with this? Appreciate your hard work and thanks a lot!
What is your CPU? Most likely the CPU doesn't support any faster RAM.
Thanks for the answer. I have 2697 v3. So in this case even if we use v4 xeons the max frequency we will get 2400 mhz (according to intel official website) correct?