X99 on mITX: ASRock X99E-itx/ac

Any updates on Broadwell-E/EP support? Some manufacturers have starting adding this–– boxed retail versions seem to have already hit amazon before official launch.
 
jb1 said:
Any updates on Broadwell-E/EP support? Some manufacturers have starting adding this–– boxed retail versions seem to have already hit amazon before official launch.
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is it? you have any url from amazon?
 
jb1 said:
Any updates on Broadwell-E/EP support? Some manufacturers have starting adding this–– boxed retail versions seem to have already hit amazon before official launch.
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Pics or it didn't happen.
 
Boxed retail versions of the current motherboards with B-E support, or, B-E chips?

The CPUs aren't due for release til Computex in June I thought??
 
Hoyas said:
is it? you have any url from amazon?
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Hey, sorry for the delay. The chips available for purchase are Broadwell-EP, not Broadwell-E.

While Broadwell-E isn't due till June, Broadwell-EP has been over due for a couple quarters now. Here are some of the chips available now on amazon:

Xeon E5-2687w v4
Amazon.com: Intel Xeon E5-2687w v4 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket R3 (LGA2011-3)Retail Pack: Electronics

Xeon E5-2603 v4
Amazon.com: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Hexa-core (6 Core) 1.70 GHz Processor - Socket R3 (LGA2011-3)Retail Pack: Electronics

Xeon E5-2697 v4
Amazon.com: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 Octadeca-core (18 Core) 2.30 GHz Processor - Socket R3 (LGA2011-3)Retail Pack: Electronics

Just search for Xeon E5 V4 and you'll find many more.
 
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If there is Broadwell EP support... There are plenty of ES cpus on Ebay,.... Asrock usually rocks these chips

e5- v4 | eBay
 
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Nox said:
just disable compatibility mode again - your high res UEFI BIOS will come back :)

Nox
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I didn't have any problems finding it before, but I'm missing it now. Can you point me to where compatibility mode is hiding?
 
Epos7 said:
I didn't have any problems finding it before, but I'm missing it now. Can you point me to where compatibility mode is hiding?
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It's in the Boot tab. You have to disable Fast Boot if you've got it enabled, then the CSM menu will appear on the bottom of the Boot tab. Enter it, set Video OPROM to UEFI only and/or disable CSM, go back and enable Fast Boot again.

For me at least high-res splash screens depend on the Video OPROM option being set to UEFI, not on CSM being disabled. Every once in a while my system will fail to boot up and reset the Video OPROM option to Legacy, even if CSM is disabled, and Fast Boot on. In that case, it won't even seem to disable Fast Boot or enable CSM, but if I manually disable Fast Boot, the Video option in the CSM menu will have switched back to Legacy. I've never managed to get the UEFI setup itself to do high resolution, only Clover and the OS X startup screen.
 
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sdfewfe said:
It's in the Boot tab. You have to disable Fast Boot if you've got it enabled, then the CSM menu will appear on the bottom of the Boot tab. Enter it, set Video OPROM to UEFI only and/or disable CSM, go back and enable Fast Boot again.

For me at least high-res splash screens depend on the Video OPROM option being set to UEFI, not on CSM being disabled. Every once in a while my system will fail to boot up and reset the Video OPROM option to Legacy, even if CSM is disabled, and Fast Boot on. In that case, it won't even seem to disable Fast Boot or enable CSM, but if I manually disable Fast Boot, the Video option in the CSM menu will have switched back to Legacy. I've never managed to get the UEFI setup itself to do high resolution, only Clover and the OS X startup screen.
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Much thanks, I wasn't seeing it because I had fast boot on.
 
My brackets for my NH-C14 finally showed up! Now I will be able to sit at the computer without wearing headphones the whole time!

Thx for the help and advice throughout the thread everyone. Here is my build Ncase M1 (waiting on a reference 980ti to arrive Monday)
 
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darrpara said:
Well I had quite a time with this computer already. For anyone searching this thread later: Samsung 950 Pro is not recognized by Windows 7 so you will need to install on another disk and then clone the files over. The alternative is to try and sideload some drivers for it but honestly just doing the install then cloning is just easier.

As an aside this Dynatron stock cooler is absurdly loud under load. I can't wait for Noctua to send me the correct parts because this is as loud as the server room at work.
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squeek88 said:
I have just bought a SM951 and will try and install under windows 7 via clone but with nvme driver install first. I think there's a trick where I need to format to GPT first and keep the first partition untouched before a Macrium clone.

The Dynatron is a server class air cooler but damn loud. I use a custom profile in BIOS to keep it under 5000rpm which makes it bearable. On my Supermicro X10 Dal-i dual cpu I use a SNK-P0050AP4 which comes with a narrow bracket and is highly recommended for tight spaces but you need height clearance. It keeps my 12-core dual xeons cool at 30-50dC.

Also I have found the azure wave wireless card works fine - it uses a quality Broadcom chipset. Why are people having trouble with this card?

Also does anyone know if this board M.2 is compatible with the B-key or is it just the M-key? I may replace the nvme SM951 later on.
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I have had absolutely zero issues installing Windows 7 on the Samsung 950 Pro. I installed it on my X99E-ITX/ac and also did so on the computer that I upgraded for my cousin over Christmas, again with no issue. I just had to have the Samsung driver available on a USB stick...loaded the driver during setup and the 950 Pro showed up fine.

The two boards I've used with the Samsung 950 Pro so far:
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene (w/6700K)
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac (w/E5-1680 V3)
 
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lutjens said:
I have had absolutely zero issues installing Windows 7 on the Samsung 950 Pro. I installed it on my X99E-ITX/ac and also did so on the computer that I upgraded for my cousin over Christmas, again with no issue. I just had to have the Samsung driver available on a USB stick...loaded the driver during setup and the 950 Pro showed up fine.

The two boards I've used with the Samsung 950 Pro so far:
ASUS Maximus VIII Gene (w/6700K)
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac (w/E5-1680 V3)
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sm951 =/= 950 pro
 
MunneY said:
sm951 =/= 950 pro
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No kidding...:rolleyes:

I'll spell out what I'm saying though. As darrpara was describing his issues with the 950 Pro, I described that it works for me and the boards I had success with to show that it's possible to have the 950 Pro be recognized by Windows 7. As for the second quote, I'm effectively saying that I can't imagine that the SM951 is sufficiently different as to cause a problem if one has the correct drivers and that he should have no issues.
 
lutjens said:
No kidding...:rolleyes:

I'll spell out what I'm saying though. As darrpara was describing his issues with the 950 Pro, I described that it works for me and the boards I had success with to show that it's possible to have the 950 Pro be recognized by Windows 7. As for the second quote, I'm effectively saying that I can't imagine that the SM951 is sufficiently different as to cause a problem if one has the correct drivers and that he should have no issues.
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Yeah I discovered after the fact that you can first load the drivers. My way of installing on a normal SSD then just updating windows and cloning the drive worked okay but yours is faster I am sure.
 
rozjan said:
Does anyone use this board with a pci express riser/extender? I've found the "whea logger Event 17" issue is probably due to the way the motherboard react to the riser.

I can elaborate:

1) the motherboard works well with the video card put in directly,

2) the video card doesn't show errors when hosted on another motherbord, even using the pci express riser cable.

In orer to confirm this thesis i'd need some feedback.



P.S. I've a Deepcool Tristellar case, so I need the riser!
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I did a bit of research the WHEA error code 17 is a well known problem on nearly every x99 chipset. Nearly every reseller managed the problem with a bios update but not asrock. Many people have this problem also without riser. So the only solution for the x99e itx if you get the WHEA error 17 is setup linkspeed in bios to gen2 or gen1. For some people it will work only with gen1 and for other also with gen2.
 
A quick phone pic of my updated build with the BitsPower Monoblock.

For those that are considering the block for this board I'd recommend sourcing some slightly longer screws for the top section - the included ones only just reach. I ended up tightening then unevenly and cracking a small piece of the block as one screw pulled out. Otherwise, it's a nicely put together block:)

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csd said:
A quick phone pic of my updated build with the BitsPower Monoblock.

For those that are considering the block for this board I'd recommend sourcing some slightly longer screws for the top section - the included ones only just reach. I ended up tightening then unevenly and cracking a small piece of the block as one screw pulled out. Otherwise, it's a nicely put together block:)
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That is a nice looking block. I wonder if I should sell my EK waterblock for the bitspower one lol. Any picture with some color fluid flowing through?
 
ivoryg37 said:
That is a nice looking block. I wonder if I should sell my EK waterblock for the bitspower one lol. Any picture with some color fluid flowing through?
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Sorry, I'm using clear so it looks like that still. Haven't quite talked myself around to coloured fluids yet.
 
csd , do you know if its possible to order the brackets for this motherboard from noctua? I just bought this motherboard on ebay without a heatsink. I have an unused Noctua U9B SE2 but it seems it doesn't come with slim 2011 mounts.
 
ivoryg37 said:
csd , do you know if its possible to order the brackets for this motherboard from noctua? I just bought this motherboard on ebay without a heatsink. I have an unused Noctua U9B SE2 but it seems it doesn't come with slim 2011 mounts.
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Yes - if you provide proof of purchase for your CPU cooler Noctua will send you the brackets for free. They ship from Germany, so if you're in the US plan on waiting a week or two. I mounted a C14 on my board, can't confirm that the same brackets work with the U9B SE2.
 
Thanks for the reply! I wonder if they will honor purchases from ebay because I think I bought the heatsink from ebay awhile back
 
ivoryg37 said:
Thanks for the reply! I wonder if they will honor purchases from ebay because I think I bought the heatsink from ebay awhile back
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They will. I sent in a pic of the heatsink and then a proof of purchase for my Mobo and they sent me brackets.
 
Thanks for the information! I just sent in the required information but I doubt I would be using it. I purchase the x99e-itx but it didn't come with a cooler and since I have 30 days to test to see if its broken or not. I went ahead and bought the narrow mount for my EK waterblock. If I get the mount for my noctua then I prob keep it for when I decide to go back to air
 
Is there a way to mount a Silverstone AR06 cooler to the narrow ILM socket?
At 58mm it looks like the best option in the 50-60mm height range...
Noctua counterpart (L9x65) is 65mm, too much for some cases.
 
Hey all,
It looks like the new BIOS is up that supports Broadwell-E/EP–– could someone try it out and let me know if PCIe bifurcation is supported? So far, it seems that P1.20E is the only version with bifurcation support.

Thanks!
 
squeek88 said:
If anyone has the Samsung 950 Pro, can you please tell me if it works with Magician and if you can enable RAPID mode on it? I find its very aggressive with memory usage and it does wonders when it loads everything into memory, especially small files.
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I'll have a look tonight for you.
 
squeek88 said:
If anyone has the Samsung 950 Pro, can you please tell me if it works with Magician and if you can enable RAPID mode on it? I find its very aggressive with memory usage and it does wonders when it loads everything into memory, especially small files.
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It works fine with Magician but I don't see the 950 Pro under the RAPID tab. Not sure if this is due to the 950 Pro being my boot drive or what. I only see my other Samsung drive, a 1 TB Evo, listed in RAPID.

BTW, enabling RAPID does weird things to the performance benchmark...

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How can I tell my motherboard is broken? It post into the bios fine but I can't install any OS at all. I tried Windows 10, 8, and 7. None of them will reach the installer. Should I return the motherboard? I bought it on eBay.

It will either freeze or fade to a black screen. I have a 5820K

Windows 10 install
Windows 10 install

Windows 7 install
Windows 7 install x99e/itx
 
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ivoryg37 said:
How can I tell my motherboard is broken? It post into the bios fine but I can't install any OS at all. I tried Windows 10, 8, and 7. None of them will reach the installer. Should I return the motherboard? I bought it on eBay.

It will either freeze or fade to a black screen. I have a 5820K

Windows 10 install
Windows 10 install

Windows 7 install
Windows 7 install x99e/itx
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That is curious. It sounds similar to an issue a lot of 8.1->win 10 upgraders had, the infamous "black screen". Can you do Cntrl+Alt+Delete at any of those screens?

Try turning the monitor OFF until you think the computer has booted into the windows installer and then turning it on? Or try changing how the monitor connects to your GPU..? I have heard of this with Nvidia cards that have marginal cable connector or prefer one port or another for some odd reason.
 
No I can't press anything when it happen. Basically when it happens, it seems to reset my bios. I can set the fan to silent but when it freezes at the window loader. The fans kick on full blast. I tried both dvi ports but have not tried HDMI yet
 
Officially lost on what to do.

Post into bios fine but Motherboard doesn't want to work with any OS

- boot with no sata plugged in
- boot with 3 different GPU
- boot with 4 different stick of Rams
- boot with 3 different PSU
- boot with only USB boot media plugged in
- boot with Ubuntu and Linux mint live(Doesn't even boot for live USB)
- Win 7 and Win 10 freezes at starting window then fans kick on at 100% then PC restarts so I can't even get to the install screen
 
squeek88 said:
I think they have a C612 version now with sodimm slots.
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Be wary that a server board is very different to a consumer board unless the limited USB ports, no audio, slow boot (minutes, not seconds), required ECC memory, no overclocking options and no fan curve options aren't a problem.
 
jb1 said:
Hey all,
It looks like the new BIOS is up that supports Broadwell-E/EP–– could someone try it out and let me know if PCIe bifurcation is supported? So far, it seems that P1.20E is the only version with bifurcation support.

Thanks!
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Asrock removed a feature??! Isn't that a bit odd...?

Nox
 
Not really, they added a feature in a seperate non-standard firmware. ASrock is the only brand I know that supports PCIe Bifurcation on consumer motherboards, by means of specifically enabled firmware images.
 
Why would a server board have audio? It's completely pointless. The board also will not support any overclocking. Also, there is no ECC RAM clocked that high. Currently the best is 2400mhz. Not sure why you'd bother with anything AMD either when Intel's offering with half the core count bests all their products (not to mention Intel's CPUs with higher core counts). You currently can run this X99 board with an unlocked 8 core CPU and ECC RAM already (soon to presumably be 10 cores too).
 
squeek88 said:
Well its either the MB or CPU. I doubt its the CPU if its from a good machine so i would just return the MB and move on bro. I hear these MB can be a bit hit or miss, so that's why I always buy new or from a proven vendor with replacement. Its the first gen. I think they have a C612 version now with sodimm slots.
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Yeah I honestly don't know who to believe since I purchase the processor from member on OCN and motherboard from eBay. Hopefully it's not the processor but at this point I have no clue since I never experience this problem where mobo and processor boots to bios but can't install windows
 
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