Huananzhi gaming x99

Huananzhi is a Chinese motherboard manufacturer that is betting on a curious hybrid Gaming X99-TF motherboard, which has support for DDR3 and DDR4 memories.

Huananzhi Gaming X99-TF two DDR3 and DDR4 slots on each side of LGA 2011-v3 socket

Huananzhi has opted for a black and white theme with the Gaming X99-TF. The ATX motherboard is made from a 10-layer PCB and is powered by typical EPS 8-pin and 24-pin power connectors. The Gaming X99-TF has a six-phase power delivery subsystem, and a pair of tiny fans that provide active cooling to the mentioned area.

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The LGA 2011-v3 socket is surrounded by two DDR3 memory slots and two DDR4 on each side. Therefore, the Gaming X99-TF can accommodate up to 128GB of memory. The supported memory speeds for DDR3 and DDR4 are 1, 866 MHz and 2, 400 MHz, respectively. The problem is that only one type of memory can be used at a time. Huananzhi notes that DDR3 memory only works on a handful of Haswell Xeon chips, including the E5-2678 v3, E5-2696 v3, E5-2629 v2, E5-2649 v3, E5-2669 v3, E5-2672 v3, and E5 chips. -2673 v3.

In terms of storage options, the Gaming X99-TF offers eight SATA III ports and two M.2 2280 ports to connect hard drives and SSDs. The motherboard does not come with wireless connectivity. However, the third M.2 slot is exclusively designed for M.2 wireless cards. As for the expansion slots, the motherboard is equipped with two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, one PCIe 3.0 x4 slot, and two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots.

The Gaming X99-TF is priced at 698 yuan, which translates to approximately $ 97.46. Huananzhi backs this curious motherboard with a three-year limited warranty.

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