Question 1

Does it support a 24-core CPU? If not will the CPU still work with 22 cores?

Accepted Answer

It does, However a firmware upgrade maybe required (Requires R01 and up). This can be done even without a supported cpu by using the MergePoint Embedded Management Software.

Question 2

Is this motherboard compatible with Ubuntu Linux?

Accepted Answer

Yes It is supported. 
OS Supported
Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 (x86/x64)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 (x86/x64)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x64)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (x86/x64)
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (x86/x64)

VMware ESXi 5.1 U2
VMware ESXi 5.5 U2
VMware ESXi 6.0 U1

Question 3

How many fan headers does this board have, and are they three or four pin?

Accepted Answer

Pins are 4-pin. I believe there are five, four on the back side and one behind the shield.

Question 4

Would I be crazy to consider this for an Audio and Video workstation?

Accepted Answer

I think so. The builtin graphics is terrible and it has only one 16x PCI-E slot. You can fit that with a graphics card and fit one of the smaller slots with an audio card. The big expense with this board is in the 10Gb ethernet and the other server-y things like 10 SATA ports and two LGA 2011-3 sockets. I'de imagine most of that has little use in your case.

Question 5

Will this fit in A DIYPC Skyline-07-R Black SECC ATX Full Tower Gaming Computer Case ?

Accepted Answer

Hello, no it won't. The case you mentioned only supports ATX and microATX boards. For the MD80-TM0, you need to find a case supporting E-ATX or SSI EEB form factor.

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