Question 1

Can someone recommend a heatsink that is compatible with this motherboard? I have now tried 2 that don't fit despite the box saying they are socket 2011 compatible. The RAM slots are proving to make things very difficult.

Accepted Answer

SUPERMICRO SNK-P0050AP4 Heatsink for Supermicro X9DR3-F Motherboard

I utilized this exact heatsink with the X9SRL-F motherboard without any problems.  Clearances are fine for this combo.

Question 2

Does this board ship with BIOS version 3 to support E5-2600 v2 chips?

Accepted Answer

The motherboard that I received included BIOS version 3.0a
I did not have to update the BIOS version.
I was able to install a Xeon E5-2630 v2 without any problems.
This is a GREAT MB and runs ESXi 5.5 perfectly.

Question 3

Does this board support more than 25 watts of power in the PCI-e slots?  My storage card requires 50 watts (75 would be even better).

Thanks

Accepted Answer

PCI-E specs are 75w maximum draw, I assume this is true for any motherboard that utilizes PCI-E slots.  I have a Radeon 270x in one of the PCI-E 16x slots (with additional 6-pin power of course) and I've had no problems whatsoever.

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