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Intel® Desktop Board D5400XS

By Doug Holland (Intel) (88 posts) on February 21, 2008 at 1:45 pm

Working at Intel it takes a little more before I say "WOW" about a technology, however today we announced that Intel codename SkullTrail is now simply known as the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform. Central to this platform is the Intel® Desktop Board D5400XS which supports two processors providing upto eight processing cores along with support for four high-end graphics cards.

As someone who uses virtualization for software engineering, two Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors with eight cores supported by 8Gb of memory is the main reason for my personal "WOW" although the technology is really aimed entirely at gamers who want to run eight cores along with four high-end graphics cards such as the NVIDIA 8800. Along with virtualization however, I use Microsoft's Flight Simulator X as a training tool for flying in the real world and I could really see how such a system would make Microsoft's Flight Simulator X come alive. It will be sometime before I'll personally be upgrading my system but it is an impressive insight to what you'll find within desktops and workstations very soon.

Categories: Gaming, Graphics, Software Engineering, Virtualization

Comments (13) 

By Ray Zed Blog on February 21st, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Donald Melanson: Working at Intel it takes a little more before I say “WOW” about a technology, however today we announced that Intel codename SkullTrail is now simply known as the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform. Central to this platform is

By Thailandes on February 29th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Omg.... 4 pci xpress? intel are crazy!!!! this is rly xtreme for gaming

Salute to argentina!!!! Intel Rules!

By Jason Meyer on March 3rd, 2008 at 3:24 pm
So where do we get this great motherboard? From what I can see, it's out-of-stock everywhere. Is Intel having a supply issue? What was the official release date of this board?

By John Liang on March 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am
It's up to 16GB memory total, and not limit to Intel QX9775. Check supported processors at "http://processormatch.intel.com/CompDB/SearchResult.aspx?Boardname=d5400xs". It's good for simulation programs under Linux that needs more thatn 8GB memory.

Check the price for DDR3-1333 ECC (Intel DX38BT) and DDRF2-800 FBDIMM (for i5400 chipset server & workstation, also this "desktop" motherboard D5400XS), same 1600 FSb with dual or quad SLI-ready graphics performacne.

It's worthy of a wait till more 45nm with 1600 FSB processors after 2Q '08 - for both Intel DX38BT & D5400XS motherboards. And, more information about "no limit for overclocking" that no too many memory choices available at this time. It's hard to make a decision for serious CAD/CAM users now.

John Liang
Dated on: 3-9-2008

By lutjens on March 19th, 2008 at 6:56 am
It's now been a month since launch and aside from the initial batch (which amounted to a mere handful of boards), this board is completely out of stock everywhere, with ETAs often extending into April. I have been eagerly looking forward to this platform and this board for quite some time and find myself getting more and more upset with each passing day that it remains unavailable. The processors, on the other hand, are very available from multiple vendors. Why has this board been delayed?!?

By leatherneck on March 26th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
TOUGH GETTING HS MEMORY. THE BEST I COULD COME UP WITH IS "4GB800FBKIT" (800MHZ ) LOCATED ON "MEMORYSUPPLIES.COM" WEB SITE.
MEMORY IS USED BY "APPLE MAC PRO". I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MEMORY WILL WORK IN THE INTEL "D5400SX. ANY FEED BACK

RS

By Doug Holland (Intel) on April 1st, 2008 at 10:17 am
I personally am a software engineer in Intel and don't work directly with the team that built this board, especially with the folks that manage supply numbers.

I can say though, with some confidence, that Intel would not spend the R&D budget to build this board and then not fill the supply chain to meet demand. Be patient and I'm sure these boards will be available soon!!!

By Intel® Software Network Blogs » Intel® Desktop Board D5400XS @ Amazon.Com on April 21st, 2008 at 10:24 am
[...] my previous blog post where I introduced you to the amazing new Intel D5400XS desktop board which features a dual-socket [...]

By ronald r shoemaker on April 28th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
MY FINAL DESIGN: 04/22/08

1-"SILVERSTONE" TJ10 FULL TOWER
1-"SILVERSTONE" FP33-B PANEL CONTROLLER ( FOR 3 "SILVERSTONE " AUXILIARY TOWER FAN'S BELOW )

3-"SILVERSTONE" FM121 120MM CASE OPTIONAL FAN'S

2-"SCYTE" S-FLEX SFF21F / 120MM 1600RPM CPU FAN'S

1-"SILENX" 40X40X20MM 14dBA - 6CFM XTREME PRO MCH FAN ( IXP-13-14 )

1-"SILVERSTONE" DA1200 PWR. SUPPLY ( 1200 W )

1-"INTEL" D5400XS MOTHER BD.

2-"INTEL" XEON E5420 QUAD PROCESSORS

2-"CRUCIAL" 8GHZ DIMM-800MHZ WITH ECC FULLY BUFFERED MEMORY (4GBX2 EA) =16GB TOTAL

2-"PNY" XLR8 GEFORCE 9800 GX2 GRAPHICS CARDS

1- XONAR D2X SOUND CARD

1-"TEAC'" FD-235HF C891 FLOPPY DISK DRIVE- INTERNAL ( 3.5" )

1- "PIONEER" DVR-115 DBK INTERNAL DRIVE

1-"LG " GGC-H20L MULTI BLU-RAY DISC AND HD DVD-ROM INTERNAL DRIVE

1- "CORSAIR" DOMINATOR MEMORY AIRFLOW FAN ( CMXAF1 )

2- "THERMALRIGHT" ULTRA-120 EXTREME --HEAT SINK ( SOCKET SGA775 SOCKET AM2 -- ALUMINUM"

2-"WESTERN DIGITAL" WD RAPTOR X 150GB ,10K RPM (WD1500AHFD)

1-"LOGITECH " KEYBOARD G15 GAMING (920-00379)

1-LOGITECH " MOUSE G5 (910-000093)

1-"DELL" 30" ULTRA SHARP MONITOR (WFP) RESOLUTION : 2560 X 1600 (NO "DiSPLAY PORT" TO DATE ON THIS MONITOR)

1- "CREATIVE GIGAWORKS" T20 28W 2.0 SPEAKER

1-"NETGEAR" RANGEMAX WIRELESS PCI ADAPTER WPN311 (108 Mbps )

1-WINDOWS XP PRO 64 BIT OS

1-VISTA 64 BIT ULTIMATE OS
1-WINDOWS XP HOME OS

NOTE:
I AM USING WINDOWS XP PRO 64 BIT OS ( I HAVE VISTA 64 ULTIMATE, WILL INSTALL LATER AND HAVE TWO OS ON THE SAME SYSTEM)

I WILL REPLACE THE INTEL XEON "E5420'S " WITH INTEL "QX9775'S " AT A LATER DATE.

i had some problems installing all the above boards on this mb! my graphic's card covered up some important headers and a pwr. supply connection. i made some extension cables up and brought them out to make the connections. i am typing this report on my new super gamer. note: that you have to use the 775 heat sink's for this mother board and not the 771's that intel keeps saying will fit.

ronnie s

By Lost Drive Blog on April 29th, 2008 at 1:43 am
TEC DRAGON: 1-WINDOWS XP PRO 64 BIT OS. 1-VISTA 64 BIT ULTIMATE OS 1-WINDOWS XP HOME OS. NOTE: I AM USING WINDOWS XP PRO 64 BIT OS ( I HAVE VISTA 64 ULTIMATE, WILL INSTALL LATER AND HAVE TWO OS ON THE SAME SYSTEM)

By sourabh on April 30th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
i want to replace the my intel motherboard. Because there are some problem in it.

By charlie on May 26th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Looks great, but waiting on ddr3 and pcie 2.0. How much longer do I have to wait?

By Stas on August 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Seem to be too compromised solution:

- 1. Four PCIe x16 but only 2 may be used in SLI - NVIDIA demands full NVIDIA hardware link - not as on this one. Really one x16 link might be used for up to 4 cards (either NVIDIA or AMD/ATI) - they really need only power, not bandwidth (even 3 x NVIDIA 280GTX in SLI3 utilis nor more than x14 v.1 connection!)
- 2. Using NVIDIA NForce 100 SLI chip as a second "bus multiplyer" is no good - the chip is quite "fishy", I am quite sure those ports may not really support 2 x PCIe x16 cards at full speed - any other non-blocking switch would perform better.
- 3. Might be good for gamers, but not that good as a workstation board - eATX form factor does not allow serious expantion

Think the chipset needs "20 slots server board" form-factor, only then all its potential may be disclosed

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