New Rig for Vfio Pci-e passthrough

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So I’m building a new PC as my previous build (x79 Asus rampage 4 extreme with and e5-2650) didn’t support vt-d and I wanted to have my main OS as a Linux distro so here we are.
-New Mobo is a dual socket Intel intel s2600cp I got off gumtree.

  • Got two E5 2670 stepping C2 for $200 from AliExpress
    -Gpus I had in my previous build and they are a Gigabyte G1 gaming 970 and a before the ddr4 scandel gigabyte Gt 1030

Just looking for any experience that anyone has had with these dual socket server boards.

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Hi Girrig,
I just found the following post regarding vt-d support on your mb:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-11592.html

here is some more precise information on the bios download page
Version 1005 2011/12/23 3.06 MBytes

Rampage IV Extreme 1005 BIOS

  1. Enhance PCIe 3.0 Support Capability.
  2. Enhance DRAM Compatibility.
  3. Enhance CPU OC capability.
  4. Enable VT-d support for VT-d enabled processor.
  5. Speed up S3 resume time