Do More With Your Fastest Cores

The AORUS X299 enthusiast motherboards are faster and more powerful than any motherboard the world has ever seen. With an aggressively redesigned armor and thermal heatsinks its sure to turn heads and catch eyes. Performance is no stranger to AORUS, with exotic cooling and an ability to be tuned to peak performance AORUS motherboards will exceed expectations.

Direct your most critical workloads to your processor's fastest cores with Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0. Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is a combination of software and hardware that delivers more than 15% better single-threaded performance. Now available on select Intel® Core™ X-series processor family for Intel® X299 platforms.

AORUS' X299 series motherboards boast the most advanced LED system in the market today. With more customizability than ever and a convenient and intuitive UI thanks to the RGB Fusion App, you’ll have a blast making your AORUS your own. LED enthusiasts now have even more options with the ability to customize multiple zones independently. For a more functional use, the bright and vibrant LEDs can be configured to display the PC’s temperature or load. For even more LED goodness RGBW strips are now supported for more true and vibrant whites.

Features:

• Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family
• Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
• ASMedia 3142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
• 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
• Server-Class Digital Power Design
• ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone AMP and WIMA audio capacitor
• RGB FUSION supports Digital LED and RGBW Light Strips
• Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 × 4 interfaces and Thermal Guard
• NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 support by optional adaptor
• Intel GbE LAN Gaming Network with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
• Anti-Sulfur Resistor Design
• Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD and 15KV Surge LAN Protection
• Lightning-Fast Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™
• APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities

Specifications:

• PU: Support for Intel®Core™ X series processors in the LGA2066 package / L3 cache varies with CPU
• Chipset: Intel®X299 Express Chipset
• Memory: 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory / 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory.
• Audio: Realtek®ALC1220 codec, High Definition Audio, 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel, Support for S/PDIF Out
• LAN: Intel®GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
• Expansion Slots: 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2), 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8), 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
• Multi-Graphics Technology: Support for NVIDIA®Quad-GPU SLI™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way (with 44 & 28-lane CPU) NVIDIA®SLI™ technologies, Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way (with 44-lane CPU) / 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
• USB: Chipset+ASMedia®USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel, Chipset 10 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers), 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
• I/O Controller: iTE®I/O Controller Chip
• BIOS: 2 × 128 Mbit flash
• Operating System: Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor: ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm