Features Supports Intel Core™ X-Series Processor Family Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs Intel Optane™ Memory Ready ASMedia 3142 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 with USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ & Type-A Front USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Header 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor & Ultra Durable™ Design Server-Class Digital Power Design 121d B SNR AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220 & High-End ESS SABRE 9018 DAC with WIMA audio capacitor Sound Blaster X 720°, the top-of-the-line audio engine solution for 4K gaming & entertainment Killer Double Shot™ Pro for the best gaming networking experience possible Killer 2x 2 802.11ac Wireless – AC 1535 Intel Gb E LAN Gaming Network RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show design, support digital LED & RGB LED strips Swappable Overlay for Accent LED Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors & Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP Triple Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen 3 x 4 interface & Thermal Guard NVMe PCIe Gen 3 x 4 U.2 support by optional adaptor Precise Digital USB (Universal Serial Bus) Fuse Design for Stronger Protection Anti-Sulfur Resistor Design Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD & 15KV Surge LAN Protection Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB (Universal Serial Bus) port Overview Do More With Your Fastest Cores Direct your most critical workloads to your processors fastest cores with Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0. Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is a combination of software & hardware that delivers more than 15% better single-threaded performance. Now available on select Intel Core™ X-series processor family for Intel X299 platforms. More. RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs With AORUS X299 Motherboards, RGB Fusion is even better with Digital LEDs.* RGB Fusion offers users the option to control onboard & external LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors & patterns, RGB Fusion on X299 Series AORUS Motherboards are now upgraded with Digital LED support. With onboard options & external digital LED strips*, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, & illuminations. AORUS Gaming Motherboards will support either 5v or 12v digital LED strips. RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs comes with 9 new patterns & various speed settings with more to come. * Digital LEDs are available only on select Motherboards, external LED Strips, Digital LED Strips are not included with Motherboard purchase. ESS SABRE DAC AORUS AMP-UP Audio now offers ESS SABRE with a DAC that adopts the concept of a high-end audiophile sound system design into a micro system within the motherboard. It provides a pure yet powerful sound, resonating classical orchestral sounds or blasts in your virtual warzone.
Specification CPU Support for Intel Core™ X series processors in the LGA2066 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset Intel X299 Express Chipset Memory 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory * Support for up to 512 GB of system memory when using Registered DIMMs. * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU (6-core or above). 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU (4-core). 4 channel memory architecture * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU (6-core or above). Dual channel memory architecture Supported when using a 16-lane CPU (4-core). Support for DDR4 4400 (O.C.) / 4333 (O.C.) / 4266 (O.C.) / 4133 (O.C.) / 4000 (O.C.) / 3866 (O.C.) / 3800 (O.C.) / 3733 (O.C.) / 3666 (O.C.) / 3600 (O.C.) / 3466 (O.C.) / 3400 (O.C.) / 3333 (O.C.) / 3300 (O.C.) / 3200 (O.C.) / 3000 (O.C.) / 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules Support for Registered DIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8/1 Rx 4/2 Rx 4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) * R-DIMM is only supported by BIOS version F2 & earlier versions. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer " Memory Support List" for more information.) Audio Realtek ALC1220 codec ES9018Q2C chip Support for Sound Blaster X 720° High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Intel Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1) 1 x Rivet Networks Killer™ E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2) Wireless Communication module Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band Bluetooth 4.1 Support for 11ac wireless standard & up to 867 Mbps data rate * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment & equipment. Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express x 16 slots, running at x 16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 8 (PCIEX8) 2 x PCI Express x 16 slots, running at x 4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2) (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) * The PCIEX4_1 slot shares bandwidth with the M2M_32G connector. The PCIEX4_1 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2M_32G connector. * Refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD Cross Fire™/NVIDIA SLI™ Configuration, " for the installation notices for the PCI Express x 16 slots. X299 PCIE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE TOOL See your optimal configuration by checking all boxes below Storage Interface Chipset: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x 4/x 2 SSD support) (M2P_32G) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x 4/x 2 SSD support) (M2M_32G) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x 4/x 2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G) 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 * The M2M_32G connector must work with an Intel VROC Upgrade Key to support RAID configuration. * Refer to "1-10 Internal Connectors, " for the installation notices for the M.2 & SATA connectors. Intel Optane™ Memory Ready Multi-Graphics Technology Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI™ & 3-Way /2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ technologies* * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU. Support for AMD Quad-GPU Cross Fire™ & 3-Way* /2-Way AMD Cross Fire™ technologies * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU. USB Chipset+2 ASMedia USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Controllers: 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 port available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support Chipset+ Realtek USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Hub: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel Chipset+ Realtek USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Hub: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel Chipset: 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 4 x system fan headers 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector 1 x digital LED strip header 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x Intel VROC Upgrade Key header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ header, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 headers 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x 6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only) 1 x power button 1 x reset button 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x ECO button 1 x OC button 2 x temperature sensor headers Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 support 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports 2 x RJ-45 ports 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring Voltage detection Temperature detection Fan speed detection Water cooling flow rate detection Overheating warning Fan fail warning Fan speed control * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install. BIOS 2 x 128 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS™ Support for Q-Flash Plus * The USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drive used must be a USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 flash drive. Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. 3D OSD @BIOS Auto Green BIOS Setup Color Temperature Cloud Station Easy Tune Easy RAID Fast Boot Game Boost GIGABYTE HW OC APP ON/OFF Charge Platform Power Management RGB Fusion Smart Backup Smart Keyboard Smart Time Lock Smart HUD System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker USB (Universal Serial Bus) DAC-UP 2 V-Tuner Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license) Operating System Support for Windows 10 64-bit Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win 9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.