Innovative design, cutting-edge functionality, cutting-edge aesthetics, sophisticated thermal design, next-generation network connectivity, Hi-Fi level audio system. X299X AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE is the new definition of a flagship motherboard.

Intel x299 AORUS motherboard with 16 phases digital VRM IR, AORUS All in One Monoblock, Intel Thunderbolt 3, Intel ® WiFi 6 802.11ax, front and rear ESS SABER HiFi 9218 DAC, Aquantia ® 10 GbE LAN, AIC adapter AORUS Gen 4, RGB FAN COMMAND

• Supports the Intel® Core ™ X series processor family
• Quad Channel DDR4 without buffer without ECC, 8 DIMM
• Intel ® Optane ™ Ready Memory
• 16-phase VRM VRM solution with 70A power stage
• The world's first AORUS all-in-one monoblock for CPU, VRM, SSD and PCH
• Intel® Thunderbolt ™ 3 Onboard
• On board Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R and BT 5 with 2X AORUS antenna
• 130dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with high-end audio capacitors ESS SABER 9218 DAC, ALC1220 and WIMA on the front and rear audio output
• Aquantia ® 10 GbE BASE-T LAN and Intel ® Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
• AIC A4 Gen4 adapter exclusive for Extra 4x NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2
• RGB FAN COMMANDER exclusively for Professional Case Modifiers
• Water-cooled Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2
• USB TurboCharger for mobile devices Support fast charging
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with multi-directional LED light show design, compatible with addressable LED strips and RGB LED
• Smart Fan 5 features multiple temperature sensors, hybrid fan headers with FAN STOP and noise detection
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ™ front header
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without installing CPU, memory and graphics card

Specifications

• CPU
  1. Support for Intel ®  Intel Core ™ i7-7800X and above processors series X / ®  Core ™ i9 X series processors in the LGA2066 package
  2. L3 cache varies with CPU

  (Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)
• Chipset
  1. Intel ®  x299 Express Chipset
• Memory
  Intel ®  Core ™ X series 48-lane processors:

  1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  2. Support for DDR4 4333 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3666 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 ( OC) / 3400 (OC) / 3333 (OC) / 3300 (OC) / 3200 (OC) / 3000 (OC) / 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

  Intel ®  Core ™ X series 44-lane / 28-lane processors:

  1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (16 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
  2. Support for DDR4 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3666 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3400 ( OC) / 3333 (OC) / 3300 (OC) / 3200 (OC) / 3000 (OC) / 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

  4 channel memory architecture
  Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
  Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
  (Please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)
• Onboard Graphics
  Intel ®  Thunderbolt ™ 3 Controller:

  1. 2 x Intel ®  Thunderbolt ™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C ™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt ™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @ 60 Hz
     * Because of the limited I / O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt ™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
     * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

  Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
• Audio
  1. 2 x Realtek ®  ALC1220-VB codecs
  2. 2 x ESS SABER9218 DAC chips
  3. High Definition Audio
  4. 2/4 / 5.1 / 7.1-channel
  5. Support for S / PDIF Out
• LAN
  1. 1 x Aquantia 10GbE LAN chip (10 Gbit / 5 Gbit / 2.5 Gbit / 1 Gbit / 100 Mbit) (LAN1)
  2. 1 x Intel ®  GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
• Wireless communication module
  1. Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac / ax, supporting 2.4 / 5 GHz Dual-Band
  2. BLUETOOTH 5.0
  3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
     * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
• Expansion Slots
  Intel ®  Core ™ X series 48-lane processors:

  1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16

  Intel ®  Core ™ X series 44-lane processors:

  1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX16_3)

  Intel ®  Core ™ X series 28-lane processors:

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1)
  2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX16_2)
     * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot.

  (All of the PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• Multi-Graphics Technology
  1. Support for NVIDIA ®  Quad-GPU SLI ™ and 2-Way NVIDIA ®  SLI ™ technologies
  2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire ™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire ™ technologies
• Storage Interface
  1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4 / x2 SSD support)
  2. 8 x SATA 6Gb / s connectors
  3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
     * The M2P and M2Q connectors must work with an Intel® VROC Upgrade Key to support RAID configuration.
     * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
  4. Intel ®  Optane ™ Memory Ready
     * Only Intel ®  Core ™ X series processors support 48-lane Intel ®  Optane ™ Memory.
  5. Intel ®  VROC Ready
• USB
  + Chipset Intel ®  Thunderbolt ™ 3 Controller:

  1. 2 x USB Type-C ™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

  Chipset + 2 ASMedia ®  USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controllers:

  1. 2 x USB Type-C ™ ports with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB headers
  2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

  Chipset:

  1. 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
  2. 2 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports on the back panel

  Chipset + 2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

  1. 6 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers
• Internal I / O Connectors
  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
  2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
  3. 1 x VGA_PW power connector
  4. 1 x CPU fan header
  5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
  6. 1 x water cooling kit CPU LED header (LED_CPU)
  7. 1 x water cooling LED Chipset kit header (LED_PCH)
  8. 4 x system fan headers
  9. 2 x system fan / water cooling pump headers
  10. 2 x addressable LED strip headers
  11. 2 x RGB LED strip headers
  12. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
  13. 8 x SATA 6Gb / s connectors
  14. 1 x Intel ®  VROC Upgrade Key header
  15. 1 x front panel header
  16. 1 x front panel audio header
  17. 2 x USB Type-C ™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
  18. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers
  19. 3 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 headers
  20. 1 x noise detection header
  21. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
  22. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  23. 1 x power button
  24. 1 x OC Ignition button
  25. 1 x OC button
  26. 1 x reset button
  27. 1 x Clear CMOS button
  28. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  29. 2 x BIOS switches
• Back Panel Connectors
  1. 2 x Thunderbolt ™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C ™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
  2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (network)
  3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
  4. 2 x USB 2.0 / 1.1 ports
  5. 2 x DisplayPort In ports
  6. 2 x RJ-45 ports
  7. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
  8. 1 x optical S / PDIF Out connector
  9. 5 x audio jacks
• I / O Controller
  1. iTE ®  I / O Controller Chip
• H / W Monitoring
  1. Voltage detection
  2. Temperature detection
  3. Fan speed detection
  4. Water cooling flow rate detection
  5. Overheating warning
  6. Fan fail warning
  7. Fan speed control
     * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.
  8. Noise detection
• BIOS
  1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
  3. Support for DualBIOS ™
  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
• Unique Features
  1. 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.
     @BIOS
     AutoGreen
     Cloud Station
     EasyTune
     Easy RAID
     Fast Boot
     Game Boost
     Platform Power Management
     RGB Fusion
     Smart Backup
     Smart Keyboard
     Smart Survey
     System Information Viewer
     USB Blocker
     USB TurboCharger
  2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
  3. Support for Q-Flash
  4. Support for Xpress Install
• Bundled Software
  1. Norton ®  Internet Security (OEM version)
  2. cFosSpeed
  3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
• Operating System
  1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
  1. XL-ATX Form Factor; 32.5cm x 27.5cm