GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 9 Gaming Motherboards with Intel X299 Chipset LGA 2066 Supports Intel Core X-series Processor

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 9 Gaming Motherboards with Intel X299 Chipset LGA 2066 Supports Intel Core X-series Processor

Intel X299 Gaming motherboard with RGB Fusion, Digital LED, Triple M.2 with Thermal Guard, ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC, Killer DoubleShot™ Pro, Front & rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C

• Supports Intel^® Core™ X-series Processor Family
• Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs, DDR4400+(OC)
• Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Intel^® VROC ready
• ASMedia 3142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
• Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header
• 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
• Ultra Durable™ Base Plate Armor and Integrated I/O Shield Armor Design
• Server-Class Digital Power Design
• 127dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9018K2M DAC, LME 49720 and OPA1622 OP-AMP, WIMA audio capacitor
• Sound BlasterX 720°, the top-of-the-line audio engine solution for 4K gaming and entertainment
• Killer DoubleShot™ Pro and Intel^® GbE LAN for the best gaming networking experience possible
• Killer 2x2 802.11ac Wireless – AC 1535
• 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 and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Triple Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and Thermal Guard
• PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 Add-In Card with Thermal Guard
• NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 adaptor
• USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
• Precise Digital USB Fuse Design for Stronger Protection
• Anti-Sulfur Resistor Design
• Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD and 15KV Surge LAN Protection
• Lightning-Fast Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 support by option AIC
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB port

• CPU

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ X series processors in the LGA2066 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

• Chipset

1. Intel^® X299 Express Chipset

1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory.
   * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU (6-core or above).
2. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory.
   * Supported when using a 16-lane CPU (4 core).
3. 4 channel memory architecture.
   * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU (6-core or above).
4. Dual channel memory architecture.
   Supported when using a 16-lane CPU (4 core).
5. 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 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM memory modules
7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

• Audio

1. Realtek^® ALC1220 codec
2. TI Burr Brown^® OPA1622 operational amplifier
3. ES9018K2M chip
4. Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
5. High Definition Audio
6. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
7. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN1)
2. 1 x Rivet Networks Killer™ E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

1. Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535
2. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
3. Blue.tooth 4.1
4. Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)*
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)*
3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (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.
   * Actual PCIe bandwidth vary by different CPU installed (44/28/16 lanes CPU)

X299 PCIE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE TOOL
See your optimal configuration by checking all boxes below

• Expansion Slots

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)*
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)*
3. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (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.
   * Actual PCIe bandwidth vary by different CPU installed (44/28/16 lanes CPU)

X299 PCIE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE TOOL
See your optimal configuration by checking all boxes below

When using a 44 lane CPU (10-core or above):

∨: Installed, X: Not Installed.

When using a 28 lane CPU (6-core or above):

∨: Installed, X: Not Installed.

When using a 16 lane CPU (4-core):

∨: Installed, X: Not Installed.

• Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 3-Way* /2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
   * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 3-Way* /2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
   * Supported when using a 44-lane or 28-lane CPU.

Chipset:

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)
3. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_32G)
4. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * The M2M_32G connector must work with an Intel^® VROC Upgrade Key to support RAID configuration.
   * Refer to "1-12 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
Intel^® VROC ready

• USB

Chipset+2 ASMedia^® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controllers:

1. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port available through the internal USB header
2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

Chipset+Realtek^® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+Realtek^® USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers
2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
5. 4 x system fan headers
6. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
7. 1 x 3 Amp fan/water cooling pump header
8. 1 x digital LED strip extension cable header
9. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header
10. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
11. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
12. 1 x Intel^® VROC Upgrade Key header
13. 1 x front panel header
14. 1 x front panel audio header
15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
16. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 header
17. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
19. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
20. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
21. 1 x power button
22. 1 x reset button
23. 1 x Clear CMOS button
24. 1 x ECO button
25. 1 x OC button
26. 2 x temperature sensor headers

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
3. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
4. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
5. 2 x RJ-45 ports
6. 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
8. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

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.

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. Support for Q-Flash Plus
   * The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drive.
5. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

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.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   AutoGreen
   BIOS Setup
   Color Temperature
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   GIGABYTE HW OC APP
   ON/OFF Charge
   Platform Power Management
   RGB Fusion
   Smart Backup
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart HUD
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   USB DAC-UP 2
   V-Tuner
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.