GIGABYTE X299 AORUS MASTER Gaming Motherboard with Intel X299 Chipset LGA 2066 Supports 9th Gen Intel Core X Series Processors

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS MASTER Gaming Motherboard with Intel X299 Chipset LGA 2066 Supports 9th Gen Intel Core X Series Processors

Intel X299 AORUS Motherboard with 12 Phases Digital VRM, Fins-Array Heatsink with 6mm heatpipe, 2.5GbE LAN and Intel LAN, 802.11ac Wireless with High Gain Antenna, Triple M.2 with Thermal Guards, ESS SABRE 9218 DAC, Front & Rear USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C

• Supports 9th Gen Intel^® Core™ X Series Processors
• Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs
• Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
• 12 Phases Digital VRM Solution with Smart Power Stage
• Advanced Thermal Design with Fins-Array and 6mm Heatpipe
• Realtek 2.5GbE onboard and Intel^® Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed
• Onboard Intel 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi & AORUS Antenna
• 130dB SNR AMP-UP Audio with High-End ESS SABRE 9218 DAC, ALC1220 and WIMA audio capacitors
• USB TurboCharger for mobile device faster charging support
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone RGB LED Light Show design, support Addressable LED & RGB LED strips
• Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C™ Header
• Triple Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 interface with Triple Thermal Guards
• USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage

• CPU

1.    Support for Intel^® Core™ X series 44-lane/28-lane processors (6-core or above) in the LGA2066 package

2.    L3 cache varies with CPU

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

• Chipset

1.    Intel^® X299 Express Chipset

• Memory

1.    8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory

2.    4 channel memory architecture

3.    Support for DDR4 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

4.    Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM

5.    Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

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

• Audio

1.    Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec

2.    ESS SABRE9218 DAC chip
* The front panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

3.    High Definition Audio

4.    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

5.    Support for S/PDIF Out

• LAN

1.    1 x Realtek^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000/2500 Mbit) (LAN1)

2.    1 x Intel^® GbE LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)

• Wireless Communication module

1.    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

2.    BLUETOOTH 4.2, 4.1, BLE, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR

3.    Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

• Expansion Slots

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

2.    2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
* Refer to "1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ Configuration," for the installation notices for the PCI Express x16 slots.

• Multi-Graphics Technology

1.    Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies

2.    Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

• Storage Interface

CPU:

1.    1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M)

Chipset:

2.    1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P)

3.    1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q)

4.    8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

5.    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* The M2M connector 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.

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

• USB

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

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

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

3.    1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

Chipset+USB 2.0 Hub:

4.    4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Chipset:

5.    10 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 4 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.    4 x system fan headers

7.    2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

8.    2 x addressable LED strip headers

9.    2 x addressable LED strip power select jumpers

10.2 x RGB LED strip headers

11.3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

12.8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

13.1 x Intel^® VROC Upgrade Key header

14.1 x front panel header

15.1 x front panel audio header

16.1 x S/PDIF Out header

17.1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

18.2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers

19.2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

20.1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector

21.1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)

22.1 x reset button

23.1 x Clear CMOS jumper

24.2 x temperature sensor headers

25.2 x BIOS switches

• Back Panel Connectors

1.    1 x power button

2.    1 x Clear CMOS button

3.    1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support

4.    1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)

5.    6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 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.

• BIOS

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

• 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.
3D OSD
@BIOS
AutoGreen
Cloud Station
EasyTune
Easy RAID
Fast Boot
Game Boost
Platform Power Management
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
Smart Keyboard
Smart TimeLock
Smart HUD
Smart Survey
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
USB TurboCharger

2.    Support for Q-Flash

3.    Support for Xpress Install

• Bundled Software

1.    Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2.    XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

• Operating System

1.    Support for Windows 10 64-bit

• Form Factor

1.    E-ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 26.9cm

• Remark

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.