GIGABYTE X299X AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE

CPU

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

1. 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(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.) / 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(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.) / 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 “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@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

1. 2 x Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codecs
2. 2 x ESS SABRE9218 DAC chips
3. High Definition Audio
4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
5. Support for S/PDIF Out

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)

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.

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.)

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

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 48-lane processors support Intel^® Optane™ Memory.
5. Intel^® VROC Ready

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

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 kit Chipset LED 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 (2×6 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

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 2 x DisplayPort In ports
• 2 x RJ-45 ports
• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 5 x audio jacks

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

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

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

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. cFosSpeed
3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)