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Gigabyte x299 DDR4 Motherboard Will Designare EX

 

The GIGABYTE X299 enthusiast motherboards are faster and more powerful than any motherboard the world has ever seen. With an aggressively redesigned armor and thermal heatsinks its sure to turn heads and catch eyes. Performance is no stranger to GIGABYTE, with exotic cooling and an ability to be tuned to peak performance GIGABYTE motherboards will exceed expectations.

• Supports Intel^® Core™ X-Series Processor Family
• Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs
• Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready
• Intel^® USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™
• Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header
• 3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
• Server-Class Digital Power Design
• ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone AMP and WIMA audio capacitors
• Sound BlasterX 720°, the top-of-the-line audio engine solution for 4K gaming and entertainment
• Intel^® Dual Band 802.11ac + Bluetooth 4.2 – AC 8265 Wireless Module
• Dual Intel^® GbE LAN Gaming Network
• RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show design, support digital LED & RGB LED strips
• 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
• NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 support by optional adaptor
• Precise Digital USB Fuse Design for Stronger Protection
• Anti-Sulfur Resistor Design
• Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD and 15KV Surge LAN Protection
• GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ with Q-Flash Plus USB port
• APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities

PERFORMANCE

Server-Class Digital Power Design

GIGABYTE X299 series motherboards use an all digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controllers and Smart Power Stage controllers. These 100% digital controllers offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard’s most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from their new Intel^® Core™ X-series CPUs.

Server Level Chokes

GIGABYTE X299 series motherboards feature Server Level Chokes.
• Server level reliability
• High current capacity
• New design reduces heat created by power loss and provides efficient power delivery to CPU VRM area.

Triple NVMe PCIe x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard

With a high-end platform that is already so feature-filled triple M.2 support is a rarity. X299 DESIGNARE EX Motherboard has focused on delivering this technology to enthusiasts who want to maximize their system’s potential. With Triple M.2s available on the X299 Series, configuring RAID Arrays have never been simpler.

Triple M.2 Thermal Guard

With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 drives—Thermal Guard. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from M.2 devices as it helps to reduce and dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard

Without M.2 Thermal Guard

Results and varies depending on test configuration

PERFORMANCE FUELED BY

OPTANE

The GIGABYTE X299 Platform is the first enthusiast platform that supports Intel’s latest Optane technology. Optane fuels storage performance by acting as a cache drive giving users a significant boost compared to traditional mechanical drives.

Armor

GIGABYTE X299 DESIGNARE EX is designed with an aggressive stance, but looks are just the beginning. The armor on the GIGABYTE X299 DESIGNARE EX is created to offer best-in-class performance while still staying cool.

Base Plate

GIGABYTE Motherboards are the perfect choice when starting your PC build. With an integrated base plate, GIGABYTE Motherboards give users a strong foundation to build their Gaming PC. With larger and heavier coolers, graphics cards, and even memory modules the GIGABYTE Base Plate is perfect to help support any enthusiast’s build while reducing cuts and stings from sharp areas of the motherboard.

I/O Shield Armor

With an integrated I/O shield building an GIGABYTE Gaming PC is even easier.* Gone are the days of realizing that the rear I/O was forgotten or lost.

* Integrated I/O Shields are only available on select GIGABYTE Motherboards

Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Support

Do More With Your Fastest CoresDirect your most critical workloads to your processor’s fastest cores with Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0.

Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is a combination of software and hardware that delivers more than 15% better single-threaded performance. Now available on select Intel^® Core™ X-series processor family for Intel^® X299 platforms.

COOLING

Smart Fan 5

With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

Fan pin header Fan/Water Pump pin header Temperature Sensors

Different models have different number of fan pin headers and temperature sensors. Smart Fan 5 function may vary by model.

Temperature Sensors

Hybrid Fan Headers

 Temperature Sensor Cable x 2

■ 9 Temperature Sensors
■ 8 Fan/Water Pump Connectors
■ All Fan Pin Headers Upgraded to Hybrid Fan Headers
■ Interoperable Fans and Sensors
■ Intuitive UI for Fan Control

Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops, based on readings from which sensor, and at what temperature—all of it can be customized to your liking.

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Hybrid Fan Pin Headers & Temperature Sensors

Assume complete control over your liquid cooling setup! Smart Fan 5 receives up-to-the-second information on flow-rate and water-temperature through the Hybrid Fan Pin Headers or external thermistor sensors—giving you absolute mastery over your PC.
• All Hybrid Fan Headers can automatically detect the type of cooling device whether it be fan or pump with different PWM or Voltage mode.
• Includes support for one High-Current Pump up to 3 Amps with built-in overcurrent protection—a must for high-end high current fans.

New Smart Fan 5 Software

Interoperable Sensors and Fans
Each fan can be customized to operate at different speeds according to any defined temperature source input (except the CPU fan).

Fan Curve
Customize fan curves based on specific temperatures with the intuitive graphical UI.

Choose from different modes, Quiet to Full Speed, to match your system usage scenario.
For each fan or pump, you can use the intuitive fan curve to define trigger thresholds and corresponding fan speeds.

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System Information Viewer

GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system’s behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.

CONNECTIVITY

Next Generation 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt™ 3

Dual Thunderbolt™ 3 – The fastest 40Gb/s single-wire connection

Powered by Intel’s own Thunderbolt controller the new Thunderbolt™ 3 protocol, which is available over two USB Type-C™ connectors on the back I/O of the GIGABYTE X299 DESIGNARE EX, brings an unprecedented single-wire bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s — twice more than the previous generation of Thunderbolt! This incredible increase in bandwidth is also accompanied with support for different protocols such as DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.1, which is backwards compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, opening up a world of new possibilities.

Daisy-chain Multiple Devices

Support for DisplayPort 1.2 makes Thunderbolt™ 3 a must have for any enthusiast. The X299 DESIGNARE EX is able to support two displays in 4K resolution at 60 FPS or one display in 5K resolution. In addition, Thunderbolt™ 3 over USB Type-C™ has revolutionary industry-first features such as Power Delivery 2.0, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 12 devices thanks to the X299 DESIGNARE EX’s dual USB Type-C™ ports.

Compatibility may vary according to system configuration and device specifications.

Dual Intel^® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software + Intel Wireless

Dual Intel^® Gigabit LAN features cFosSpeed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency and maintain low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in crowded LAN environments.

The Industry’s Leading Static-Electricity & Surge Protection

LIGHTING

RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs

With X299 Designare EX motherboard RGB Fusion is even better with Digital LEDs.* RGB Fusion offers users the option to control onboard and external LED light strips for their PC. Already feature filled with colors and patterns, RGB Fusion on X299 Designare EX motherboard is now upgraded with Digital LED support. With onboard options and external digital LED strips*, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles, and illuminations.

X299 Designare EX motherboard will support either 5v or 12v digital LED strips. RGB Fusion with Digital LEDs comes with 9 new patterns and 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.

Surround Lighting

Multi-light zones are equipped with high brightness RGB LEDs, namely the CPU, Memory, Armor, Audio, PCI-Express and Accent LED PCH Overlay. When it’s all set and done, your system will shine like never before.

 

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Specification

• • 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
  • Memory
    1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 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.)

  • Onboard Graphics

    Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

    1. 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors, 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.
  • Audio
    1. Realtek^® ALC1220 codec
    2. Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
    3. High Definition Audio
    4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    5. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. 2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Wireless Communication module
    1. Intel^® 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. 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.
       * Refer to “1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA^® SLI™ Configuration,” for the installation notices for the PCI Express x16 slots.

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

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

    	1-Way	2-Way	3-Way
    PCIEX16_1	∨(x16)	∨(x16)	∨(x8)
    PCIEX16_2	╳	∨(x16)	∨(x16)
    PCIEX8	╳	╳	∨(x8)

    ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

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

    	1-Way	2-Way	3-Way
    PCIEX16_1	∨(x16)	∨(x16)	∨(x8)
    PCIEX16_2	╳	∨(x8)	∨(x8)
    PCIEX8	╳	╳	∨(x8)

    ∨: Installed, ╳: Not Installed.

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

    	1-Way	2-Way
    PCIEX16_1	∨(x16)	∨(x8)
    PCIEX16_2	╳	∨(x8)

    ∨: Installed, ╳: 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 (6-core or above).
    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 (6-core or above).
  • Storage Interface

    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. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7)
    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 “1-10 Internal Connectors,” for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

    Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

    ASMedia^® ASM1061 chip:

    1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 2, 3), supporting AHCI mode only
  • USB

    Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

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

    Chipset+ASMedia^® USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:

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

    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. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 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 CPU fan header
    4. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
    5. 4 x system fan headers
    6. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
    7. 1 x digital LED strip header
    8. 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper
    9. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers
    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 Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
    17. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
    18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
    20. 1 x power button
    21. 1 x reset button
    22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
    23. 1 x OC button
    24. 2 x temperature sensor headers
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    3. 2 x DisplayPort In ports
    4. 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors (USB Type-C™ ports, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
    5. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
    6. 2 x RJ-45 ports
    7. 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
    8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
  • 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. 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.

    1. 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
       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
       V-Tuner
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. 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. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm