ASUS Prime X299-DELUXE II, Intel X299 Motherboard - Socket 2066 [90MB0ZB0-M0EAY0]

- 8x USB 3.0 (4x Type-A / 4x internal) & 4x USB 2.0 (2x internal)
- 3x M.2 (PCIe 3.0x4) / 8x SATA 6G
- 8x DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM (128GB max with 28 and 44 lane CPUs)
- Includes Wi-Fi AC & 5G LAN support
- ASUS LED Strip Header and Aura Sync RGB LED Lighting
- Freely configurable LiveDash OLED display for system monitoring

The ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE II in detail
The ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE II is an extensively equipped enthusiast motherboard in ATX format. It is suitable for extreme overclockers and power users who have chosen an X299 & Skylake X or Kaby Lake X pair. The visually powerful board has three slot-safe PCIe x16 slots, two of which are connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. The other is electrically connected to eight data lines. This allows NVIDIA 3-way SLI or AMD 3-way CrossFireX configurations when using a 28- or 44-lane CPU.

Equipped with a total of eight DIMM slots for DDR4 memory, a CPU with 28 or 44 data lines can use all slots in quad-channel mode and up to a maximum capacity of 128 GB. A 16-lane CPU supports dual-channel operation of four slots with a maximum capacity of 64 GB. Officially DDR4 modules with up to 2133 MHz can be used, whereby overclocking also allows much higher clock rates of up to 4266 MHz.

For disks, the board provides a very comprehensive set of three M.2 slots for particularly fast NVMe-M.2 SSDs and eight SATA-6G ports for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard disks and SSDs (including RAID support) available. Two of the M.2 ports are located between the PCIe slots and are equipped with heatsinks for passive cooling. Both are suitable for PCIe SSDs with 110 millimeters in length. One of them also supports M.2 flash memory with SATA connectivity.

A third M.2 slot is located next to the DIMM slots and allows the installation of a corresponding flash drive perpendicular to the motherboard. The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and, in combination with the NVMe protocol, enable a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. The vertical M.2 slot is only activated in combination with an Intel Core X processor with more than six cores.

External connections
There are many useful ports on the I / O panel of this performance motherboard. In addition to two Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.1 Type C ports, the board has four additional Type A USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports for input devices, one of which can be used as a BIOS flashback. For unrestricted network connectivity, the ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE II also has two RJ45 ports, one of which offers 5 Gigabit LAN, thanks to the Aquantia AQC111C chipset, and fast wireless AC with two antenna ports for a lag-free gaming experience. To enable experience. The Realtek S1220A codec and the five audio ports, complemented by an optical S / PDIF output, ensure decent sound.

Other features
Special features of the ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE II include extensive water cooling monitoring capabilities and ASUS Aura Sync RGB LED lighting. In addition to the lighting zones directly on the board, addressable LED strips can also be connected and controlled via the Aura Sync software. In addition, the board offers a freely configurable, two-inch OLED display, including the display of CPU and fan vital data, just below the CPU socket. The motherboard has seven connections for fans and pumps on the board. In addition, the motherboard comes with an expansion card, the Fan Extension Card II, with another six fan connections, so that the user has a total of 13 ports available.

Technical details:
- format
- ATX form factor (30.5 x 24.4 cm)
- chipset
- Intel X299 ("Lewisburg")
- Base:
- 2066 (for Intel CPUs of the Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X generation)
- R.A.M:
- 8x DDR4 (Skylake-X: DDR4-2.133, up to 128GB with a 44 or 28-lane CPU)
- 4x DDR4 (Kaby Lake-X: DDR4-2.133, up to 64GB with a 16-lane CPU)
- Quad-Channel (Skylake-X; supports CPUs with 44 or 28 lanes)
- Dual Channel (Kaby Lake-X, supports 16-lane CPUs)
- Slots (physical):
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x16)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 3-way SLI * (triple GPU), 3-way CrossFireX * (triple GPU)
- 2x PCIe 3.0x1

Internal connections:
- 8x SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 - SATA & PCIe 3.0 x4)
- 2x M.2 (M-Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 - PCIe 3.0 x4)
- 2x USB 3.1 (1 header)
- 4x USB 3.0 (two headers)
- 2x USB 2.0 (one header)
- 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
- 1x CPU OPT Fan Connector (4-Pin)
- 3x chassis fan (4-pin)
- 1x W_PUMP + 1 (4-pin)
- 1x AIO_PUMP (4-pin)
- 1x VROC_HW_Key
- 1x 3-pin addressable LED strip header
- 2x 4-pin LED strip header
- 1x MemOK! II
- 1x temperature sensor
- 1x CPU OV
- 1x power-on
- 1x reset
- 1x Clear CMOS
- 1x Node Connector
- 1x USB BIOS flashback
- 1x Q code
External connections:
- 2x Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C)
- 4x USB 3.0 (Type-A)
- 2x USB 2.0 (Type-A)
- 2x RJ45 LAN port (1x 5 Gb / s, Aquantia AQC111C 5G, Blue & 1x 1 Gb / s, Intel I219V, Black)
- 2x WiFi antenna port (Intel Wireless AC 9260, 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac, 2.4 / 5 GHz, Bluetooth 5.0)
- 1x optical S / PDIF output
- 5x audio (Realtek S1220A)
Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin EATX
- 2x 8-pin EATX 12V