ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1, Intel X299 motherboard socket 2066 [90MB0U00-M0EAY0]

The ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 at a glance:

3 x PCIe (3.0) x16 (2 x x16 / 1 x x8)
3 × USB 3.1 (1 × Type C / 1 × Type A / 1 × internal)
8 × USB 3.0 (4 × Type A / 4 × Internal) & 6 × USB 2.0 (4 × Type A / 2 × Internal)
1 × M.2 (SATA 6G & PCIe 3.0 x4) / 1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 8 × SATA 6G
8 × DIMM slots for DDR4-RAM (max. 128 GB with 28 or 44 Lane CPU)
Asus Q-Design Armor & Q-LED RGB lighting
TUF Detective app for control and monitoring via Bluetooth
The ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 in detail

The ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 is a fully-featured, high-performance ATX-format motherboard designed for players who have chosen an X299- & Skylake-X or Kaby Lake-X team. The stylish, black board with titanium-colored cooling elements has three PCIe x16 slots, two of which are connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes and one electrically connected to eight data lines. This makes it possible to use 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, all CPUs with 28 or 44 data lines can be used in quad-channel mode and up to a maximum capacity of 128 GB. A CPU with 16 lanes supports the dual-channel operation of four slots with a maximum capacity of 64 GB. Officially, DDR4 modules with up to 2.666 MHz can be used, whereby after overclocking also much higher clock rates with up to 4,000 Mhz are possible!

For data carriers, the board provides an extensive set-up with two M.2 slots for particularly fast NVE-M.2 SSDs as well as eight SATA-6G connectors for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drives and SSDs ( Including RAID support). The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and thus enable a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s in combination with the NVMe protocol. Thus, M.2 PCIe SSDs are up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!
External connections

On the I / O panel mainboards there are numerous useful connections, which should make life easier for the user. In addition to a new type of USB 3.1 port, which is particularly thin and can be plugged in at both ends, the board has a further, downward compatible USB 3.1 port. Thanks to the ASMedia 3142 USB 3.1 controller, even maximum speeds of up to 16 Gbps are achieved, which is more than three times as fast as conventional USB 3.0 connections. Of course the board also has four USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports for input devices and other gaming peripherals.

The ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 also has an Intel Gigabit LAN port for unrestricted network connections. The Realtek ALC1220 Codec and the five audio ports, which are supplemented by an optical S / PDIF digital output, provide for neat sound.
Other equipment

The special features of the ASUS TUF X299 MARK 1 include numerous mechanical stabilisations as well as the Asus Q-Design, which visually enhances the board for case-modding projects and unites armor and cooling elements. The Thermal Armor and M.2 Heatsink cool air directly to hot components, while the 40-millimeter fan helps keep the operating temperature of the SSDs low. In addition, the Board Aura offers sync RGB LED lighting and helpful overclocking tools as well as the TUF Detective 2 App, which allows you to change and monitor system settings via Bluetooth.

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:
8 × DDR4 (Skylake-X: DDR4-2.666, up to 128 GB with a CPU with 44 or 28 lanes)
4 × DDR4 (Kabylake-X: DDR4-2.666, up to 64 GB with a CPU with 16 lanes)
Quad-Channel (Skylake-X, supported on CPUs with 44 or 28 lanes)
Dual-Channel (Kabylake-X, supported on CPUs with 16 lanes)
Slots (physical):
2 × PCIe 3.0 x16
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x8)
Compatible Multi-VGA configurations: 3-Way-SLI * (Quad-GPU), 3-Way-CrossFireX * (Quad-GPU)
2 × PCIe 3.0 x4
Internal connections:
8 × SATA 6G
1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/2260/2280/110)
1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA, 2242/2260/2280)
1 × USB 3.1 (Type C)
4 × USB 3.0 (two headers)
2 × USB 2.0 (two headers)
2 × CPU fan (4-pin)
5 × System Fan (4-pin)
1 × system fan / pump connection (4-pin)
1 × H: _AMP Fan Connector
1 × VROC_HW_Key
1 × CPU OPT-Fan Connector
1 × Assistant Fan Connector
2 × LED header
1 × front panel header
1 × Thermal Sensor Connector
1 × Thunderbolt Connector
1 × Power Button
1 × Clear CMOS jumper
1 × MemOk! button
External connections:
1 × USB 3.1 (Type C)
1 × USB 3.1 (Type-A)
4 × USB 3.0 (Type-A)
4 × USB 2.0 (Type-A)
1 × TUF Detective USB port
2 × RJ45 LAN port (Intel I219V & I211)
1 × BIOS Flashback button
5 × Audio (Realtek ALC1220) 1 × Optical S / PDIF digital output
Power supply:
1 × 24-pin EATX
1 × 8-pin ATX 12V
1 × 4-pin ATX 12V