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ASRock X299 Killer SLI/ac Motherboard Review

by Bartosz Waluk01191

Specifications and Features

  • Unique Feature
    ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
    ASRock Super Alloy
    – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
    – Premium 60A Power Choke
    – Dr. MOS
    – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)
    – I/O Armor
    – Matte Black PCB
    – High-Density Glass Fabric PCB
    ASRock 802.11ac WiFi
    ASRock Steel Slots
    ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
    ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
    ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
  • CPU
    – Supports Intel® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for the LGA 2066 Socket
    – Digi Power design
    – 11 Power Phase design
    – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
    – Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III

    *Please note that the 4-Core processors only support Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0.

  • Chipset

    – Intel® X299

  • Memory
    – Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
    – 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
    – Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)* / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
    – Supports non-ECC RDIMM (Registered DIMM)**
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB***
    – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
    – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

    *The maximum memory frequency supported may vary by processor type.

    **Due to Intel® microcode updates, RDIMM is not supported with BIOS version 1.40 or above.

    ***Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

  • BIOS
    – 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
    – Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
    – ACPI 6.1 Compliant wake-up events
    – SMBIOS 3.0 Support
    – CPU, DRAM, VPPM, VTTM, PCH 1.0V, VCCMPHY, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCSFR, VCCPLL, CLK VDD, PEGRCOMP Voltage Multi-adjustment
  • Graphics

    – n/a

  • Audio
    – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
    – Premium Blu-ray Audio support
    – Supports Surge Protection
    – Supports Purity Sound™ 4
    – Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
    – 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
    – TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
    – Pure Power-In
    – Direct Drive Technology
    – PCB isolate shielding
    – Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
    – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
    – 15μ Gold Audio Connector
    – Supports DTS Connect
  • LAN
    – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
    – Giga PHY Intel® I219V
    – Supports Wake-On-LAN
    – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
    – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
    – Supports PXE
  • Wireless LAN
    – Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)
    – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
    – Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
    – Supports high-speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
    – Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High-speed class II
  • Slots
    – 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots*
    – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot**
    – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™***
    – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™***
    – 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
    – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE3)

    *If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/x16/x8.
    If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/x8/x0.
    If you install CPU with 16 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/x0/x0 or x8/x4/x8/x0.
    Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks**If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).***3-Way CrossFireX™ and 3-Way SLI™ are only supported with CPU with 44 lanes. 

  • Storage
    – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
    – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
    – 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_3), support M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

    *If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.
    If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled.
    If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 will be disabled.
    If M2_3 is occupied by a PCIe-type M.2 device, SATA3_4, SATA3_5, SATA3_6 and SATA3_7 will be disabled.**If PCIE4 slot is occupied, M2_2 slot will support M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
    Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology
    Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
    Supports ASRock U.2 Kit 

  • Connector
    – 1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header
    – 1 x TPM Header
    – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
    – 2 x RGB LED Headers*
    – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)**
    – 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)***
    – 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
    – 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)****
    – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
    – 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
    – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
    – 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)*****
    – 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)

    *Support up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

    **The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

    ***The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

    ****The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
    CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 can auto-detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

    *****The Thunderbolt™ AIC card can be installed in the enabled PCIe slot (depending on CPU type).

  • Rear Panel I/O
    – 2 x Antenna Ports
    – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
    – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
    – 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
    – 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
    – HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
  • Software and UEFI
    Software
    – ASRock A-Tuning
    – ASRock RGB LED
    – ASRock APP Charger
    – ASRock XFast LAN
    UEFI
    – ASRock EZ Mode
    – ASRock Full HD UEFI
    – ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
    – ASRock Instant Flash
    – ASRock Internet Flash
    – ASRock Crashless BIOS
    – ASRock UEFI System Browser
    – ASRock UEFI Tech Service
    – ASRock Easy RAID Installer

    *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

     

  • Support CD

    – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

  • Accessories
    – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
    – 4 x SATA Data Cables
    – 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
    – 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
    – 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
    – 3 x Screws for Ultra M.2 Sockets
  • Hardware Monitor
    – Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA, VCCSFR
  • Form Factor
    – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
    – 8 Layer PCB
  • OS

    – Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit

  • Certifications
    – FCC, CE
    – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

 

Bartosz Waluk aka Woomack is from Poland. He's been interested in computer hardware and extreme overclocking for over 20 years. Bart also has over 17 years of experience in IT, which includes sales, technical support, and computer building ... but not only. He joined the Funky Kit team in January 2013.

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