Gigabyte announces x399 aorus pro motherboard for amd threadripper

A new motherboard joins Gigabyte's X399 AORUS series, the X399 AORUS PRO. This is another addition to its AMD Threadripper compatible product line, with a somewhat more modest model than the 'Gaming 7', but nevertheless it is a motherboard with many features.

Gigabyte announces X399 AORUS Pro motherboard

The motherboard VRM uses fourth-generation digital PWM controllers and server-class third-generation power integrated circuits. These are, of course, under heat sinks to keep temperatures under control at all times.

The CPU socket in the center of the motherboard is flanked by eight DDR4 DIMM slots (four on each side), supporting up to 128GB of DDR4 memory.

$ 150 cheaper than the X399 AORUS XTREME

In terms of connectivity, there are eight SATA3 6G ports and three free M.2 slots for NVMe PCIe or SATA SSDs. These M.2 slots are directly connected to the available lanes of the CPU. This means that it will run faster than those connected via the chipset. Two of these M.2 slots support a form factor of up to 22110 M.2, while the only 2280 M.2 form factor slot comes with a heatsink.

On board we have a USB 3.1 Gen 1 with a USB 3.1 Gen 2 header. There are also two additional USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. One of them is a Type A and the other a Type C. Meanwhile, eight other USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports are located on the rear I / O.

There is also a Gigabit Ethernet port available through the Intel i211AT GbE LAN. As for the audio subsystem, it uses a Realtek ALC1220 120dB HD audio codec.

The X399 AORUS Pro motherboard has a retail price of $ 279, which is approximately $ 150 cheaper than the X399 AORUS XTREME model.

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