New gigabyte x299 motherboard

The new GIGABYTE X299-WU8 motherboard has a total of seven full-length PCIe 3.0 slots, with stainless steel protection, plus full support for Nvidia Quadro graphics cards and server-grade networking.

GIGABYTE X299-WU8 features

The crux of the GIGABYTE X299-WU8 includes the implementation of two Broadcom PLX8747 PCIe switches. This allows the board to work on x16 / x16 / x16 / x16 or x16 / x8 / x8 / x8 / x8 / x8 / x8, for GPU or FPGA or other PCIe accelerators. GIGABYTE X299-WU8 is based on Intel X299 HEDT chipset and, according to the list of supported CPUs on GIGABYTE website, it seems ready for the new Intel Basin Falls Skylake-X update, like new i9-9980XE processor 18 cores. The GIGABYTE X299-WU8 features dual 8-pin 12-pin CPU power inputs, a 24-pin 12V ATX ​​motherboard power input, and a single 6-pin PCIe power input for slots PCIe.

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The memory support is provided with eight slots, giving users the ability to install up to 128GB UDIMMs. Official specs establish support for up to DDR4-2666 based on Skylake-X processor specifications, but the official QVL memory compatibility list shows compatibility with DDR4-4000 by using XMP 2.0 profiles. Gigabyte X299-WU8 conforms to CEB form factor which is similar to E-ATX.

Along the bottom edge of the PCB boards we find a debug LED, a power switch, a reset switch, and a transparent CMOS switch, all located next to each other. Additionally, there are two full RGB LED headers that support RGBW LEDs and runs in conjunction with GIGABYTE RGB Fusion software .

Focusing on storage, there are a total of eight SATA ports with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. In addition to this, there is a single PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA capable M.2 slot that allows drives up to M.2 2280 to be installed. This board is also certified ready for support with Intel's Optane memory modules.

GIGABYTE X299-WU8 uses two Intel-based Gigabit LAN ports with the exact drivers currently unconfirmed, but will most likely allow teaming up between the LAN. Integrated audio is facilitated by five 3.5mm audio jacks and a single S / PDIF optical output due to the inclusion of a Realtek ALC1220-VB HD audio codec. It also offers two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports with one Type A and one Type C present, with six additional USB 3.1 Gen1 Type A ports and two other USB 2.0 ports. To finish off the back panel of the X299-WU8, there is a PS / 2 keyboard and mouse combination port.

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