Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard
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$449.99 USGigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Features
The Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme is the flagship variant of the the AORUS X399 family. The board is literally a beast, featuring a stunning black and silver colored brushed aluminum frame. It comes in the E-ATX form factor and carries a price of $449.99 US which puts it in the leauge of the most costly X399 motherboards available in the market. That said, there are only two refershed X399 designs in the market with the AORUS Xtreme being one of. them. It has a design unlike any of the previous X399 motherboards so to say the price is justified would be correct for this specific board.
Gigabyte was the first to introduce proper aluminum fin-based heatsinks on their X470 AORUS Gaming 7 motherboards. They are going to deliver a much beefier solution on their AORUS Extreme motherboard. The board makes use of a 10+3 phase PWM supply which gets power through dual 8-Pin EPS connectors. The entire PWM area is covered by this huge set of heatsinks which are interconnected via a solid heat pipe.
The AMD TR4 socket is surrounded by eight DDR4 DIMM slots (4 on each side). In terms of storage, the motherboard has 6 SATA III ports. In terms of expansion options, the board has four PCI-e 3.0 x16 slots, a single PCI-e 3.0 x1 slot, and three M.2 slots, all of which are covered by Gigabyte’s M.2 heatsink solution. The Ryzen Threadripper processors are designed to offer 64 PCIe lanes but to power, so much expansion devices is another thing. Gigabyte takes care of that by adding a single 6-pin power connector just for that.
The I/O is covered by a large shroud which embeds Gigabyte’s RGB LEDs. The PCH also has a distinct heatsink cover which embeds the AORUS logo and displays RGB lighting. I/O options are very powerful and extensive on this motherboard which includes three LAN ports (10G), 8 USB 3.0 ports, two USB 3.1 ports (Type A and Type C), two Wireless antennas, Power and Reset switches, and a 7.1 channel HD audio jack powered by ESS Sabre HiFi solution.
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Gigabyte X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Features:
- Supports AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen Threadripper and 1st Generation Ryzen Threadripper Processors
- Quad Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs, Up to 3600MHz+(OC)/ 3466MHz+(OC)
- Server-Class Digital Power PWM Design & Ultra Durable Solid Pin Power Connectors
- Cutting-edge Thermal Design with Fins-Array Heatsink and Direct Touch Heatpipe
- 4-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
- Triple Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with Triple Thermal Guard
- Dual Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator + AQUANTIA 10GbE BASE-T LAN
- ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB(Rear)/ 110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with ESS 9118 SABRE HiFi DAC
- Intel Dual Band 802.11ac WIFI + Bluetooth 4.2
- RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show Design, Supports Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
- Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
- Precise Digital USB Fuse Design for Stronger Protection
- Ultra Durable NanoCarbon Base Plate & I/O Shield Armor
- Rear Power/Reset/Clear CMOS Buttons
- APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities
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For all builders who are buying a $1000+ Ryzen Threadripper processor, the AORUS X399 Xtreme is a perfect choice for you new enthusiast and workstation environment.
- 10+3 Phase IR Digital PWM Power Supply (Server Level MOSFETs and Chokes)
- Dual 8-Pin Power Connectors For Unrestricted Power Delivery to CPU
- Proper Aluminum Fin Based heatsinks with heat pipe interconnection
- Supports Up To 128 GB of DDR memory with speeds of 3600 MHz+ OC
- Stunning Design With Brushed Aluminum Accents and Full Cover Backplate
- Ultra Durable Nano Carbon Base Plate
- Active (Dual-Fan) cooling Within the IO cover
- Impressive RGB Fusion Lighting Capabilities With Good Software Support
- Triple Heatsink For Triple M.2 Ports
- Metal Shielded PCIe Slots
- Metal Shielded DIMM Slots
- Metal Shielded M.2 Slots
- Metal Shielded Power Connectors
- Integrated Intel 802.11 ac Wireless capabilities
- 10G Ethernet Port (Aquantia) + Dual LAN ports
- ESS Sabre HiFi Sound (Superb onboard sound capabilities)
- Tons of USB 3.1 Gen 1 and Gen 2 ports on rear panel IO
- Pre-mounted IO Shield
- Internal USB 3.1 Gen 2 Header
- Dual BIOS for easy tuning if anything goes haywire
Pros
- Very High Price ($449.99 US)
- Not The Best UEFI BIOS
- Can consume a lot of power when CPUs (especially the WX models) are overclocked beyond 4 GHz
Cons
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