ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe Motherboard
26th June 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$499.99 USASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe Motherboard - Cooler Performance and Temperatures
The Core-X series processors don't only consume higher power, they also release huge amounts of heat. It's well know that Intel is using a TIM based solution between the IHS and die rather than a proper soldered solution like AMD uses on Ryzen. Intel used proper soldered designs on their last generation HEDT processors but they have done away with it. This will lead to improper dissipation of heat resulting in higher temperatures. I had to use the highest end liquid cooling solution for proper testing. Even a triple fan Cryorig R1 Ultimate air cooler wasn't able to cool these beasts down so I had to put the Corsair H115i over these bad boys. Results can be seen below:
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News Source: ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe Official Page
The ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe is a true high-end desktop board that looks gorgeous, features tons of connectivity and I/O options and has decent overclocking potential. ASUS just needs to sort out their BIOS which is very buggy at the moment and can result in higher power draws and performance deficit in various applications with the Core-X processors.
- Beautiful Design
- Tons of Features
- Tons of Connectivity and I/O Option
- Supports all Intel Core-X processors
- Fast DDR4-4000+ MHz Memory Support
- 5 GHz band for wireless connectivity
- On-board audio is very high quality
- Dual Ethernet LAN ports are a plus for HEDT users
- M.2 heatsink provides decent cooling on PCI-e NVMe storage devices
- RGB Lighting looks great, ASUS keeps things modest here
Pros
- X299 Platform Not Fully Optimized At The Moment
- Power Delivery System Is a mess, New BIOS may fix
- VRM Heatsink is inefficient at cooling
- Very buggy BIOS, new release is expected
- Requires good cooling systems for optimal working
Cons
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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