ASUS Prime X299 Deluxe Motherboard
26th June 2017Type
MotherboardPrice
$499.99 USASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe Motherboard- Unboxing
The ASUS PRIME X299 Deluxe motherboard comes inside a hefty, rectangular shaped package. This package is very heavy compared to some normal motherboards but it shows that ASUS has packed a lot of goodies aside from the board inside the box.
The Front has various marketing material. The board name is listed boldly on the front along with the company title "ASUS - In Search of Incredible". There are other marketing logos that include Intel X299 Inside, Intel Core-X series, NVIDIA SLI, AMD Crossfire, dts Connect, dts Headphone, ASUS Aura Sync and 3D Printing Friendly Design.
The back of the box contains all the marketing details along with product specifications. Most of the marketing tags have already been detailed by us in the “Features” section above. As can be seen, this board is loaded in features.
There's even a flip cover on the front that reveals motherboard specific features that are scattered across the product. Some of these include Front USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, Wi-Fi 802.11ad (WiGig), M.2 heatsink, LiveDash OLED, AURA Sync, U.2/M.2 and Realtek S1220A audio codec featuring crystal sound 3.
The motherboard is housed in a separate compartment within the box. You can note that the Anti static shielding is covering the motherboard to protect it from electrical and static shocks during shipping.
Out of the box, the motherboard is a very elegantly designed product. It's surprising that ASUS has managed to cram so much stuff inside a standard ATX form factor. The motherboard comes with a lot of goodies that we are going to talk about but first, let's take a look at the accessories that are included inside the package.
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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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