New X999 chipset motherboards from ASUS has finally landed on our shores and it comes with three families, Prime, TUF and ROG. The ROG will come in three variants, the Rampage VI Extream made for machines that utilise liquid cooling and ultra-fast networking, the Rampage VI Apex targets overclocking enthusiasts, and the Strix X299-E provides gamers with powerful tuning, cooling, and personalization options.
For those of you that love liquid cooling, the ROG motherboards will come with dedicated pump headers for custom loops and all-in-one coolers and intelligent fan controls. Sensor grouping allows your cooling system to detect different loads on selected graphics cards.
Thanks to the Aura Sync ecosystem, all the LEDs on the board and LED strips installed into the casing will work in harmony with each other and the newest SupremeFX integrated audio will provide enhanced recording quality for streamers that want their voices to come out clearly.
The I/O ports you will get include, USB 3.1 Gen2 with Type-C ports, internal headers with speeds up to 10Gbps, onboard WiFI and Intel Gigabit networking, you can also add Intel’s new Optane Memory as a high-speed cache.
As for the Prime family, it will come with extensive overclocking and cooling options for both UEFI and software. With the 5-way Optimisation, it can intelligently overclock your system and tune the cooling based on the characteristics of your components. There are also multiple headers for LEDenthusiasts which is supported by the Auro Sync products and comes with dedicated headers for all-in-one liquid coolers and stand-alone pumps. The Prime motherboard also supports three-way graphics configurations and the x16 slots are reinforced with the SafeSlot technology to prevent damage. For sound, it will utilise the Realtek S1220A codec paired with an amplifier and premium components that produce crystal clear sounds.
Finally, is the TUF motherboards which use tougher components than conventional motherboards giving you more balance on what you will use these motherboards for.
Keeping its profile low-key, the new boards minimises RGB lighting to concentrate on different areas.
Both ROG Strix X299-E Gaming and X299 TUF Mark 2 are available for sale in Malaysia for RM1,735 and RM1,318 respectively with the other models releasing in the near future. For more information on these and other ASUS products, visit their official site here.
