Back panel I/O ports
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
4 |
| USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity |
1 |
Internal I/O
| Number of M.2 (M) slots |
1 |
| Thunderbolt headers |
1 |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
10 |
| Number of SATA Express connectors |
1 |
| Number of EATX power connectors |
1 |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
8 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
2 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
Performance
| Component for |
PC |
| Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Y |
| Supported storage drive types |
SSD, HDD |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
Memory
| Supported memory types |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Number of memory slots |
8 |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Memory channels |
Quad |
| Unbuffered memory |
Y |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
16 MB |
| BIOS type |
UEFI AMI |
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
Processor special features
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
2.0 |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
3 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots |
2 |
Additionally
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Chipset |
Intel X99 |
Intel X99, DDR4, WLAN 802.11, Ethernet, BT 4.1, ATX
Strix is the newest recruit into the Republic of Gamers(ROG) — and ROG Strix X99 Gaming is the first ROG Strix motherboard. ROG Strix X99 delivers premier performance, innovation, and confident dynamism to release your inner rebel. The bold design and bright colors channel your spirit of fierce individualism, charging every gaming experience with thrilling energy. Want to dominate with epic speed and agility? Join the Republic with ROG Strix X99 Gaming!
<b>GAMING AESTHETICS
MIX AND MATCH RGB WITH COLOR DECALS</b>
Gaming is about your style, your personality, and your passion. ROG Strix X99 Gaming is the gaming motherboard that lets you inject passion to project your style and personality in full color!
<b>AURA LIGHTING CONTROL</b>
Customize your own favorite LED effects with Aura, the intuitive lighting-control software, to cast a stunning multi-color glow across your build via the motherboard's powerful built-in RGB LEDs or attached RGB strips via the onboard 4-pin header, or both — and in perfect synchronization! Fire up Aura and then enjoy the creative freedom of 10 different lighting schemes. You're even able to sync your lighting style with the ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable gear, and mix and match your Aura effects with the included color decals!
<b>AURA 4-PIN RGB-STRIP</b>
Forget the faff of external RGB controllers! With Aura RGB Strip header, it's quick and easy to cast brilliant colors across your rig and room: Just slide standard 12V RGB strips onto the 4-pin Aura RGB-strip headers, then weave your lighting any way you like.
<b>FLAWLESS AUDIO
THAT MAKES YOU PART OF THE GAME!</b>
ROG Strix X99 Gaming's truly immersive SupremeFX sound is so alive with realism that it hands you the vital competitive edge on every battlefield. With near-lossless delivery and exclusive Sonic Radar II technology to pinpoint enemies before they spot you, SupremeFX sounds stupendous — and puts both your ears and frags in front of everyone else!
<b>SUPREMEFX
SHIELDED AUDIO, SUPERIOR SOUND</b>
SupremeFX technology delivers high-fidelity, near-lossless audio no matter how frantic your game becomes. The purity and stability of the remarkable 115dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is assured, with a shielded design, electromagnetic-interference (EMI) cover and voltage-protected 5V power supply. Supreme FX's superior components, including the trusted Realtek ALC1150 codec, maximize acoustic performance and eliminate interference – so you hear only the very best from your gaming headset or speakers!
<b>TOP-SPEED PROTECTED NETWORKING</b>
Only the quickest shot survive, so ROG Strix X99 Gaming banishes lag — letting you annihilate your foes as fast as your trigger finger! Our engineers pack in only the best networking technology, including tournament-level Intel® Gigabit Ethernet and ASUS-exclusive LANGuard and GameFirst technologies to keep your connection fast, so always fire first and watch your enemies fall.
<b>Intel Gigabit Ethernet
More throughput, less CPU usage and great gaming experiences</b>
ROG Strix X99 Gaming features the very latest Intel Ethernet (I218-V) for faster, smoother gaming — always. Intel's LAN has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This significantly reduces the processor's workload, so there's more power for your game and your gameplay.
<b>level-up Performance</b>
Maxed-out performance means maximum gaming thrills, and with ASUS exclusive OC socket and AI Suite 3's dashboard-style control panel, you'll fine-tune almost every aspect of your ROG Strix X99 Gaming -based system. Get the best balance between performance, cooling, stability, efficiency and aesthetics — all via a simple and intuitive interface.
<b>Ultra-Fast Gaming Connectivity</b>
With the fastest 802.11 ac MU-MIMO Wi-Fi, the newest U.2 socket for lightning-speed NVM Express devices and the pace and convenience of reversible USB 3.1 Type-C, Strix X99 kicks every game into top gear.
<b>GAMING GRAPHICS3-Way SLI™ /CrossFireX™ SUPPORTS</b>
With support for both NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD CrossFireX™ 2/3-WAY configurations, ROG Strix X99 Gaming motherboards enable multi-GPU setups so you can harness the full power of the latest graphics technologies to drive games at 4K and beyond.
<b>GAMER'S GUARDIAN FOR REAL-WORLD PROTECTION</b>
Protect your back in the game and let ROG Strix X99 Gaming protect all sides in the real world! Motherboard self-protection with loads of brilliant defenses, including our unique smart DIY features ensures long-term gaming is in your future.
