Gigabyte GA-X99-Designare EX

CPU

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011-3 package

2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

1. Intel^® X99 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
   * Support for up to 256 GB of system memory when using Registered DIMMs.
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.

2. 4 channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR4 3600(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3333(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133 MHz memory modules

4. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

5. Support for Registered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx4/2Rx4 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Audio

1. Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

Wireless Communication module

1. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

2. Bluetooth 4.2, 4.1, BLE, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR

3. Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

LAN

1. 2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

2. Support for Teaming

Expansion Slots

1. 3 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1~3)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16_1 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
   * The U2_32G_2 connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_2 slot. When the U2_32G_2 connector is populated, the PCIEX16_2 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
   * The M2_32G connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_3 slot. When the M2_32G connector is populated, the PCIEX16_3 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The SATA_EXPRESS connector shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. When the SATA_EXPRESS connector is populated, the PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode.

4. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
   (The PCIEX4 and PCIEX1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

5. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI)

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1. 1 x SATA Express connector

2. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5), supporting RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (sSATA3 0~3), supporting IDE and AHCI modes only
   (An operating system installed on the SATA3 0~5 ports cannot be used on the sSATA 0~3 ports.)

4. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)

5. 2 x U.2 connectors
   * When an i7-5820K or i7-6800K CPU is installed, the U2_32G_1 connector becomes unavailable.

USB

Chipset+Intel^® USB 3.1 controller:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel ŠŠ

Chipset+Renesas^® USB 3.0 Hubs:

1. 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel

2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB headers

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

4. 2 x U.2 connectors

5. 1 x SATA Express connector

6. 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

7. 1 x CPU fan header

8. 1 x water cooling fan/water cooling pump header (CPU_OPT_PUMP)

9. 2 x system fan headers

10. 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header (SYS_FAN3_PUMP)

11. 1 x front panel header

12. 1 x front panel audio header

13. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

14. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

15. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

16. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector

17. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

18. 1 x RGB LED strip extension cable header

19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2. 1 x DisplayPort In port

3. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

4. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

5. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

6. 5 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

7. 2 x RJ-45 ports

8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed detection

4. CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning

5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) fail warning

6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3. Support for DualBIOS™

4. Support for Q-Flash Plus
   * The USB flash drive used must be a USB 2.0 flash drive.

5. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   BIOS Setup
   Color Temperature
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   ON/OFF Charge
   Platform Power Management
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
   V-Tuner

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Smart Switch

4. Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology

3. cFosSpeed

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit

2. Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.