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X399 DESIGNARE EX (Rev. 1.0)

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Specifications

  • CPU
  • SocketTR4:
    1. AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processor
    (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
  • Chipset
    1. AMD X399
  • Memory
    1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
    2. Quad channel memory architecture
    3. Support for DDR4 3600+*(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 2933(O.C.)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz memory modules
      * Recommend to use a 1st Gen. Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processor to achieve 3600MHz (O.C.) speed.
    4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
    5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
    6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
    (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
  • Audio
    1. Realtek® ALC1220 codec
    2. Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
    3. High Definition Audio
    4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
    5. Support for S/PDIF Out
  • LAN
    1. 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
  • Wireless Communication module
    1. Intel® 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.
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
    2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
      (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
    3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
      (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
  • Multi-Graphics Technology
    1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
    2. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
  • Storage Interface
    1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)(M2Q_32G)
    2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
    3. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
  • USB
  • CPU:
    1. 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
    Chipset:
    1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
    2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
    3. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
    4. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
    5. 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    4. 1 x CPU fan header
    5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
    6. 4 x system fan headers
    7. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
    8. 1 x digital LED strip header
    9. 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper
    10. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headerss
    11. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
    12. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    13. 1 x front panel header
    14. 1 x front panel audio header
    15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    16. 1 x USB Type-C™ header with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
    17. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
    18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
    20. 1 x power button
    21. 1 x reset button
    22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
    23. 2 x temperature sensor headers
    24. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
    3. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
    4. 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
    5. 2 x RJ-45 ports
    6. 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
    7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    8. 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. Voltage detection
    2. Temperature detection
    3. Fan speed detection
    4. Water cooling flow rate detection
    5. Overheating warning
    6. Fan fail warning
    7. Fan speed control
      * Whether the fan (pump) 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
      AutoGreen
      BIOS Setup
      Color Temperature
      Cloud Station
      EasyTune
      Fast Boot
      Game Boost
      ON/OFF Charge
      RGB Fusion
      Smart Backup
      Smart Keyboard
      Smart TimeLock
      Smart HUD
      System Information Viewer
      USB Blocker
      USB DAC-UP 2
      V-Tuner
    2. Support for Q-Flash
    3. Support for Xpress Install
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
    2. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
    3. cFosSpeed
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Windows 10 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.
    • CPU
    • SocketTR4:
      1. AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processor
      (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
    • Chipset
      1. AMD X399
    • Memory
      1. 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB of system memory
      2. Quad channel memory architecture
      3. Support for DDR4 3600+*(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 2933(O.C.)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz memory modules
        * Recommend to use a 1st Gen. Ryzen™ Threadripper™ processor to achieve 3600MHz (O.C.) speed.
      4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
      5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
      6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
      (Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
    • Audio
      1. Realtek® ALC1220 codec
      2. Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
      3. High Definition Audio
      4. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
      5. Support for S/PDIF Out
    • LAN
      1. 2 x Intel® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    • Wireless Communication module
      1. Intel® 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.
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
      2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2)
        (The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
      3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
        (The PCIEX4 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
    • Multi-Graphics Technology
      1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
      2. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
    • Storage Interface
      1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)(M2Q_32G)
      2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
      3. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
    • USB
    • CPU:
      1. 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
      Chipset:
      1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
      2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
      3. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
      4. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
      5. 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 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      4. 1 x CPU fan header
      5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
      6. 4 x system fan headers
      7. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
      8. 1 x digital LED strip header
      9. 1 x digital LED strip power select jumper
      10. 2 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip headerss
      11. 3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
      12. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
      13. 1 x front panel header
      14. 1 x front panel audio header
      15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
      16. 1 x USB Type-C™ header with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
      17. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
      18. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
      19. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
      20. 1 x power button
      21. 1 x reset button
      22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
      23. 2 x temperature sensor headers
      24. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
      2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
      3. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
      4. 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
      5. 2 x RJ-45 ports
      6. 2 x MMCX antenna connectors (2T2R)
      7. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
      8. 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. Voltage detection
      2. Temperature detection
      3. Fan speed detection
      4. Water cooling flow rate detection
      5. Overheating warning
      6. Fan fail warning
      7. Fan speed control
        * Whether the fan (pump) 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
        AutoGreen
        BIOS Setup
        Color Temperature
        Cloud Station
        EasyTune
        Fast Boot
        Game Boost
        ON/OFF Charge
        RGB Fusion
        Smart Backup
        Smart Keyboard
        Smart TimeLock
        Smart HUD
        System Information Viewer
        USB Blocker
        USB DAC-UP 2
        V-Tuner
      2. Support for Q-Flash
      3. Support for Xpress Install
    • Bundled Software
      1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
      2. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
      3. cFosSpeed
    • Operating System
      1. Support for Windows 10 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.

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