ASUS Sabertooth X99 Review - Gaming Motherboard
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ASUS is one of the quality of potential excellence as it is one of the leading manufacturer of hardware in the IT industry.ASUS is specialized in laptops, desktops, networking equipments, graphic cards, video cards, multimedia products, mobile phones and also in 'Motherboards'.ASUS is the maker of world's best-selling and most award-winning motherboards and this time ASUS released its greatest creation "The ASUS Sabertooth X-99 Motherboard".
The Sabertooth X-99 motherboard was presented by ASUS at CeBIT 2015 which is an IT show and a conference programme that showcases product innovations from all over the world. The Sabertooth X-99 has a robust design and also having some of the gaming and overclocking capabilities.The Sabertooth X-99 comes with the TUF(The Ultimate Force) which is supported by the last longer 5 years of warranty i.e.,2 years more than the other motherboards. The front and back panel of the motherboard is same as that of its predecessor to maintain its tradition and it also provides protection against the dust for the unused slots.
The rear panel is slightly modified and now a new function is introduced that provides an airflow through the radiators of cooling holes power section.Although the appearance of 'USB 3.1 type-A' ports which are in turquoise color is awesome and they are managed by the ASMedia controller, due to USB 3.1 ports the data transfer speed is increased.
Another new quality in the ASUS Sabertooth X99 is the TUF (The Ultimate Force)Detective tool, which is a combination of hardware and software that is combined with a connection from the rear USB ports to a particular application on your smartphone, by using this application you can easily turn on the computer, restart it , clear the CMOS, check voltages and clock speeds. This new feature is quite similar as ROG Connect (gaming motherboards series), but this time ASUS's main focus is on smartphones and tablets, and ignoring the OC.
The Sabertooth X-99 has fabulous fan speed settings to 11 onboard headers, in which the each header works with both three- and four-pin spinners. These headers are supported by 12 temperature sensors and controlled by a dedicated chip. Asus claims that the hardware-based fan controller needs only one second to repond to changes, regardless of the system load. Also, the electrostatic protection for the input-output ports which are on the back panel is improved.It is interesting that ASUS claims that Sabertooth X99 is the first consumer desktop motherboard that offers full support for storage devices for all NVM Express, including M.2 and SFF-8639 through the mini-SAS HD expansion card or ‘Hyper Kit’.This all are the benefits of PCIe 3.0 x4.
"COMPLETE""SPECIFICATIONS"
TUF Sabertooth X99Processor/CPU socket:-
New Intel® Core™ i7 processors on LGA 2011-v3 socket
Chipset:-
Intel® X99 Express
Memory:-
8 x DIMMs, up to a maximum of 64GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz
Quad-channel memory architecture
Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) supported
Expansion slots:-
40-lane processor:-
3 x PCI Express® 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x16/x16, triple at x16/x16/x8)
1 x PCI Express® 2.0 x4 slot (maximum x2 mode, compatible with PCIe® x1 and x2 devices)
1 x PCI Express® 2.0 x1 slot
28-lane processor:
3 x PCI Express® 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16, dual at x16/x8, triple at x16/x8/x4)
1 x PCI Express® 2.0 x4 slot (maximum x2 mode, compatible with PCIe® x1 and x2 devices)
1 x PCI Express® 2.0 x1 slot
Multi-GPU support:-
Supports 3-way NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD® CrossFireX™
Storage:-
1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices supported (PCIe SSD only)
1 x SATA Express port (compatible with 2 x SATA 6.0Gbit/s ports)
8 x SATA 6.0Gbit/s ports
Networking/LAN:-
Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN controller
Realtek® 8111GR Gigabit LAN controller
Audio:-
Realtek® ALC 1150 8-channel high-definition audio codec
USB:-
2 x USB 3.1/3.0 ports (on back panel)
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (on back panel)
4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (at mid-board)
8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 at mid-board, 4 on back panel)
Key features:-
TUF-branded exclusives: Thermal Armor, Thermal Radar 2, ICe, Fortifier, Components, Detective, ESD Guards 2, Dust Defenders.
Dimensions / form factor:-
12-inch x 9.6-inch (30.5cm x 24.4cm), ATX
The price of this amazing motherboard is not yet declared officially but due to many new features like TUF detective tool,USB 3.1 expansion card or Hyper kit,etc. the price will be higher than the other TUF boards.We hope to see this cool motherboard in the market very soon.
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