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Asus X99-A

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User ratings:
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37 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.3 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • see new motherboards and a greater emphasis on providing stylish X99

Cons

  • to three cards for multi-GPU usage
  • Limited
  • light simply bounces off the motherboard tray

Key specs

  • Realtek ALC1150
  • DDR4
  • 64 GB
  • 8
  • UEFI
  • 1
  • ATX
  • LGA 2011-v3

Asus X99-A - Pros & Cons

Asus X99-A

Pros

  • see new motherboards and a greater emphasis on providing stylish X99

Cons

  • to three cards for multi-GPU usage
  • Limited
  • light simply bounces off the motherboard tray
  • PCI-E lanes are divvied up slightly differently to its predecessor
  • Nvidia no longer officially supporting 3-way SLI
  • there are no fancy windows or flaps here
  • the CPU socket area is a little cramped
  • it does cause such a dramatic increase in all system frequencies
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • 24-pin power connector and a fan header
  • are also not joined to each other

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Asus X99-A - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeATX
Processor socketLGA 2011-v3
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Audio properties
Audio codecRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1
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Technical details
Compatible processor seriesIntel Core i7
Maximum number of processors1
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Storage
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • Serial ATA II
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
Microphone inputyes
Headphone outputs1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1
PS/2 ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity6
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Dimensions
Width12.01 in
Depth9.61 in
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB
Number of memory slots8
Unbuffered memoryyes
Memory channelsQuad
Non-ECCyes
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Graphics
Parallel processing technology support
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • 3-Way SLI
  • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU SLI
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Bios
BIOS typeUEFI
BIOS features
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
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Internal i/o ports
S/PDIF out connectoryes
Number of COM connectors1
CPU fan connectoryes
Number of chassis fan connectors4
EPS power connector (8-pin)yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
TPM connectoryes
Number of SATA III connectors8
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Network
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
LAN controllerIntel I218V
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet

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Asus X99-A Asus - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Overclockers Club
Published: 13.01.2015
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anandtech.com
Published: 22.12.2014
ASUS X99-A Motherboard Review
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KitGuru
Published: 23.12.2014
Asus X99-A Motherboard Review

Perhaps one of the biggest surprises about Intel's most recent iteration of the High-End Desktop (HE

Asus X99-A Asus' X99-A II motherboard reviewed
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The Tech Report
Published: 09.08.2016
Asus' X99-A II motherboard reviewed

Broadwell-E is here, giving Intel’s high-end desktop platform an impressive shot in the arm. This refresh bumped the top-end X-series part to ten cores—each now sporting Intel’s Broadwell microarchitecture—all while...

Asus X99-A ASUS X99-A II (LGA2011-3) Motherboard Review | eTeknix
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eTeknix
Published: 14.05.2016
ASUS X99-A II (LGA2011-3) Motherboard Review | eTeknix

Introduction, Specifications and Packaging The X99 platform is primarily designed for professionals using complex multi-threaded applications and require a great deal of processing power. As a result, motherboard vendors haven't really offered a huge range and decided to focus their efforts on the mainstream Z170 chipset. While there are a few models available, it's not on the scale users are accustomed to and you'll very rarely encounter an X99 motherboard with a flamboyant aesthetic design. Fortunately, this is all about to change due to the notion of prosumers and overpriced nature of the i7-6700K. This means it can be a prudent

Asus X99-A ASUS X99-A Motherboard Review
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Hardware Canucks
Published: 19.03.2015
ASUS X99-A Motherboard Review

So far the Intel X99-based motherboards from ASUS have left us with nothing but positive impressions, which is something that can't quite say about every manufacturer. From the enthusiast-oriented Rampage V Extreme, to the featured-filled X99-Deluxe, to the slightly more affordable X99-PRO...

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HEXUS
Published: 19.12.2014
Asus X99-A

The perfect sub-£200 X99 board?