The Gigabyte X299X Designare-10G motherboard adopts an all IR digital CPU power design which includes a digital PWM Controller with Power Stage MOSFET and is capable of providing 70A of power from each phase, for a total of incredible 840A. This 100% digital controller and additional 8+8 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard\'s most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new 18-core 10th Gen Intel Core X processors. Powered by Intel\'s Thunderbolt controller the new Thunderbolt 3 protocol, which is available over two USB Type-C connectors on the back I/O of the Gigabyte X299X Designare 10G, bringing an unprecedented single-wire bandwidth of up to 40 Gb/s, the Designare 10G also supports DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.2. Pre-mounted Server-Class Intel X550-AT2 provides dual 10 GbE manageable connection for the system, which further boosts the communication performance and reliability between clients. The Features of the Gigabyte X299X DESIGNARE 10G at a Glance:Server-class Intel X550-AT2 Dual 10GbE with cFosSpeed Onboard Intel WiFi 6 AX200 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with 2X AORUS Antenna 12 Phases IR Digital VRM Solution with 70A Power Stage Quad Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 8 DIMMs Exclusive AORUS Gen4 AIC Adaptor for Extra 4 x PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 Sockets Intel Thunderbolt 3 - The USB-C that Does it All Specifications:Processor:Support for Intel Core i7-7800X and above X series processors/ Intel Core i9 X series processors Chipset:Intel X299 Express Chipset Socket:Socket LGA2066RAM:Intel Core X series 48-lane processors: 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory - Support for DDR4 4333(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933/2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modulesIntel Core X series 44-lane/28-lane processors: 8 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (16 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory - Support for DDR4 4200(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules PCI SLOTS:Intel Core X series 48-lane processors 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) Intel Core X series 44-lane processors2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_2) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_1) Intel Core X series 28-lane processors 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX16_2) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX8_1) Multi GPU Support:Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI technologiesSupport for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies Internal Connections:CPU 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M) Chipset1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P) 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7) Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10Intel Optane Memory ReadyIntel VROC ReadyASMedia SATA 6Gb/s controller1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors1 x VGA_PW power connector1 x CPU fan header1 x water cooling CPU fan header4 x system fan headers2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers2 x addressable LED strip headers2 x RGB LED strip headers3 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors1 x Intel VROC Upgrade Key header1 x front panel header1 x front panel audio header1 x USB Type-C header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only) 1 x noise detection header1 x Clear CMOS jumper1 x po