FWIW, WCCFtech has a picture of what's supposed to be the Strix's rear IO. Assuming the picture is valid, each 'header' referred to in this article refers to a pair of ports not 1 for a total of 8 (7xA, 1xC); which is a much more reasonable number of ports for a high end board (even if there is room for a few more due to the lack of other IO).
Is the USB3.1g2 header proprietary or a new standard? I'm hoping the latter; not just because proprietary connectors suck; but because the big header from 3.0 needing twice the space of a 1.x/2.0 header is an impediment to putting larger numbers of headers on the board than the 1 or occasionally two we get today.
I think it's rather disappointing that the Prime X299-delux only has a single C port on the rear. In models with lower port counts it's a semi-defensible decision although even there I'd prefer 2x C ports because A ports aren't fully forward compatible with C ports (lower max power allowed: 2.4A vs 3 or 5A). But with 12 total ports and 4x 3.1g2 ones it's a very poor decision IMO for a product that's likely to be used for at least 4 years.
That card only adds a single USB-C port; and has a cost of 4 PCIe lanes. The latter is at most a minor issue with the 44lane chips, depending on how they're routed it could be a problem for the 28 and 16 lane versions if they're cutting into CPU lanes that would otherwise go to a GPU. Costwise it's a stupidly inefficient way to add a C port vs just configuring a additional A ports as Cs.
Looks like these boards have a screw-in heatsink mounting system. Great! I've always hated those push pins. The thought of a $500 CPU going up in smoke due to a pin slipping out of the hole scares me to death. ( I know, I know, the overtemp will be detected before that happens, but still ...).
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Gothmoth - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
the strix is a bit short on USB connections.. not?DanNeely - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
FWIW, WCCFtech has a picture of what's supposed to be the Strix's rear IO. Assuming the picture is valid, each 'header' referred to in this article refers to a pair of ports not 1 for a total of 8 (7xA, 1xC); which is a much more reasonable number of ports for a high end board (even if there is room for a few more due to the lack of other IO).http://wccftech.com/asus-rog-strix-x299-e-motherbo...
DanNeely - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
Is the USB3.1g2 header proprietary or a new standard? I'm hoping the latter; not just because proprietary connectors suck; but because the big header from 3.0 needing twice the space of a 1.x/2.0 header is an impediment to putting larger numbers of headers on the board than the 1 or occasionally two we get today.DanNeely - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
I think it's rather disappointing that the Prime X299-delux only has a single C port on the rear. In models with lower port counts it's a semi-defensible decision although even there I'd prefer 2x C ports because A ports aren't fully forward compatible with C ports (lower max power allowed: 2.4A vs 3 or 5A). But with 12 total ports and 4x 3.1g2 ones it's a very poor decision IMO for a product that's likely to be used for at least 4 years.Quil0n - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
It has the add-in board with TB3 ports, thoughDanNeely - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
That card only adds a single USB-C port; and has a cost of 4 PCIe lanes. The latter is at most a minor issue with the 44lane chips, depending on how they're routed it could be a problem for the 28 and 16 lane versions if they're cutting into CPU lanes that would otherwise go to a GPU. Costwise it's a stupidly inefficient way to add a C port vs just configuring a additional A ports as Cs.TEAMSWITCHER - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
Seven X299 Motherboards! Carving the HEDT market up with a scalpel. LOL!drajitshnew - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
Please let us know where all the ports are coming off. Which utilise PCIe from the processor and which use the PCHGothmoth - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
where is an article about the displayed x399 boards at computex?tlp95129 - Tuesday, May 30, 2017 - link
Looks like these boards have a screw-in heatsink mounting system. Great! I've always hated those push pins. The thought of a $500 CPU going up in smoke due to a pin slipping out of the hole scares me to death. ( I know, I know, the overtemp will be detected before that happens, but still ...).peevee - Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - link
So, not a single serious MB, without the useless stuff for kiddies?