Time for a roundup of new HEDT motherboards.

AMD X399 for Ryzen Threadripper

Starting with Threadripper. I think it’s obvious that mobo makers didn’t have much time to prepare first units for Computex. In total, we have two motherboards from ASRock, which are technically the same design-wise, we also have enthusiast-oriented ZENITH from ASUS and GAMING 7 from AORUS.

ASROCK X399 TAICHI Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : AMD X399 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

ASUS ROG ZENITH X399 EXTREME Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : AMD X399 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

GIGABYTE X399 AORUS Gaming 7 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : AMD X399 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 3×

INTEL X299 for Core-X Series

ASROCK

ASRock is the first motherboard vendor to offer Mini-ITX X299 model. The OC Formula returned to break new OC records.

ASROCK X299 Fatal1ty Gaming K6 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

ASROCK X299 Fatal1ty Professional Gaming i9 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

ASROCK X299 KILLER SLI/ac Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

ASROCK X299 OC FORMULA Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 1× / 2×

ASROCK X299E-ITX/AC Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Mini-ITX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 1× / 0× / 3×

ASUS

ASUS has a full lineup ready with motherboards from ROG RAMPAGE, ROG STRIX, TUF and PRIME series.

ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI X299 APEX Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 0× / 2×

ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI X299 EXTREME Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 0× / 1×

ASUS TUF X299 MARK1 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 0× / 1×

ASUS TUF X299 MARK2 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 2× / 2×

ASUS PRIME X299-A Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 1× / 2×

ASUS PRIME X299-DELUXE Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

ASUS ROG STRIX X299-E Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 1× / 1×

BIOSTAR

Biostar made EATX motherboard with seven PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots.

BIOSTAR X299 RACING GT9 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 7× / 0× / 0×

COLORFUL

Colorful has a pair of iGame X motherboards. The latter is the first and only white X299 motherboard.

COLORFUL X299 iGAME-X Black Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 1×

COLORFUL X299 iGAME-X White Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 1×

EVGA

EVGA has three motherboards. The Micro is the only MicroITX X299 motherboard so far. Surprisingly, none of the three has reinforced PCIe/DIMM slots. The X299 DARK has a similar M.2 cooling mechanism to MSI’s GAMING M7.

EVGA X299 DARK Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 2×

EVGA X299 FTW K Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 2×

EVGA X299 MICRO Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Micro-ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 3× / 0× / 1×

GIGABYTE

Gigabyte is fully committed to AORUS series, they already announced four motherboards from the series. They also have a workstation motherboard and budget oriented Ultra Durable edition.

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 9 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 3×

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 7 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 3×

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming 3 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 2×

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Ultra Gaming Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 3×

GIGABYTE X299 C422-WS Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 7× / 0× / 1×

GIGABYTE X299 UD4 Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 5× / 0× / 2×

MSI

MSI has quite a few motherboards coming. There are many variants: some feature WIFI AC, some are white (Arctic). Only some were made public though. The Gaming M7 has M.2 SHIELD FROZR mechanism for M.2 drive cooling. The XPower Gaming AC has a nice 90s style touch.

My favorite X299 motherboard so far is PRO CARBON AC. This motherboard takes customization one step further by allowing you to change the heatsink covers.

MSI X299 GAMING M7 ACK Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 SLI PLUS Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 TOMAHAWK Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 XPOWER GAMING AC Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : EATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 3×

MSI X299 RAIDER Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 1× / 2×

MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×

MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database Chipset : INTEL X299 Form Factor : Standard ATX PCI-E 3.0 x16 / x1 / M.2 : 4× / 2× / 2×