ASUS has revealed the full specifications of its WS X299 Pro SE motherboard. This model belongs to the high-end series and it's recommended for Core i9 Pro processors. This board is designed for high-end desktops and workstations. Like the previous model base on Intel X99 chipset, the upcoming WS X299 Pro SE sports the company's highest-grade eletrical components.


Like the same model from the previous generation the WS X299 Pro SE is based on an ATX form factor. There are four full-sized PCIe slots with steel reinforcements and one PCIe x4 slot. Compared to the previous version, this WS X299 Pro SE features a heavier CPU VRM heatsink that is connected using a heat pipe to another solid block. This way the chips should receive adequate cooling. Furthermore this board comes with an ASUS ASMB9-iKVM IPMI 2.0 compliant remote management chip. This chip provides a host of remote-management features, including remote BIOS update, BSOD screen capture and video-recording.

In the case of storage you'll find six angled SATA ports, one U.2 port and two M.2 slots. Looking for additional features we find a debug display, several onboard buttons and support for USB 3.1 ports. ASUS equips the WS X299 Pro SE with two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, four USB 3.1 Gen1 ports and four USB 2.0 connectors. Furthermore there are two Intel Gigabit Ethernet ports and the analogue audio panel with optical out.

So far ASUS has not revealed any details on pricing and availability regarding the WS X299 Pro SE.




Source: ASUS