ASRock has revealed the full specifications of its X299 Taichi XE motherboard. This model belongs to the high-end series and it's recommended for Core i9 processors like i9-7980XE and i9-7960X CPUs. This board is quite similar to the X299 Taichi, but features a completely redesigned CPU VRM.



Like the same model from the previous generation the X299 Taichi XE is based on an ATX form factor. There are four full-sized PCIe slots with steel reinforcements and one PCIe x1 slot. Compared to the previous version, this X299 Taichi XE 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.

In the case of storage you'll find ten angled SATA ports and three M.2 slots. Looking for additional features we find a debug display, several onboard buttons and support for USB 3.1 ports. ASRock equips the X299 Taichi XE with one PS/2 port, six USB 3.1 ports and two USB 2.0 ports. Furthermore there are two Gigabit Ethernet ports and the analogue audio panel with optical out.

At a first glance this is certainly a good looking motherboard and the price is similar to the previous model (around 310 euro).




Source: Geizhals