AsRock renews its line of Intel X299 motherboards

ASRock has updated its line of motherboards X299 introducing three new models compatible with Intel Core X processors, also the new generation Cascade Lake-X. There X299 Creator, according to the company, is aimed at content creators, while X299 Steel Legend it is intended for mainstream users. There X299 Taichi CLX instead it is the high-end model.

X299 Creator offers two Ethernet ports, one of which 10 GbE managed by the Aquantia AQC107 controller and a Gigabit Ethernet controlled by the Intel I219-V controller. There is no lack of connectivity Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax, managed by Intel AX200, which also integrates the Bluetooth 5.0. X299 Creator also features several expandability options thanks to three PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slots is10 SATA ports.

To complete the technical features there is support for Thunderbolt 3 up to 40 Gbps via USB Type-C ports, which in addition to the high transfer speed can recharge compatible devices up to 9V and 3A (27 Watt), in addition to the classic USB3. 2 Gen2x2 Type-C that offer data transfer rates up to 20 Gbps.

X299 Steel Legend, aimed at mainstream users, presents a design with 11 feeding phases capable of delivering a maximum of 50A for each phase, which thanks to the best heat sink design allows to provide superior performance with better heat dissipation. In this case connectivity is entrusted to some USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C for up to 20 Gbps.

To the clean design is added aRGB lighting which in addition to a series of predefined colors, allows you to directly connect 3 or 4 pin RGB LED strips to the motherboard which can be synchronized and customized using the app provided.

X299 Taichi CLX it fits between the Steel Legend and the Creator, going to provide some characteristics of both motherboards. This high-end motherboard in addition to integrate 13 phases of Dr.MOS feeding, support DDR4-2400 memory, four PCIe 3.0 x16 and one PCIe 3.0 x1. There is no shortage of connectivity Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax is 2.5 Gbps LAN.