There are seven fan headers on the motherboard, they are circled in red and are hybrid headers so each operates in DC or PWM mode. There are two external temperature probes included with the motherboard, and they plug into the green headers. The motherboard has a sleek silver, and black and most of the circuitry is covered by large heat sinks.
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Flagship overclocking, impressive I/O, and excellent performance make this board shine. If the price doesn’t stop you, the Aorus Xtreme is an excellent blend of the Aorus 7’s performance and the Designare EX’s style, making it one of our favorite X399 options.
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The X3999 Aorus Pro is certainly well equipped, offering support for the entire TR4 range of CPUs, as well as quad-channel DDR4 memory and overclocking. You’ll find superb connectivity too. There are USB 3.0, 3.1, and Type-C inputs. Expansion cards can benefit from 4-way GPU support.
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Gigabyte has included a total of three Ethernet ports, which consists of two Intel Gigabit and one Aquantia 10 Gigabit. To our mind 10Gbit is an expensive luxury for gamers however a number of our YouTube audience are absolutely in love with this feature. Nonetheless, we maintain that gamers will be perfectly well served by Gigabit while it is workstation users who will benefit from 10Gbit.
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The X399 Aorus Extreme is absolutely bristling with features and high end technology, from the inclusion of three M.2 connectors through to three RJ45 connectors. “Three LAN ports?”, we hear you cry. Yes, dual Intel Gigabit LANs are matched by a 10GbE Base-T LAN.
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There haven’t been too many new X399 boards released despite a new range of Threadripper CPUs landing (with more to come), but both MSI and Gigabyte have decided to launch halo products that sit high above their other X399 boards, and today we’re looking at Gigabyte’s – the X399 Aorus Xtreme.
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Gigabyte’s X399 motherboard range previously topped out with the X399 Aorus Gaming 7 and X399 Designare EX, both of which are rock-solid boards that I’ve had the pleasure of using on the bench and in system builds.
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First impressions are that it’s an absolute beast in build; it makes an Asus X399 ROG Zenith Extreme feel lightweight. Part of the reason for the heft is a full-size base plate on the back. Is it strictly necessary? Nope, though chucking on everything is what this board is all about. That and Aorus claiming it can lower backside temperature by up to 10°C.
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