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Here you can see the three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots. Just drop them graphics cards in there for a weird sexy combo, the lowest it'll drop to is an x8 lane configuration, meaning you have excellent bus bandwidth for current generation graphics cards as you are using Gen 3.0 PCI Express lanes.
Intel X99 Express Chipset
- 10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2x ports reserved for SATA Express port)
- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- SATA7~10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode.
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)
- 1 x Mini PCIe slot
- 1 x M.2 PCIe module up to 32Gb/s speed
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- M.2 PCIe module does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
In-between and above the PCIe slots (close to the PCH) you'll see two small connectors, to the right is a Mini PCIe slot. To the left is an Ultra M.2. connector which offers a whopping 32 Gbps thanks to a x4 PCI Express Gen 3.0 connection.
The motherboard:
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)