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At the lower edge of the board we see the header, front panel connectors, and functional buttons etc. And if we zoom in a tiny bit:
Yes, there are some buttons available to be able to power on and reset directly from the motherboard alongside a LED strip header and VROC key connector. The motherboard boasts an LED system in combination with their SYNC App, RGB strips are now supported as well. Also a Diagnostic POST / status LED has been embedded.
So here we can spot the PCI-Express slots a bit better. These are configured as:
- 44-Lane CPU
- 3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16, x16/x16, x16/x16/x8)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode)
- 28-Lane CPU
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16, x16/x8)
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode)
- 16-Lane CPU
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x2 mode)
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 (x1 mode) *2
Again, your choice in processor will define how many PCI-Express lanes you'll get, currently only the Core i9 7900 will support a full 44 lane configuration.
