ASUS debuts X99M-WS Micro-ATX motherboard

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/28/2015 08:21 AM | source: | 6 comment(s)

ASUS launches its X99M-WS LGA2011v3 motherboard that comes in the micro-ATX form-factor. It is a workstation-class motherboard and the company claims it is the most feature-rich X99-based motherboard in its category.

It offers support for Intel Core i7 “Haswell-E” and select Xeon E5 v3 series processors. The board features an 8-phase VRM for the CPU and a 2+2 phase VRM for the memory modules. A total of four DDR4 DIMM slots have been provided, with a maximum 64GB quad-channel DDR4 memory being supported.

Expansion slots on the board include three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots, and a single PCIe x1. There are also eight SATA 6 GB/s and one M.2 32GB/s slot for storage. Connectivity features include two gigabit Ethernet interfaces, 802.11 ac + Bluetooth 4.0 WLAN, two USB 3.1 ports, six USB 3.0 ports, and multiple USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Onboard audio is taken care of by ASUS CrystalSound 2. No details on pricing and availability yet.

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go4brendon
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#5130278 Posted on: 07/28/2015 12:54 PM

I would steambox that so hard

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#5130349 Posted on: 07/28/2015 02:50 PM

I would, but no Firewire or capability for having an x1 firewire card using 2 GPUs...

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#5130441 Posted on: 07/28/2015 04:38 PM

I would, but no Firewire or capability for having an x1 firewire card using 2 GPUs...

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#5130455 Posted on: 07/28/2015 04:49 PM

I would, but no Firewire or capability for having an x1 firewire card using 2 GPUs...

what u using firewire for? audio interface?
i know some still using firewire... but it already on end-of-life / replaced by usb3/thunderbolt basically

all asus ws board is great board imo (stability/reliability wise)
although availability sometimes kinda low

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#5130538 Posted on: 07/28/2015 06:27 PM

Put the 2nd GPU in the bottom 8x slot and use the middle 16x slot for your add-in card. The PCIe 3.0 8x slot won't be bottleneck for any GPUs. You'll need a case with 5 PCI slots if you're using double-slot cards though.

What are you still using that needs Firewire?

I've got a big case currently, so that actually might work. Firewire is for soundcard (Saffire Pro 40).

what u using firewire for? audio interface?
i know some still using firewire... but it already on end-of-life / replaced by usb3/thunderbolt basically

all asus ws board is great board imo (stability/reliability wise)
although availability sometimes kinda low

As above. All the new ones are USB/TB now, but FW ones are still available (and cheaper). I would go for the full size WS board but that thing is overkill for my needs, still rocking the X58 version with a 6 core at 4 GHz, rock solid for 4 years now.

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