EVGA releases X299 Micro ATX 2 motherboard with active VRM cooling
EVGA has released a new micro-atx motherboard based on the Intel X299 chipset. The compact board was fitted with improved power delivery, but does have active cooling.
According to EVGA, the X299 Micro ATX 2 motherboard with lga2066 socket is suitable for the fastest Core i9 CPUs. Also overclocking of processors like the Core i9-7980XE should not be a problem. EVGA uses a power supply consisting of fourteen phases and has equipped the VRMs with a heatsink with a small fan.
The X299 MICRO ATX 2 supports current storage standards, including M.2 NVMe, Intel Optane, Intel VROC and SATA 6Gb/s to give you a blazing fast access to your data, while Intel Dual-Band WIFI/BT and an Intel i219V Gigabit NIC Keeps you connected.
Key Features
- New EVGA GUI BIOS: The new EVGA GUI BIOS has been redesigned to offer extreme performance and ease-of-use enhancements. Overclock settings are updated on-the-fly, there is a built in stress test, or you can let EVGA OC Robot overclock for you!
- 14 Phase Digital VRM with Active Cooling: This board features a revolutionary VRM and cooling system that allows you to push the most powerful Intel Core X-series i9 processors to the limit! See why others have touted this board to push their CPU's further, while remaining cooler and more stable.
- Integrated WiFi and Bluetooth Module: The EVGA X299 Micro ATX 2 features an integrated WiFi module that contains the Intel AC8265 WiFi/BT. Just add the included wireless antennas, and enjoy blazing fast WiFi speeds!
- SPI Flashing with USB: You can now flash your BIOS with no CPU installed, using the included USB dongle!
- Supports Intel Core X-series Skylake-X Processors
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
- Reinforced PCIe and DIMM slots
- Intel VROC Support
- EVGA E-LEET X Tuning Support
If you need small motherboard capable of pure performance, the X299 MICRO ATX 2 strikes the perfect balance for features and power! With it's superior VRM and cooling design, you can feel confident using the X299 Micro 2 with the most powerful i9 Intel CPU for the X299 chipset!
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Pretty cool, but I think they could've squeezed in another M.2 slot, and the PCIe slot at the bottom could've been expanded to x16 if they rearranged some things.
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Hope they do a X299 Classified for the upcoming intel refresh CPUs
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Its been while since I last seen Motherboard with active cooling on it
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This is actually a pretty cool looking board. I currently have my old 4790K in a HTPC case running Win Server - I kind of want to put this 7820x in it when I upgrade for Zen 2. I might buy this and hold on to it until then.. it took me months to find a decent m-atx board for the 4790K when I did that because it was so old
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so sexeh!