Name: Pro WS X299 SAGE II
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 12231
Price: 769.99 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

Intel CEB motherboard LGA 2066 for Intel Core X-series processors, with AI Overclocking, dual Intel 2.5G Ethernet, 7 PCIe Gen 3 slots, DDR4 4266 MHz memory support, dual M.2, triple U.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C and Aura Sync RGB lighting

Intel LGA 2066 socket: Ready for the latest Intel® Core™ X-series processors
AI Overclocking: Quickly optimises CPU performance by profiling the CPU and cooler, achieving results that are extremely close to manual tuning by experts
Dual Intel® 2.5G LAN: Offers increased data throughput and improved efficiency, making it ideal for large file transfers and backup
Fits up to 4-way graphics cards: Includes 7 PCIe Gen 3 x16 slots and supports NVIDIA® SLI and AMD CrossFire™
Ultra-efficient VRM heatsink: Metal-fin-array design maximises surface area for heat dissipation to enable unthrottled performance
Next-gen connectivity: Next-gen transfer speeds with dual M.2, triple U.2 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C™

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Pro WS X299 SAGE II motherboard, left side view

Breakthrough Performance
Tune it your way
Cool to the core
Audio & Personality

WORKSTATION MOTHERBOARD

ASUS Pro Workstation motherboards are designed for professionals in AI training, deep learning, animation, 3D rendering or media production. Featuring expandable graphics, extensive storage, impressive connectivity and exceptional overall performance and reliability, Pro Workstation motherboards are the ideal solution for creative professionals. Each motherboard includes centralised management software with support for out-of-band management, so they're also an efficient and cost-effective option for IT administrators.

Breakthrough Performance

Tune in your way

Cool to the core

Audio & Personality

Breakthrough Performance

Intel®'s high-end desktop platform raises the stakes with updated Intel Core™ X-Series Processors that boast cores, cache, and bandwidth. The Pro WS X299 Sage II is ready for the additional processing power that plows through CPU-intensive tasks, and the extra bandwidth allows you to add more GPUs and NVMe SSDs to accelerate a wide range of work.

Multi-GPU support
Memory
Connectivity
Storage

Four Dual-slot GPUs support

Pro WS X299 Sage II fits up to four dual-slot graphics cards and supports both NVIDIA® SLI™ and AMD CrossFire™ 4-way configurations to enable multi-GPU setups that harness the full power of the latest graphics technologies, including NVIDIA® Quadro®. NVIDIA® Quadro® is the perfect complement to Pro WS X299 Sage II, delivering the best performance for design, modeling, medical research, and processing-intensive simulation and rendering applications.

Make your memory go faster

With optimised trace paths for time-aligned signaling and minimal crosstalk, Third-generation ASUS T-Topology offers enhanced memory stability and compatibility, allowing support for memory speeds of DDR4-4266 MHz and beyond.

Intel Dual 2.5G Internet

2.5G on-board Ethernet kicks your Ethernet connection up a notch with an up to 2.5X bandwidth improvement. Using your existing Ethernet cable, you can take advantage this networking upgrade to experience smoother, lag-free gaming, immediately stream high-resolution videos and enjoy faster file transfers.

High Density

High Bandwidth

Low Latency

Thunderbolt 3 card

Pro WS X299 Sage II provides full support for a ThunderboltEX 3 card. An Intel®-certified Thunderbolt™ 3 add-on card enables breathtaking bi-directional speeds of up to 40Gbps through a single cable — up to 4X faster than other PC data-transfer protocols. Beyond sheer bandwidth, Thunderbolt™ 3 supports daisy-chaining up to six devices, utilises a Type-C reversible connector for compatibility with the latest USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C devices, and meets USB power delivery specifications for fast, high-power charging.

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USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports

The back panel of the Pro WS X299 Sage II features two USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, including one reversible Type-C™ and one backward-compatible Type-A to deliver ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps.

USB 3.2 Gen 2 front-panel header

Pro WS X299 Sage II's front panel USB 3.2 header is ready for next-gen PC cases and devices.

M.2 & U.2

Achieve speed with onboard M.2 & U.2

Professional applications require fast solid-state storage, which is why the Pro WS X299 Sage II is equipped with dual M.2 slots and triple U.2 slots that are compatible with the latest NVMe SSDs. M.2 slots support longer 110 mm drives, and they can be configured into bootable RAID arrays connected directly to the CPU via Intel VROC technology.

* The U.2 connectors are only supported on 48/44-Lane CPUs. U.2_3 is only supported on 48-Lane CPUs.

** M.2 PCIE RAID support. M.2_1 socket shares bandwidth with SATA6G_1 port.

VROC

Virtual RAID on CPU (VROC) is an all-new feature of Pro WS X299 Sage that enables use of an Intel VROC hardware key. With VROC, you can easily configure RAID arrays and eliminate traditional bottlenecks, so your storage is not held back by other traffic — perfect for busy scratch drives and content libraries.

*Intel® VROC is supported via RSTe, VROC_HW_Key are to be purchased separately. NVMe RAID type and function will depend on Intel® VROC_HW_ key installed.

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Tune it your way

Comprehensive controls form the foundation of the ASUS X299 motherboards. The Pro WS X299 Sage II packs flexible tools to tune every aspect of your system to deliver the performance that you desire.

Overclock CPU

Auto Tuning

4.9G

Default

3.0G

CPU : Intel LGA 1151 i9-10980XE | Motherboard : Pro WS X299 Sage II
DRAM : CORSAIR CMK32GX4M4E4133C19R Ver. 4.31 |
Power : Delta DPS-1200QB | Water-cooling : Bitspower SC6 PWM | OS: Windows 10

AI overclocking
5-Way Optimisation

AI Overclocking

ASUS AI Overclocking makes automatic tuning faster and smarter than ever before. Available in Windows or directly through the UEFI, it profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration for each individual system.

CPU Potential

A proprietary algorithm evaluates the capabilities of your CPU

Cooling Capability

Onboard intelligence watches system vitals such as temperature, fan speed, and power draw to gauge cooling performance

5-Way Optimisation

One click takes care of all that complex tuning. ASUS 5-Way Optimisation makes your PC smart. It dynamically optimises essential aspects of the system, providing overclocking and cooling profiles that are tailored for your rig.
An automated tuning utility that optimises overclocking and cooling profiles for your unique system configuration.
Fans stay quiet as a whisper for everyday computing, and deliver optimal airflow when the system is crunching through CPU or GPU-intensive tasks.
All-new stress test that allows users to optimise and overclock for CPU or memory-centric workloads.

CPU performance boost

The TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) is the intelligence behind our automated system-tuning utility, offering the ability to fine-tune voltages, monitor system stats, and adjust overclock parameters for optimal performance.

All-round energy efficiency

With the Energy Processing Unit (EPU) you'll enjoy system-wide power savings. The EPU automatically optimises power consumption and maximises savings with Away mode — a smart setting that creates an extreme energy-saving scenario by shutting down unused I/O controllers.

Flexible cooling controls for air or liquid

With Pro WS X299 Sage II you have comprehensive control over fans via Fan Expert 4 or our media-acclaimed UEFI. Whether you're cooling with air or water, Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click. There's also an Extreme Quiet mode, which reduces all fan speeds to below the default minimum — keeping your system whisper-quiet when performing light tasks.

Precise digital power control

Digi+ delivers real-time control over voltage droop, switching frequency and power -efficiency settings, allowing you to fine-tune CPU voltage regulation for ultimate stability and performance.

Optimise per-core performance for every app

Intel's latest processors feature per-core tuning, and the ASUS Turbo Core app makes use of this feature by enabling you to assign applications to specific processor cores, allowing you to prioritise compute power where it's needed most.

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Cool to the core

Effective cooling is extremely important, even at stock speeds. That is why the Pro WS X299 Sage II allows consolidated cooling control of the entire system, even for the most hardcore rigs. It comes equipped with onboard heatsinks, an array of fan headers, options for water pump and AIO headers.

Heatsinks
Cooler by design

Multiple Ultra-efficient heatsinks

Pro WS X299 Sage II features a thoughtful thermal design to ensure maximum performance with no CPU throttling. Its ultra-efficient VRM heatsink with a metal fin array maximises surface area for heat dissipation, and its heatsinks and a connecting heat-pipe that's situated in the direct path of airflow combine to ensure optimal cooling performance — even under the most demanding workloads.

M.2 heatsink

Pro WS X299 Sage II features an ultra-efficient heatsink to reduce M.2 SSD temperatures for optimal storage performance and improved SSD longevity.

Cooler by design

Fan Xpert 4

ASUS Pro X299 Sage II features the most comprehensive fan controls ever, configurable via Fan Xpert 4 and the UEFI BIOS.

Each header can be set to monitor and react to three user-configurable thermal sensors, for workload based cooling. All easily managed by Fan Xpert 4 or UEFI

A dedicated PWM/DC header for self-contained water-cooling setups

A dedicated header that can supply over 3A to high-performance PWM or DC water pumps

Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.

A dedicated, integrated circuit protects each fan header from overheating and overcurrent.

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Audio & Personality

We pay careful attention to all the little details that improve your overall experience, from integrating a flashing utility directly into the UEFI to simplifying firmware updates or displaying your system vital signs. Pro WS X299 Sage II provides the tools you need to personalise your build and stay on top of things.

Audio
Personalisation

Exclusive Codec

Realtek codec and unique design features for pristine, powerful audio

Pro WS X299 Sage II utilises a unique audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek — the Realtek S1220A. It also features an unprecedented 120dB signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo line-out and a 113dB SNR for the line-in, providing pristine audio quality. Additionally, a new impedance-sensing circuit automatically adjusts the gain to ensure optimal volume range for your headphones.

DTS:X® Ultra adds a spatial audio feature to boost headphones and speakers for an enhanced gaming, VR, and extended reality experience. DTS:X Ultra supports sound based on channels, scenes, and objects to allow for deeper sonic immersion in enabled content. It also provides post-processing enhancements and device-level tuning for DTS® codecs.

Crystal Sound 3

Flawless audio that immerses you in the game

Power pre-regulator

Reduces power-input noise to ensure consistent performance.

Audio shielding

Separates analog/digital signal domains, significantly reducing multi-lateral interference.

Separate layer for left and right tracks

Ensures minimal crosstalk between audio paths.

Integrated amplifier

Capable of driving high-impedance headphones, without rolling-off high or low frequencies.

De-pop circuit

Reduces start-up popping noise to all audio outputs.

Premium Japanese audio

Premium parts provide an immersive sound signature, with exceptional fidelity.

Aura Sync

Outshine your competition

A well-tuned enthusiast system deserves a matching aesthetic. ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs as well as strips connected to the onboard RGB headers.* And it can all be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable ASUS hardware.

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Static

Breathing

Strobing

Rainbow

Colour Cycle

Comet

Flash &
dash

Wave

Glowing
Yo Yo

Starry
Night

Music
effect

CPU
temperature

* The Aura RGB-strip header supports 5050 RGB LED strips with a max power rating of 2A (12V). For maximum brightness, strip length should not exceed 2m.
*The addressable RGB header supports WS2812B addressable RGB LED strips (5V/Data/Ground), with a max power rating of 3A (5V) and a max of 60 LEDs.
**RGB and Addressable RGB LED Extension cables are included. LED Strips and Aura Compatible devices are sold separately.

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ASUS Control Centre

Pro WS X299 Sage II features ASUS Control Centre (ACC), a centralized and integrated IT management platform for monitoring and controlling ASUS commercial products, including servers, workstations and digital signage. ACC enables remote BIOS updates, monitoring of multiple systems via mobile devices, and one-click software updates and dispatching, allowing easier server management for any IT infrastructure.

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Intel Optane memory ready Intel Optane™ is a revolutionary non-volatile memory technology supported by Pro WS X299 Sage II. Intel Optane memory modules accelerate attached storage to reduce boot and load times, so everything feels faster and more responsive.
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Intel X299 chipset The Intel X299 chipset supports LGA 2066-socket Intel Core X-Series Processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, X299 provides a maximum 10 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, 8 SATA 6 Gbps ports and up to 32 Gbps M.2 support for faster data retrieval.

Intel® Core™ X-series processors for LGA 2066 socket Intel Core X-series processors (6-core and above): 4-channel (8-DIMM), over 48/44 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes.

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