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GIGABYTE Intros X299-WU8 Motherboard Capable of 4x PCIe x16

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2018/10/31 10:37:06 (permalink)
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GIGABYTE introduced the X299-WU8, a high-end desktop motherboard being sold as a quasi-workstation-class board, in the CEB form-factor (305 mm x 267 mm). Based on Intel X299 Express chipset, it features out-of-the-box support for Intel's socket LGA2066 Core X 9000-series processors, in addition to existing Core X 7000-series. A design focus with this board is on PCIe connectivity. The board employs two PLX PEX8747 PCIx gen 3.0 x48 bridge chips, which convert two gen 3.0 x16 links from the processor to four downstream x16 links, which can further be switched to x8. The CPU socket is flanked by eight DDR4 DIMM slots, supporting up to 128 GB of quad-channel DDR4 memory. Quite incredible but expect this 'incredible' motherboard to cost around 600 dollars.
 


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    ty_ger07
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    Re: GIGABYTE Intros X299-WU8 Motherboard Capable of 4x PCIe x16 2018/10/31 15:55:39 (permalink)
    PLX chips are bad. Even when not needed, they increase PCI-E communication latency. Then, when really needed, PCI-E latency becomes even worse and PCI-E bandwidth becomes very poor. From bad to worse.

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    Re: GIGABYTE Intros X299-WU8 Motherboard Capable of 4x PCIe x16 2018/10/31 16:33:53 (permalink)
    Look, it's an EVGA X58 Classified in Gigabyte clothing. 

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    Re: GIGABYTE Intros X299-WU8 Motherboard Capable of 4x PCIe x16 2018/10/31 17:07:29 (permalink)
    Brad_Hawthorne
    Look, it's an EVGA X58 Classified in Gigabyte clothing. 




     I had that board and your right, such a striking resemblance 


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    Re: GIGABYTE Intros X299-WU8 Motherboard Capable of 4x PCIe x16 2018/10/31 17:09:09 (permalink)
    ty_ger07
    PLX chips are bad. Even when not needed, they increase PCI-E communication latency. Then, when really needed, PCI-E latency becomes even worse and PCI-E bandwidth becomes very poor. From bad to worse.



    EXACTLY! Plus lets take a already PCIe limited CPU series and create more PCIe Lanes via add-ins!


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