Finished Looks

Getting the ASRock X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9 XE up and running was simple and easy. I did not skimp on cooling and opted for a conglomeration of X299-compatible parts from both Bitspower and Swiftech that I had on my shelf. LEDs on the ASRock X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9 XE are minimal, just found under the chipset cooler. They glow red by default, as shown above.


The socket area is largely devoid of color, allowing my black Swiftech block and G.Skill memory to blend into the background. I had to use my camera's flash to make them stand out.

Test System

The ASRock X299 PROFESSIONAL GAMING i9 XE starts off with a very stock Turbo profile, one that is easy on cooling needs and pulls very little power (relatively speaking). I did spend a fair amount of time with more than one BIOS version for this motherboard, but final testing was done with version 1.10, which was the most recent at the time of writing. I did not run into anything outstanding or surprising during stock clocks and when overclocking with either available "WHQL" BIOS.