Finished Looks

The ASUS Prime X299 Edition 30 is a wonderful contrast. My EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra blends in nicely with the black and silver of the Prime.


The stark white serves as an excellent backdrop for the other components, and the brushed silver also matches my G.SKILL Trident Z Neo exceptionally well.


ASUS has long mastered great diffusion and engaging designs, the brightness of previous offerings left me wanting more. Like the ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme II I recently covered, the ASUS Prime X299 Edition 30 is as bright as they come. The ASUS Prime X299 Edition 30 matches the standard set by the Zenith for what I want from a good motherboard RGB LED implementation.

Test System

G.SKILL generously provided an excellent quad-channel version of the Trident Z Neo kit I reviewed recently. Along with the new hardware, I will be implementing a new testing standard. Moving forward, I will be testing new platforms with XMP enabled.