ASUS X79 DELUXE Motherboard
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The ASUS X79 DELUXE is a good motherboard for socket LGA2011 systems. It only lacks a high-end PCI Express x16 slot configuration, with a PLX chip to automatically switch bandwidth to the slots that are requiring it. But this feature is only needed if you plan to build a very high-end gaming system with more than two video cards in SLI or CrossFireX configuration, which is not common.
The storage configuration is good, with four SATA-300 and eight SATA-600 ports, which will be more than enough for most users. Unfortunately, the six SATA-600 ports controlled by auxiliary chips do not support RAID arrays.
The highlights of this motherboard are the audio section, which uses a high-end codec with an outstanding signal/noise ratio, and the presence of a high-speed Wi-Fi interface, based on the new IEEE 802.11ac standard.
In conclusion, only a few users will need more than what the ASUS X79 DELUXE offers. If you don’t need a high-end three-way SLI or four-way CrossFireX setup, and have no intention to mount a massive RAID array, you will be pleased with this motherboard.