ROG Upgrade for 10th Gen? Asus ROG Strix X299-E Gaming 2 Build and Feature Review

Today we are taking a look at the Asus ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II's features, contents, layout, and stuffing it into our test bench. A full review will come out next month, but for now, this will give you a preview for if this revision is worth stepping up to. By the way, we streamed this all LIVE - so stop by the Twitch channel to see this type of content before it gets released to YouTube.

The ROG Strix 2 is Asus' refresh to support the Intel 10th Gen HEDT processors that support 48 PCIe lanes. Overall, this board checks all the boxes for a top-shelf product but there are plenty of gotchas that we cover in the video.

Pros -
Refined features (solid IO shield, fully removable M.2 covers)
Overclocking features
Asus' UEFI

Cons -
Corner cutting (reduced contents and basic buttons)
Cramped top half of the board
Odd choice for primary M.2

Intel i9 10980XE - 18C HEDT
Fractal Design S36 Celcius Cooler
Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8) DDR4-3466
Antec 1200W True Power
EVGA RTX 2080 Super Hybrid
Viper VPN100 512GB NVMe
Thermaltake Suppressor F51 Chassis

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00:00 - Board Intro
1:36 - Competition Comparison
6:23 - Unboxing
10:54 - Board Layout Walkthrough
22:14 - System Build