Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA DDR5 PCIe 5.0 ATX WIFI Motherboard - LGA 1700

The ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA is a cutting-edge motherboard that has been meticulously crafted for exceptional performance and unrivaled gaming experiences. With its innovative features and advanced technologies, this motherboard stands out in the market. Featuring support for the latest Intel processors, this motherboard guarantees lightning-fast speeds and extraordinary power efficiency. It also boasts an impressive array of expansion slots, allowing you to customize your build according to your needs and preferences. 

Special Price £659.99 £549.99 was £739.99
SKU
E79-DB6-C93
In stock

Features

Features

Brand Asus
Model Number ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA
Motherboard Chipset Z790 Chipset (LGA 1700)
CPU Socket Type LGA1700
Memory Type DDR5
Outputs HDMI
Form Factor ATX

Description

ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA - The Ultimate Gaming Motherboard

Introducing the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA, a powerhouse motherboard engineered to elevate your gaming experience to new heights. This cutting-edge motherboard from ASUS is designed to meet the demands of even the most demanding gamers, offering unparalleled performance, supreme power delivery, advanced connectivity options, and stunning aesthetics.

Unmatched Performance

The ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA is powered by the Intel Z790 chipset, enabling support for the latest 14th generation Intel Core processors. With its advanced VRM design and top-quality components, this motherboard ensures efficient power delivery, maximizing your CPU's potential and allowing for overclocking with ease. Experience lightning-fast processing and seamless multitasking, giving you the competitive edge you need in every gaming session.

Unleash Your Gaming Potential

Equipped with PCIe 5.0 slots, the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA provides unrivaled graphics performance and lightning-fast data transfer speeds. This means you can take full advantage of the latest graphics cards and SSDs, pushing your gaming system to the limit for ultra-smooth gameplay and near-instant loading times. Whether you're exploring vast open-world landscapes or engaging in action-packed battles, the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA ensures you never miss a beat.

Extreme Connectivity

Featuring robust connectivity options, this motherboard offers everything you need to connect all your gaming peripherals seamlessly. The ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA boasts multiple USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C ports, ensuring lightning-fast data transfers and rapid charging capabilities. Additionally, built-in Wi-Fi 7 support guarantees a lag-free online gaming experience, while the Intel 5bG Ethernet ensures you always stay connected for low-latency gaming sessions.

Unrivaled Aesthetics

Designed with ASUS Aura Sync RGB lighting technology, the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA allows you to customize and synchronize RGB lighting across a wide range of compatible devices. Create stunning lighting effects that match your personal style or sync with in-game action for a truly immersive gaming experience. The motherboard's premium materials and sleek design add a touch of elegance to your gaming rig, making it the envy of your friends and fellow gamers.

Superior Audio Experience

The ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA offers an exceptional audio experience with SupremeFX 7.1 technology. Immerse yourself in incredibly realistic soundscapes, allowing you to hear every subtle detail and immerse yourself in the game world. SupremeFX Shielding Technology further enhances your gaming experience, providing immersive and precise positional audio, giving you a competitive edge by allowing you to accurately pinpoint your opponents' movements.

With its powerful features and striking design, the ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA is the ultimate motherboard for gamers and enthusiasts alike. Elevate your gaming experience to the next level and unleash your true gaming potential with this exceptional motherboard. Order your ROG MAXIMUS Z790 FORMULA today and take your gaming rig to new heights.

Specification

CPU
Intel® Socket LGA1700 for Intel® Core™ 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel® Core™ 12th Gen, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors* 
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0**
* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list.
** Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipset
Intel® Z790 Chipset

Memory
4 x DIMM slots, max. 192GB, DDR5 8000+(OC)/7800(OC)/7600(OC)/7400(OC)/7200(OC)/7000(OC)/6800(OC)/6600(OC)/6400(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600/5400/5200/5000/4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory*
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory module
ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II (AEMP II)
Supports DIMM Flex
* Supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list under the Support tab of product information site or visit https://www.asus.com/support/.
* Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports On-Die ECC function.

Graphics
1 x HDMI™ port**
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs***
* Graphics specifications may vary between CPU types. Please refer to www.intel.com for any updates.
** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.  
*** VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

Expansion Slots
Intel® Core™ Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)*
2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)**
Intel® Z790 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
* Please check the PCIe bifurcation table on the support site (https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1037507/).
** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
*** To ensure compatibility of the device installed, please refer to https://www.asus.com/support/ for the list of supported peripherals.

Storage
Supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110  (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
Intel® Z790 Chipset
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
* Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

Ethernet
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth
Intel® Wi-Fi 7*
2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)**
Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band***
Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.76Gbps transfer rate.
Bluetooth® v5.4****
* Compatible with Windows 11 or later.
** Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2) or later.
*** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.
**** The Bluetooth version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications."

USB
Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (2 x USB Type-C®)
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® with up to 60W PD/QC4+)**
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
* USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
** USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A

Audio
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel"
Audio Features 
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC
- Gold-plated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
* The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.

Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports
6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x HDMI™ port
1 x Wi-Fi module
1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 
1 x Clear CMOS button 

Internal I/O Connectors
Fan and Cooling Related 
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
1 x W_PUMP+ header
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header
Power Related 
1 x 24-pin main power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V power connectors
1 x 8-pin PCIe power connector
Storage Related 
5 x M.2 slots (Key M) 
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB 
1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C® ) 
2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x Alteration PCIe mode switch
1 x Aura RGB header
1 x CPU over voltage jumper
1 x FlexKey button 
1 x Front panel audio header (F_AUDIO)
1 x ReTry button
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin system panel header
1 x Thermal sensor header

Special Features
Extreme OC Kit
- FlexKey button
- ReTry button
- Start button
Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black metallic capacitors
- MicroFine alloy choke 
ASUS Q-Design 
- M.2 Q-Latch
- PCIe Slot Q-Release
- Q-Antenna
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- HybridChill VRM block
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsink
- Metal backplate
- VRM heatsink design
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- CPU Socket lever protector
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM
Aura Sync
- Aura RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 headers
OLED 2"
Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support
- Support: up to 60W fast charging and USB Wattage Watcher*
- Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
- Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS
* To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.

Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
- ROG CPU-Z
- DTS® Sound Unbound 
- Internet Security (1-year full version)
ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
- Aura Creator
- Aura Sync
- Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
- GameFirst
- Power Saving
- Sonic Studio
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
- OLED display
AI Suite 3
- Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking 
- TPU
- DIGI+ Power Control
- Turbo app
- PC Cleaner
MyASUS
USB Wattage Watcher
Intel® Unison™
Adobe Creative Cloud (Free Trial)
WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)
UEFI BIOS
AI Overclocking Guide
ASUS EZ DIY 
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
- ASUS EZ Flash 3 
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
- ASUS MyHotkey
MemTest86

BIOS
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE 

Accessories
Cables
1 x ARGB RGB extension cable
2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables 
Additional Cooling Kit
1 x DDR5 fan holder
1 x Thermal pad for M.2
Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS WiFi Q-Antenna
1 x Q-connector
3 x M.2 backplate Q-Latch packages
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG stickers
1 x ROG VIP card
1 x M.2 rubber package
3 x M.2 backplate rubber packages
Installation Media
1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers 
Documentation
1 x Quick start guide

Operating System
Windows® 11, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )

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