Description
ASUS ROG Maximus IX Formula LGA1151 DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 Z270 ATX Motherboard with onboard AC Wifi and USB 3.1
- Designed for 7th generation Intel® Core™ processors to maximize connectivity and speed with Dual M.2, front panel USB 3.1, Intel® Optane™ Memory compatibility and onboard 802.11ac Wifi
- 5-Way Optimization with Auto-Tuning and FanXpert 4 automatically tailors overclocking profiles to your unique build for maximum OC performance and dynamic system cooling
- Optimize system cooling with the CrossChill EK II VRM block
- AURA Sync RGB lighting features a nearly endless spectrum of colors with the ability to synchronize effects across an ever-expanding ecosystem of AURA Sync enabled products
- Integrated I/O shield ensures streamlined installation and represents ROG’s attention to detail and quality
Best Gaming Water Cooling
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Expertly Tooled. Totally cooled
CrossChill EK II
CrossChill EK II cools with air or water! Reengineered larger cooling fins maximize heat dissipation, and lower flow-resistance means faster streams for up to 23C-lower MOSFET temperatures with water versus air. New, thinner fins offer 4C-cooling improvement over the previous design – so you'll benefit from efficient, quiet cooling!
Ater-Cooling System
ROG Water Cooling Zone
ROG's innovative Water-Cooling Zone lets you monitor your cooling system like never before. ROG Water-Cooling Zone's dual water-temperature headers and flow-rate header feed information straight into ROG's intuitive Fan Xpert 4 utility – so you can stay on top of the heat and stay cool in every game!
Best Gaming Lighting
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Aura Lighting Control
Customize your own favorite LED effects with Aura, the intuitive lighting-control software, to cast a stunning multi-color glow across your build via the ROG Maximus IX Formula's brilliant built-in RGB LEDs or attached RGB strips via the two onboard 4-pin headers – all lights will perform in perfect synchronization! Fire up Aura and enjoy the creative freedom of nine different lighting schemes.
Outshine The Competition
ASUS Aura Sync technology makes ROG Maximus IX Formula the control hub for your illumination ambitions — so it's easy to synchronize incredible lighting effects between compatible components, including RGB LED strips, graphics cards, keyboards and even mice! Change all LEDs in unison or employ dynamic modes to flow the illumination effects smoothly across all synchronized devices.
Best Gaming Audio
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Exquisite Audio, Inside And Out
New SupremeFx Codec
ROG's awesome SupremeFX audio technology has levelled up, delivering an exceptional 113dB signal-to-noise ratio on the line-in connection — and that means our best-ever recording quality! We've also added a low-dropout regulator for cleaner power delivery to the SupremeFX S1220 codec, an ESS® Sabre Hi-Fi ES9023P digital-to-analog converter for superior front-panel output, and a Texas Instruments® RC4850 op-amp for high gain with low distortion — which all adds up to audio that envelops you as never before.
Intuitive Audio-Tuning Suite
Sonic Studio III
ROG's Sonic Studio III audio effects station has been updated with an all-new routing feature to port streams to different outputs as well as app-level preferences for instant audio profiles and improved noise filtering for conversations with total clarity!
Routing
Easily assign different audio streams to different outputs, such as browser audio to headphones and game audio to speakers.
App-Specific Profiles
Apply customized audio settings to different applications, so everything you do is perfectly tuned to the way you want to listen.
Noise Filter
Automatically detects and eliminates unwanted background noises, ensuring that communications are loud and clear.
Scan and detect to dominate!
Sonic Radar III
Sonic Radar III is all-new – with an evolved audio engine that processes sounds more accurately than ever, ensuring you're always aware of what's going on around you. A new on-screen arrow has also been added to help you pinpoint the enemy position instantly!
Improved Audio Algorithm
The new Sonic Radar III audio algorithm is now even more accurate, allowing enemies to be located with pinpoint precision regardless of the surrounding noise and chaos.
3D Engine
Sonic Radar III is built around its all-new head-up display with an in-game three-dimensional arrow for a more intuitive experience.
Audio Boost
The new Audio Boost feature now allows enhanced audio to be heard directly.
Audio Radar
Redesigned radar based on adjustable sectors (4-16) makes the enemies' position clearer and more direct
Best Gaming Performance
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OC Design
Asus Pro Clock Technology
A dedicated base-clock generator designed for 7th Generation Intel® processors allows overclocked base clock frequencies up to or beyond 425MHz*. This custom solution works in tandem with the ASUS TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) to enhance voltage and base-clock overclocking control — providing an exciting new way to boost performance to extreme heights.
Strength In Numbers
Third-Generation Asus T-Topology
With support for DDR4 memory you're able to drive memory frequencies to 4133MHz (and beyond when overclocked)! ASUS-exclusive T-Topology circuit design plus OC Socket provides superb memory-overclocking capability to unleash the full power of DDR4 by minimizing coupling noise and signal reflection. With innovative equidistant memory channels, it delivers the most balanced control and powerful overclocking compatibility. ASUS works with almost every DDR4 memory vendor to ensure the best compatibility.
One-Click Overclock And Cooling, Done!
Performance, Efficiency, Digital Power, Fan Control And Networking – Tailored To The Way You Play
You don't need to be an expert to max out gaming performance on your ROG Maximus IX Formula build — because 5-Way Optimization sorts all the complex settings with a click, for instant, highly controllable performance boosts! Exclusive ROG technology dynamically optimizes essential aspects of your system, based on real-time use — so you get superb CPU performance, everyday energy savings, ultra-stable digital power, cool and quiet fans and networking settings that are tailored for the apps that you are using. In short, 5-Way Optimization ensures that your PC is perfect for gaming, entertainment, and productivity!
- Games run swiftly and smoothly with high-performance and prioritized bandwidth.
- Fans stay whisper-quiet for everyday computing, and ensure extreme cooling efficiency when gaming.
- Stutter is eliminated for smooth-running apps, even under heavy loads.
- Energy waste is reduced so you'll save money and the earth.
Cooler By Design
Play quieter and cooler with advanced fan and water-pump controls for the ultimate in undisturbed gaming. With onboard thermal sensors and hardware-level 4-pin/3-pin PWM/DC mode detection, Fan Xpert 4 makes sure every fan achieves the best balance of cooling performance and low noise -so you enjoy all the performance you demand with none of the racket!
Media-Acclaimed UEFI BIOS
The smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS has been improved to make it even more gorgeous. Whether you're a PC novice or a seasoned overclocker, the EZ and Advanced modes help you find your way, quickly and easily.
Digitally Controlled
ROG's revered digital power controller now delivers even-finer power, with Texas Instruments NexFET™ MOSFETs, MicroFine alloy chokes, Digi+ PWM controller and 10K black metallic capacitors — ensuring Extreme Engine Digi+ always delivers the smoothest core voltages.
Best Gaming Connectivity
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Super-Speed Connectivity — Right Where You Need It
USB 3.1 Front-Panel Connector
USB-C is the future-proof reversible connector — and ROG Maximus IX Formula lets you put the connection right where it's needed! With an onboard USB 3.1 front panel connector you can position a USB-C port on your system's front panel, so it's always within reach.
Best Gaming Networking
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More Throughput And Less Processing Equals Faster Online Play
Intel Ethernet
ROG Maximus IX Formula features the very latest Intel® Ethernet (I219-V) for faster, smoother gaming. Intel's LAN has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput, so there's more power for your game and your gameplay.
Throughput. Best Surge Protection
Languard
LANGuard means safer, more reliable connections for your battles! Advanced signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounting processes join forces to protect your Maximus IX Formula motherboard's connection, plus electrostatically guarded and surge-protected components (ESD Guards) for 1.9x greater tolerance to static electricity and 2.5x greater protection (up to 15kV) against surges!
2X2 802.11ac Wi-Fi With MU-MIMO
ROG Maximus IX Formula has next-level 802.11ac Wi-Fi with 2×2 dual-band 2.4/5GHz antennas for up to 867 Mbps* transfer speeds — and the very latest Multi-User Multiple In Multiple Out (MU-MIMO) technology to ensure that every connected user** experiences the best wireless and online speeds!
Team Up To Banish Lag
GameFirst IV
GameFirst IV optimizes network traffic for faster, lag-free online gaming — and now we've added Multi-Gate Teaming to team up to 4 networks for maximum bandwidth and smooth gameplay. You'll also enjoy all-new Intelligent mode, which automatically compiles a database by parsing new app data to ensure that every game is optimized for the best performance.
Best Gaming Protection
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ROG Armor
Strong ABS Top Cover
Stylish thermal protection that blocks heat from graphics cards and ensures lower system temperatures for better performance and chic looks!
Solid Steel Backplate
Steel, electro-galvanized, cold-rolled coil construction strengthens ROG Maximus IX Formula to prevent bending.
Connection Protection
Pre-Mounted I/O Shield
ROG's patent-pending pre-mounted I/O shield offers increased protection against electrostatic discharge of 12kV and is pre-fitted to make it even easier to install the motherboard. Its sleek new design that makes it look as good as it performs.
Multi-Colored Q-LED
Onboard LEDs indicate power status and potential problems with the CPU, memory, graphics card or boot device, for quick diagnosis.
Safeslot
SafeSlot is the PCIe slot reinvented by ASUS and engineered to provide superior retention and shearing resistance. Manufactured in a single step, a new insert-molding process integrates the slot with fortifying metal for an inherently stronger slot, which is then firmly anchored to the PCB through additional solder points.
3D Printing Friendly
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Make It Your Own
ASUS is the first motherboard manufacturer to provide a wide range of 3D printable accessories, making it easy to customize your system's appearance and improve functionality. Easily print a 2-way SLI HB bridge cover or custom cable combs to help with wire management.
3D-Printable Accessories
As system parts are visible in custom PC builds, make yours stand out from the competition with 3D-printed accessories.
ROG Gives You More
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Stay In The Game
Overwolf
A clever, unobtrusive overlay keeps you in the game and allows you to browse the Web, email, IM, stream or record while you play. The overlay is dressed in color-matched ROG skins to show you're part of an elite pack. Grab it now from Overwolf's app store!
The Smart Way
ROG CloneDrive
All-new ROG CloneDrive is the smart, convenient cloning solution that quickly and efficiently replicates hard drives or SSDs. CloneDrive is so smart that it can clone one drive to two target drives at the same time, or image any file from your disk at breakneck speeds.
Speed Your Game Loads
Ramcache II
ROG's uniquely intelligent technology effectively caches an entire storage device so that favorite games and apps launch at breakneck speeds: going to work the moment it's activated. RAMCache II turns milliseconds into microseconds to boost game-load times to stratospheric levels!
Beyond VR Ready
ROG Maximus IX Formula isn't just VR Ready — it goes way beyond! The ASUS Beyond VR Ready marque means that Maximus IX Formula has been tested with loads of class-leading components to ensure that your productivity, gaming and entertainment needs are tuned for maximum performance after you've taken off the headset. ASUS Beyond VR Ready opens up a new way to configure and build your dream system with total confidence.
The Power Of Intel
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Ready for 7th Generation and 6th Generation Intel LGA1151 Core i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium/Celeron processors
This motherboard supports 7th Generation and 6th Generation Intel Core™ i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package. Integrated graphics, memory and PCI Express® controllers support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, two-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0/2.0 lanes for great performance.
Intel® Z270 chipset
The Intel® Z270 is a single-chipset design that supports 7th Generation and 6th Generation Intel LGA1151 Core™ i7/Core i5/Core i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Additionally, the Z270 chipset provides a maximum of 10 USB 3.0 ports, six SATA 6Gbps ports, and 32Gbps M.2 and PCIe 3.0 lane speed support, for faster data retrieval. Intel Z270 also supports integrated graphics, so you'll enjoy the very latest in graphics performance.
Description
Specification
- Motherboard Type: Desktop
- Form Factor: ATX
- Socket: 1151
- Chipset: Intel Z270
- #Hide#DDR Type: DDR4
- RAM Technology: DDR4 (Dual Channel)
- RAM Slots: 4 x DIMM
- RAM Speeds: 4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133 MHz
- Maximum Memory: 64GB
- Graphics: Supports Intel HD Graphics
- Graphics Ports: 1 x HDMI
1 x DisplayPort - Multi-GPU Support: Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI Technology
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX Technology - PCI Express: “2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, gray)
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1″ - PCI: –
- Storage: “6 x SATA III
2 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key” - RAID: “RAID 0, 1, 5, 10”
- Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
Supports MU-MIMO
Bluetooth V4.1 - LAN: GB LAN
- Audio: ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
- USB Ports: “1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (at back)
1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (at back)
1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector
6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 at back, 2 at mid-board)
6 x USB 2.0 ports (4 at back, 2 at mid-board)” - Back Panel I/O Ports: 1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45)
1 x USB 3.1 Type-A
1 x USB 3.1 Type-C
4 x USB 3.0
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
5 x Audio jack
1 x Clear CMOS button
2 x Wi-Fi antenna ports
1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button - Internal I/O Connectors: 1 x USB 3.0 connector
1 x USB 2.0 connector
2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers
2 x M.2 Socket 3
1 x TPM
6 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x CPU Fan
1 x CPU OPT Fan
3 x Chassis Fan
1 x H_AMP fan
1 x W_PUMP+
1 x AIO_PUMP - .: “1 x 24-pin EATX
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V
1 x Front audio
1 x System panel
1 x LN2 Mode jumper
1 x ROG extension
1 x EXT_Fan
W_IN, W_OUT, W_FLOW
1 x Thermal sensor
1 x USB 3.1 front panel
Buttons: MemOK!, Reset, Safe Boot, ReTry, Start, Slow Mode” - CPU Support: See manufacturers link (next to product images)
- Accessories: “3 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x M.2 Screw Package
1 x CPU installation tool
1 x Wi-Fi antennas
1 x SLI HB BRIDGE(2-WAY-M)
1 x ROG big sticker, cable, coasters
1 x Q-Connector
1 x M.2 bracket
1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips” - Package Type: Retail
- Additional Features: See Overview
- Package Weight: 3.1730 kg
- Warranty: 3 Years
