ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA, Intel Z390 motherboard, RoG - socket 1151 [90MB0XU0-M0EAY0]

Additionally, Z390 motherboards support the ninth-generation Intel Core processors (Coffee Lake-S Refresh). Also on the start are the chip-side Wi-Fi support - but still a WiFi module must be present - and native USB 3.1 support, so they no longer need to be provided with additional chips.

The features of the ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA motherboard at a glance:
- 3x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x8 / x4) & 1x PCIe x1
- 5x USB 3.1 (4x Type A / 1x Type C / 1x Header)
- Total 8x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 (of which 2x PCIe 3.0 x4) / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 4,400 MHz
- Integrated RGB LED lighting including RGB LED headers
- With integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module
- With particularly fast 5 Gbit LAN

The ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA in detail
The ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA motherboard (ATX) provides a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the others are connected with four or eight data lines. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the motherboard offers a PCIe x1 slot. In addition, multiple graphics cards can be used simultaneously on the motherboard and it supports AMD CrossFire and NVIDIA SLI.

The four DIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode. Native support of the Z390 chipset clock rates up to 2.666 MHz, OC allows the ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4,400 MHz! There are six SATA 6G connectors and two M.2 slots for hard drives and SSDs. Both M.2 slots are connected to the chipset with four PCIe lanes and support the NVMe protocol, which allows data transfer rates of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

At the I / O panel, the ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA has a USB 3.1 connector with Type-C female connector. This new USB type C port is very thin and can be plugged in on both sides. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port, and USB ports with this standard generally support the fast charging function of smartphones and tablets. In addition to the I / O panel, in addition to six USB 3.0 ports, there is also an HDMI connection and one Clear CMOS and one BIOS Flashback button each. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

Among the special features of the ASUS Maximus XI FORMULA include the eye-catching radiator design and the integrated digital RGB LED lighting. The RGB lighting can be supplemented by two headers each for RGB strips and addressable RGB products. A CrossChill EK III water cooler preinstalled on the motherboard for cooling the voltage transformers can be integrated directly into a custom loop

Technical details:
Format:ATX
- chipset:
Intel Z390
- Base:
- 1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th and 9th generation CPUs)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (2,666 MHz, up to 4,400 MHz using OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 3-Way AMD CrossFire, 2-Way SLI
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
- 1x M.2 Key E (vertical, occupied by WLAN / BT module, incl. 802.11ac)

Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA; 2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4; 2242/2260/2280)
- 1x USB 3.1 (one header) 2x USB 3.0 (one header)
- 2x USB 2.0 (one header)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 1x CPU_OPT header
- 2x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x AiO pump header
- 1x W_PUMP + Connector (4-pin)
- 1x W_IN header
1x W_OUT header
- 1x W_FLOW header
- 1x H_AMP fan connector
- 1x node connector
- 1x thermal sensor header
1x start button
- 1x reset button
- 1x retry button
- 1x MemOK! button
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 2x AURA RGB header
- 2x AURA addressable RGB header
- 1x 5-pin EXT_Fan header

External connections:
- 4 × USB 3.1 (3 × type A and 1x type C)
- 6x USB 3.0
- 1x Clear CMOS Button
- 1x BIOS flashback button
- 1x HDMI 1.4b
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 1x 5Gb LAN (Aquantia AQC111C)
- 1x Wi-Fi / Bluetooth module (AC9560)
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x audio (Realtek ALC1220 codec with SupremeFX)

Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin 12V
- 1x 4-pin 12V