Achieve a high-end gaming experience with the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Formula ATX Motherboard. This RGB-enabled motherboard offers wide compatibility options for new or experienced gamers.
The Z790 chipset lays a foundation for your components, including the LGA1700 socket compatible with Intel 12th, 13th, and 14th gen CPUs. With four SATA III, five M.2 slots, and four Dual channel DDR5 memory slots for up to 192GB of RAM, this motherboard is capable of multitasking and loading applications with ease. The two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and the PCIe 4.0 x4 slot can be used for GPU, utility, sound, or network cards. This motherboard connects to wireless networks using Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) technology while Bluetooth 5.4 can connect to wireless accessories.
Performance
Overclocking
This ROG Maximus Z790 Formula motherboard features ASUS AI Overclocking that profiles your CPU and cooling to predict an optimal configuration for overclocking. These predicted values can be used as they are or as a launching ground for further experimentation.
With a differential sensing circuit and delicate IC, this motherboard allows you to track voltages more accurately.
Power Design
A teamed power stage design improves thermal headroom through low RDSON that reduces switching and conduction losses. Additionally, Dual ProCool connectors ensure a reliably snug connection to the EPS 12V power lines. Input and output filtering is provided by solid-polymer capacitors rated to last thousands of hours at high operating temperatures.
Random Access Memory
With a 192GB ceiling for available DDR5 RAM capacity, the four dual-channel DIMM slots support up to 5600 MHz speeds or 8000 MHz while overclocking. ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile II allows users to increase memory performance with optimized clock speeds and now works with a mixture of different brands and dies across the four-DIMM DDR4 configuration.
Cooling
HybridChill
The ASUS HybridChill water block featured in this motherboard utilizes passive and liquid cooling to achieve highly efficient VRM operation. The full copper design, waved fin channel, electroless nickel plating, watertight rubber gasket, and G1/4" threaded fittings meet industry standards to ensure compatibility with a wide variety of custom cooling setups.
Heat Sinks
Large aluminum heat sinks cover M.2 drives with plenty of surface area for cooling. Each of the three onboard slots gets their own backplate for added heat dissipation. There is also a dedicated heat sink to draw heat away from the chipset for optimum operating temperatures. High-conductivity thermal pads improve heat transfers from the system by guiding heat generated by the power stages to the heat sinks. A replacement thermal pad is included for future maintenance as well.
Water-Cooling
This motherboard uses dual water-temperature headers and a flow-rate header to track information vital to maintaining a custom water loop. You can find the information in ASUS' Armoury Crate software. The water pump header can supply over 3 amps to PWM or DC water pumps.
Connectivity
External I/O
- Two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports offer up to 40 Gb/s transfer speeds.
- Five 10 Gb/s and four 5 Gb/s speed USB-A ports offer connection to peripherals like mice and keyboards, as well as some headsets.
- A single 10 Gb/s USB-C port can be used for storage drives, accessories, and other USB-C equipped devices.
- There is an HDMI port if your CPU supports onboard graphics.
- A Realtek 5 Gb Ethernet port offers fast wired internet connectivity that reduces latency and compression when watching streamed content.
- Five 3.5mm jacks and a single optical S/PDIF offer wide options for audio to headsets, microphones, and speakers.
Internal I/O
Fan and Cooling
- One 4-pin connector each for the CPU fan header, CPU OPT fan header, and AIO Pump header.
- Four 4-pin chassis fan headers.
- One header for the W PUMP+, as well as one 2-pin water in header, one 2-pin water out header, and one 3-pin water flow header.
Power and Storage
- One 24-pin main power connector.
- Two 8-pin +12V power connectors and one 8-pin PCIe power connector.
- Five M.2 slots with Key M.
- Four SATA III 6 Gb/s ports.
USB
- One 20 Gb/s connector for USB-C.
- Two 5 Gb/s USB headers that support four additional USB ports.
- Two USB 2.0 headers that support four additional USB 2.0 ports.
Wireless Networking
Use Wi-Fi 7 to wirelessly access the internet at speeds 2.4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6E. To wirelessly connect to accessories and peripherals, this motherboard supports Bluetooth 5.4 for quick communication between your PC and your devices.
Optimization
AI Enhanced
Using AI, the ROG Maximus Z790 Formula features two-way noise cancelation when speaking over video calls, gaming matches, and more. GameFirst, now integrated into Armoury Crate, uses AI to optimize networking performance and has dedicated support for NVIDIA GeForce NOW to ensure low latency during streamed cloud gaming sessions.
AI Suite 3
The AI Suite 3 software helps boost CPU performance while maintaining stability. Tune your system voltages and overclocking and assign applications to specific processor cores to prioritize computing power where it's most useful.
BIOS
ROG UEFI BIOS allows you to tweak, configure, and tune your build. It has simplified options for new users as well as deep advanced options for seasoned builders. Rename your SATA ports, set up user profiles, track changes, restore your SSDs to factory settings, and more using the included BIOS.
Personalization
RGB and OLED Display
Synchronize all your ASUS ROG gaming peripherals and components with your motherboard using ASUS' Aura Sync software. Featured preset and customizable lighting effects will unify your setup. The 2" LiveDash OLED display shows vital information on startup and useful stats during normal operation such as CPU frequency, device temperatures, fan speeds, and water-cooling information. You can also set it to be an OLED GIF or image of your choosing.