ASUS has sent the new ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME motherboard based on the new Intel Z390 platform to us. So what surprise will ASUS bring this time? Let’s open the box and enjoy the new features!
Package appearance
The whole package design of MAXIMUS XI EXTREME is nearly the same as their previous version MAXIMUS X EXTREME.
Package Front
Package Back
Package Bottom Side
Opening the box
The second layer of the box
Everything inside the box
The accessories box
The ROG Sticker
The WI-FI Antenna
The Third layer of the box
The ROG driver installation USB stick
The Hyper M.2 Kit & Fan extension kit
The Hyper M.2 Kit Disassembling. Both M.2 slots only support NVMe SSDs
The front and back of Fan extension kit
The total weight of this motherboard includes all heatsinks is 1.58KG
Product Analysis
The main body of the EXTREME motherboard
The front and back looking
The I/O top cover with RGB lights and LiveDash screen
The Northbridge Heatsink with the ROG RGB logo
The metal-supported PCI-E slots will perfectly support the latest Nvidia 20series video cards
The Hyper M.2 kit slot supports Intel iRST Raid for both SSDs
The side I/O
The bottom I/O
The top I/O, includes RGB headers(12v 4pin & 5v 3pin addressable) and dual-8pin CPU headers
The rear I/O
The raw looking after we removed all heatsink and covers
The processor power supply adopts the design of 10-phase CPU core power supply + 2-phase integrated graphics power supply.
The borthbridge chipset
The SupremeFX soundcard uses the golden capacitors from Nichicon
The ASUS DIGI+ EPU Chipset
The Aquantia AQtion 5G LAN Chipset
CPU MofSETs
The Onboard Power & Reset button
The BIOS controller chip
The Onboard TPU chip
The Onboard I/O controller chip Nuvoton NCT6798D
The Asmedia ASM1442K chip is the next generation high-speed TMDS level shift ICs for HDMI & DVI video application
The Q-DIMM slots support DDR4 4400+MHz, XMP & OptiMem II
The new LGA 1151 slot of Intel’s 9th gen Core desktop processor
On the back of the motherboard, we can find these full-size PCI-E slots are actually x16, x8, and x4
The onboard LED power socket
The Heatsink parts
The I/O shield part front & back
The MofSET heatsink front & back
The capacitors extra heatsink front & back
The northbridge heatsink front & back
The Sound card cover
The back panel armour front & back
Overall
The ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME is the flagship model of the ASUS ROG series with numerous auxiliary functions and the enhancement power management solution, it also implemented the colorful RGB elements and very high-quality materials. Whether its overclocking stability or functional diversity, this motherboard is the top level of its kind. At the same time, the rich graphics introduction on their official website and the detailed description provided by ASUS can lead the client to quickly understand the function and easily control this motherboard. Moreover, the up-to-date driver and the latest BIOS can be easily updated through the ASUS Armoury Crate app, clients will totally abandoning the complicated downloading process and decompressed the driver installation steps, this useful function has enhanced the client experience and simplified the client operations. In addition, the new version of AI Suite provides the centralised management of AI overclocking and cooling performances within a one-click easy overclocking button, this simplified operation does not only bring the sense of accomplishment to clients but also allows clients to experience in the improvement of the overclocking performances.
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-EXTREME/