ASUS has sent the new ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA 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 FORMULA is nearly the same as their previous version MAXIMUS X FORMULA.
Package Front

Package Back

Package buttom

Open the box

The second layer of the box

All goods inside the box

Product Analysis
The main body of the FORMULA motherboard

The front and back looking

The side I/O

The bottom I/O

The top I/O, includes RGB headers(12v 4pin & 5v 3pin addressable) and fan(AMP) headers

The rear I/O

The raw looking after we removed all heatsink and covers

The processor power supply adopts the design of 6-phase CPU core power supply + 4-phase integrated graphics power supply.

CPU power plug is 8+2 pins

The borthbridge chipset

The SupremeFX soundcard uses the golden capacitors from Nichicon

The ASUS DIGI+ EPU Chipset

The Aquantia AQtion 5G LAN Chipset

The new LGA 1151 slot of Intel’s 9th gen Core desktop processor

The Heatsink parts & Armour (Front & Back)
The front panel armour

The inside of front panel armour with LED controller boards and M.2 heatsink

The M.2 slots close looking, both slots are supporting NVMe & SATA SSDs

The mofset heatsink with CrossChill EK III water block

The back panel armour(outside & inside)

The northbridge heatsink

The RGB light & LiveDash screen

The BIOS partial settings screenshots

Overall
The full-covered armour plates make this motherboard look more solid and stable. Compared with the previous model, there are no special lighting effects outside, but more functional inside. The enhanced power supply support and the rich I/O interface have improved the total usability of this motherboard.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-XI-FORMULA/