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/

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/

Package appearance
The whole package design of MAXIMUS XI HERO is nearly the same as their previous version MAXIMUS X HERO.
Package Front

Package Back

Package bottom

Open the box

The second layer of the box

All goods inside the box

Product Analysis
The main body of the MXI 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(pump) headers

The rear I/O

The sound card (SUPREME FX)

The memory slots

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

The RGB light

Overall
ASUS insists on high-quality materials have made this new motherboard at a higher level. The BIOS interface still keeps the classic design to ensure users not going to be confused. The sufficient CPU power provided from PSU has enhanced the overclocking performance.

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