The ROG Maximus Z690 Formula is designed for enthusiasts and modders who want to achieve maximum results through a combination of innovations and their competent implementation. ASUS developers provide a reinforced power subsystem with a water block in the VRM power zone, improved organization for connecting external equipment and cooling systems, POST indication of controls, not to mention a rethought snow-white design.
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Up for another motherboard review is the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero. This is one of the higher-end Intel Z690 chipset based motherboards from ASUS ROG, bearing legendary Maximus moniker – reserved for the best of the best.
The Maximus Z690 Hero is no slouch as its model name implies. This is a full size ATX motherboard equipped with a robust power solution, excellent thermal design, high performance networking and powerful connectivity options to name a few.
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The card is equipped with three PCIe x16 slots. The first two reinforced to accommodate a large graphics card are PCIe 5.0 standard while the last is PCIe 3.0. The wiring of the set is x16, x8/x8 and x4 type. On the audio side, we are entitled to a Realtek S1220A codec. Asus specifies a power pre-regulator, switching noise reduction and Audio protection.
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ASUS ROG Maximus Formula motherboards are designed for gamers and enthusiasts who want maximum system stability in any usage scenario, including fully loaded overclocked Core i9 processors. The key difference between Formula boards is a pre-installed water block on the power subsystem, which can also serve as a conventional heatsink – in fact, this is a combined solution. The novelty, based on the Intel Z690 chipset, received noticeable design changes compared to its predecessor based on the Z490 (Z590 was skipped by the manufacturer).
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We here at ThinkComputers are finally getting a chance to take a look at some new Intel Z690 motherboards! With the introduction of their Alder Lake processors and subsequent Z690 chipset Intel is taking the fight back to AMD. Motherboards are one of the favorite things we like to cover and Intel is really stepping things up with Z690, giving the platform both PCI-Express 5.0 and DDR5 support. We are starting our Z690 journey with ASUS’s ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard. If you are not familiar with the ROG Maximus line from ASUS it basically serves as their flagship with the Hero board being the entry point.
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It is a product positioned at the top of the Intel B660 series of ASUS, and it is a luxurious specification equipped with a total of 17 phase digital power supply circuit by “power stage” in the power supply circuit while adopting a middle range class chipset . Furthermore, by combining a large aluminum heat sink and a powerful cooling mechanism such as a 6-layer board, it is designed so that the “Maximum Turbo Power” can fully bring out the performance of the 12th generation Intel Core processor that reaches up to 241W.
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The onboard power design is space-saving with its 10+1 design, but ROG has deployed 105A stages to make up for any losses, and its 1050A capacity should make for solid OC ability. Connectivity doesn’t suffer much, if at all. The Z690-I includes two Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2.5Gbe and WiFi6e, along with USB 3.2 Gen1, 2 and 2×2 available via internal header. Audio is the ALC4080 with a Savitech AMP making for impressive sound without the need of an external DAC.
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In terms of appearance, the ASUS ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 does not seem to resemble a representative of the ROG STRIX family, due to a large dose of shades of gray instead of typically only dark colors. Of course, this does not change the fact that the design is pleasing to the eye and will look good in enclosures with a window. ASUS has not forgotten about the LED backlight, which appears in a subtle form, in the form of an illuminated ROG logo on the I / O panel cover.
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Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 is a mid-level gaming solution with a cost of around 35 thousand rubles at the time of publication of the review. The board is interesting because it supports the 12th generation of Intel Core processors, but has slots for DDR4 memory, that is, it does not require to mess with still too rare and expensive DDR5 memory.
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With the release of the new Intel platform, ASUS decided to repeat the same thing, but only with the search for the incredible. For starters, the account simply ended on the number 13 and now the new board is already called ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Glacial. This is even better, because the number does not reflect the understanding of the chipset used, but only shows the generation.
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