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ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula Motherboard Review

Motherboards/Intel S1150 by leeghoofd @ 2013-11-04

ASUS delayed the release of the Maximus VI Formula till after Computex 2013. We got a glimpse of the board at the ASUS booth and it looked at first glance like a TUF/ROG hybrid. The ROG series are renown as high end motherboards, stunning looks and high performance; however not engineered solely for gamers, but the enthusiast and extreme overclockers get their sweets too. Usually the ROG series had 3 members: the mATX Gene, the midrange Formula and the flagship, the Extreme board. With the Z87 series, ASUS throws an entry level priced ROG in the mix with the Maximus VI Hero board and even a mITX board, the Impact. The Hero is comparable as being the vanilla board of the Republic of Gamers line up. The small mATX Gene VI gives those with small cases the option to install a top class motherboard; the Formula for those that seek a full ATX board packed with features, yet still at an affordable price level. The flagship Extreme board is the most expensive and targeted at those that want either the best of the best or the ultimate board that can push the envelope, no matter the cooling method used.

A Closer Look Part II

Audio wise ASUS has opted again to include their SupremeFX audio, underneath the EMI shield. Bundled with high quality ELNA audio and WIMA film capacitors it should bring your sound experience to a new level. The AUDIO part is well isolated on the PCB for maximum electronical interference reduction.

Up to eight four pin fan headers and three temperature probe headers can be found in the Maximus VI Formula Allowing maximum ventilation and versatility in combination with the new AI Suite software, thus achieving optimal cooling conditions per specific user demands. The DirectKey allows direct access to the Bios without having to hammer the DEL key.

Storage wise the provision of ten SATA 6GB/s fulfills most needs of any storage enthusiast. Six of them are handled by the Intel Z87 chipset, the four remaining ones are controlled by the ASMedia AMS1061 controller. RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 are supported.

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