ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has released Maximus VII Formula and Maximus VII Formula/Watch Dogs, Z97 chipset-based ATX gaming motherboards ready for the latest 4th-, new 4th- and 5th-generation Intel Core processors — codenamed “Haswell,” “Haswell Refresh,” “Haswell Refresh K-Series,” (“Devil’s Canyon”) and “Broadwell.”
The Maximus VII Formula series supports dual-channel up to DDR 3300+ (OC) memory, and quad-GPU SLI and 3-way CrossFireX for gaming rigs with multiple graphics-processing units (multi-GPU). The new motherboard series also includes two SATA Express and ten SATA 3.0 connectors, as well as eight USB 3.0 and six USB 2.0 ports.
Maximus VII Formula features a hybrid-cooling solution with CrossChill Copper, audio with SupremeFX Formula 2014, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, GameFirst III, and LANGuard. The motherboard also includes Extreme Engine DIGI+ III and TrueVolt 5V gaming power solutions, ROG Armor, and ESD Guards.
Maximus VII Formula is pre-fitted with mPCIe Combo III + 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.0, a compact connectivity module with the latest wireless technologies along with mini PCI Express (mPCIe) and M.2 (10Gbit/s PCIe x2 and 6Gbit/s SATA) slots.
Two packages will be available — Maximus VII Formula (MSRP $320) and Maximus VII Formula bundled with Watch Dogs (MSRP $369).
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ASUS ROG Maximus VII Formula†Specifications |
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Processor/CPU socket |
LGA 1150 for the 4th-, new 4th- and 5th-generation Intel Core i3, i5, i7, Pentium, and Celeron processors |
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Chipset |
Intel Z97 Express |
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Memory |
Dual-channel memory architecture; 4 x DIMMs, up to a maximum of 32GB, DDR3 3300+ (O.C.) Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
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Expansion slots |
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (Single at x16, dual at x8/x8 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (Maximum at x4 mode) 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1 slot on mPCIe Combo III card |
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Graphics (VGA) |
Integrated Intel HD Graphics processor DisplayPort 1.2 with maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 (4K x 2K) at 24Hz and 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz HDMI with maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 (4K x 2K) at 24Hz / 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz Intel InTru 3D / Quick Sync Video / Clear Video HD Technology / Insider |
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Multi-GPU |
Quad-GPU NVIDIA SLI and AMD 3-way / Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology |
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Storage |
10 x SATA 6.0 Gbit/s (4 shared with SATA Express) 2 x SATA Express 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2260 storage devices supported (on mPCIe Combo III card) |
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Networking/LAN |
Intel I218-V Gigabit LAN with GameFirst III and ASUS LANGuard |
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USB |
8 x USB 3.0 ports (6 on back panel, 2 mid-board) 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 on back panel, 4 mid-board) |
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Audio |
ROG SupremeFX Formula 2014 8-channel high-definition audio – SupremeFX shielding technology – Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC (SNR: 120dB) – WIMA film capacitors – Texas Instruments LM4562 high-fidelity audio operational amplifier – ELNA premium audio capacitors Sonic SoundStage / Sonic SenseAmp / Sonic Studio / Sonic Radar II DTS Connect, optical S/PDIF-out port on back panel |
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Dimensions / form factor |
ATX, 12-inch x 9.6-inch (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
