- Designed for 7th generation Intel® Core™ processors to maximize connectivity and speed with Dual M.2, front panel USB 3.1, Intel® Optane™ Memory compatibility and onboard 802.11ac Wifi
- 5-Way Optimization with Auto-Tuning and FanXpert 4 automatically tailors overclocking profiles to your unique build for maximum OC performance and dynamic system cooling
- Optimize system cooling with the CrossChill EK II VRM block
- AURA Sync RGB lighting features a nearly endless spectrum of colors with the ability to synchronize effects across an ever-expanding ecosystem of AURA Sync enabled products
- Integrated I/O shield ensures streamlined installation and represents ROG’s attention to detail and quality
For more than a decade, Republic of Gamers has delivered exemplary design and performance to thrill the world's best players and PC enthusiasts. Our journey is a road without end. Now, it's time for competitors to be warned and for gamers and enthusiasts to push the limits: The packed and pumped ROG Maximus IX Formula motherboard is ready to defeat all challengers.
BEST GAMING WATER COOLING
EXPERTLY TOOLED. TOTALLY COOLED
CROSSCHILL EK II CrossChill EK II cools with air or
water! Reengineered larger cooling fins maximize heat dissipation, and lower
flow-resistance means faster streams for up to 23˚C-lower MOSFET temperatures
with water versus air. New, thinner fins offer 4˚C-cooling improvement over the
previous design ─ so you'll benefit from efficient, quiet cooling!
FULLY DOMINATE YOUR WATER-COOLING SYSTEM
ROG WATER COOLING ZONE ROG's innovative Water-Cooling
Zone lets you monitor your cooling system like never before. ROG Water-Cooling
Zone's dual water-temperature headers and flow-rate header feed information
straight into ROG's intuitive Fan Xpert 4 utility ─ so you can stay on top
of the heat and stay cool in every game!
BEST GAMING AUDIO
EXQUISITE AUDIO, INSIDE AND OUT
NEW SUPREMEFX CODEC ROG's awesome SupremeFX audio
technology has levelled up, delivering an exceptional 113dB signal-to-noise
ratio on the line-in connection — and that means our best-ever recording
quality! We've also added a low-dropout regulator for cleaner power delivery to
the SupremeFX S1220 codec, an ESS® Sabre Hi-Fi ES9023P digital-to-analog
converter for superior front-panel output, and a Texas Instruments® RC4850
op-amp for high gain with low distortion — which all adds up to audio that
envelops you as never before.
BEST GAMING PERFORMANCE
OC DESIGN
ASUS PRO CLOCK TECHNOLOGY A dedicated base-clock
generator designed for 7th Generation Intel® processors allows overclocked base
clock frequencies up to or beyond 425MHz*. This custom solution works in tandem
with the ASUS TurboV Processing Unit (TPU) to enhance voltage and base-clock
overclocking control — providing an exciting new way to boost performance to
extreme heights.
ONE-CLICK OVERCLOCK AND COOLING, DONE
PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY, DIGITAL POWER, FAN CONTROL AND NETWORKING
─ TAILORED TO THE WAY YOU PLAY
You don't need to be an expert to max out gaming performance on your ROG Maximus
IX Formula build — because 5-Way Optimization sorts all the complex settings
with a click, for instant, highly controllable performance boosts! Exclusive ROG
technology dynamically optimizes essential aspects of your system, based on
real-time use — so you get superb CPU performance, everyday energy savings,
ultra-stable digital power, cool and quiet fans and networking settings that are
tailored for the apps that you are using. In short, 5-Way Optimization ensures
that your PC is perfect for gaming, entertainment, and productivity!
- Games run swiftly and smoothly with high-performance and prioritized bandwidth.
- Fans stay whisper-quiet for everyday computing, and ensure extreme cooling efficiency when gaming.
- Stutter is eliminated for smooth-running apps, even under heavy loads.
- Energy waste is reduced so you'll save money and the earth
BEST GAMINGNETWORKING
MORE THROUGHPUT AND LESS PROCESSING EQUALS FASTER ONLINE
PLAY
INTEL ETHERNET ROG Maximus IX Formula features the
very latest Intel® Ethernet (I219-V) for faster, smoother gaming. Intel's LAN
has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering
exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput, so there's more power for your game
and your gameplay.
Specs
- CPU
- Intel® Socket 1151 for 7th/6th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
- Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
- The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.
- Chipset
- Intel® Z270
- Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.
- Graphic
- Integrated Graphics Processor
- Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 ports
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 × 2160 @ 24 Hz
- Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 × 2304 @ 60 Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB
- Multi-GPU Support
- Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI™ Technology
- Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
- Expansion Slots
- 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, gray)
- 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) *1
- 3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1
- Storage
- Intel® Z270 Chipset
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*2
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only)*3
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
- Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology*4
- Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready *5
- LAN
- Intel® I219V
- Anti-surge LANGuard
- ROG GameFirst Technology
- Wireless Data Network: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
- Supports MU-MIMO
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth V4.1
- Audio
ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
* Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
* Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
* High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording
input
* SupremeFX Shielding Technology
* ESS® ES9023P
* Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback *6
- Audio Feature
- Gold-plated jacks
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
- Sonic Radar III
- Sonic Studio III
- USB Ports
- ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller
- 1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector port(s)
- ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller
- 2 x USB 3.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, )
- Intel® Z270 Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, , 2 at mid-board)
Intel® Z270 Chipset : *7
* 6 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, , 2 at mid-board)
- ROG Exclusive Features
- CrossChill EK (Hybrid air and liquid cooling)
- ROG Armor (including top cover and SECC steel backplate)
- ROG RAMCache II
- ROG CloneDrive
- Pre-mounted I/O Shield
- MemOK! Button
- CMOS button
- ReTry Button
- Safe Boot Button
- Start Button
- Reset Button
- LN2 Mode
- GameFirst IV
ROG Aura
* Aura Lighting Control
* Aura RGB Strip Headers
- Extreme Engine Digi+
- MicroFine Alloy Chokes
- NexFET™ Power Block MOSFET
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
KeyBot II
* X.M.P.
* ClrCMOS
* Power On
- UEFI BIOS features
- O.C. Profile
- Tweakers' Paradise
- ROG SSD Secure Erase
- Graphic Card Information Preview
- ROG RAMDisk
- Extreme Tweaker
- BIOS Flashback
- Special Features
- ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5
- 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ VRM, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App
- ASUS Exclusive Features
- MemOK!
- AI Suite 3
- Ai Charger
- ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS USB BIOS Flashback
- ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector
- Overclocking Protection
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- Back I/O Ports
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
- 1 x USB 3.1 (red)Type-A
- 1 x USB 3.1 (black)Type-C
- 4 x USB 3.0 (blue)
- 4 x USB 2.0
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
- 5 x Audio jack(s)
- 1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
- 2 x Wi-Fi antenna port(s)
- 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
- Internal I/O Ports
- 2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s)
- 1 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 2.0 port(s)
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA mode & X4 PCIE mode)
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (PCIE mode only)
- 1 x TPM connector(s)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
- 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 × 4 -pin)
- 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 × 4 -pin)
- 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (3 × 4 -pin)
- 1 x H_AMP fan connector
- 1 x W_PUMP+ connector (1 × 4 -pin)
- 1 x AIO_PUMP connector (1 × 4 -pin)
- 1 × 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
- 1 × 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
- 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
- 1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
- 1 x MemOK! button(s)
- 1 x Slow Mode switch(es)
- 1 x Reset button(s)
- 1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)
- 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s)
- 1 x Safe Boot button
- 1 x ReTry button
- 1 x EXT_Fan header
- 1 x W_IN header
- 1 x W_OUT header
- 1 x W_FLOW header
- 1 x Thermal sensor connector
- 1 x Start button
- 1 x USB 3.1 front panel connector
- Accessories
- User's manual
- 3 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
- 1 x M.2 Screw Package
- 1 x CPU installation tool
- 1 x Supporting DVD
- 1 x ASUS 2T2R dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas (Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compliant)
- 1 x SLI HB BRIDGE(2-WAY-M)
- 1 x ROG big sticker
- 1 x Q-Connector
- 1 × 10-in-1 ROG cable label
- 1 x M.2 bracket
- 1 x Extension Cable for RGB strips (80 cm)
- 1 x ROG coasters
- BIOS
- 1 × 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.
- Manageability
- WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE
- Support Disc
- Drivers
- ROG GameFirst IV*
- ROG RAMDisk
- ROG RAMCache II
- ROG CPU-Z
- ROG Mem TweakIt
- Overwolf
- ROG Keybot II
- CloneDrive
- Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
- DAEMON Tools Software
- ASUS WebStorage
- Sonic Studio III
- Sonic Radar III
- RAMDisk
- Aura
- WinZip
- ASUS Utilities
- ROG GameFirst IV is only available for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
- Operating System
- Windows® 10 64-bit
- Windows® 8.1 64-bit *8
- Windows® 7 32-bit *8
- Windows® 7 64-bit *8
- Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor
- 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
- Note
- 1 The PCIe x4_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIex1_3. The PCIe x4_3 is default set at x2 mode.
- 2 When the M.2_1 Socket 3 is operating in SATA mode, SATA port 1 will be disabled.
- 3 When the M.2_2 Socket 3 is operatin in PCIe 3.0 x4 mode, SATA ports 5 and 6 will be disabled.
- 4 This function will work depending on the CPU installed.
- 5 Intel® Optane Technology only supported when using 7th Generation Intel® Processors. Before using Intel® Optane memory modules, ensure that you have updated your motherboard drivers and BIOS to the latest version from ASUS support website.
- 6 Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio and due to Windows 7 limitations, 32-bit playback is unavailable for Windows 7.
- 7 2 x USB2.0 port at mid-board share with ROG extension (ROG_EXT) port.
- 8 Windows® 8.1 64-bit and Windows® 7 32/64-bit are only supported when using 6th Generation Intel® Processors