HWM Singapore — May 2017

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

ASUS’s newest Formula series board may not have the most

features or the widest array of connectors, but its judicious

selection of features means it’s not even the most expensive board

here. Sure, it has just six SATA 6Gbps ports and no PEX 8747 chip,

but we’d argue that few people require that particular selection. The

good news is that all the features on the ROG Maximus IX Formula

aim to maximize utility and ease the installation process. From the

built-in liquid-cooling ȴ ttings to the dedicated water pump headers

and various Safe Boot and ReTry buttons, there are few things on

the board that feel gratuitous and unnecessary.

It is also helped along by its strong gaming and overclocking

performance, so you know it more than delivers on what you’d

expect from a board in this price bracket. To cap things o΍ , it wields

considerable aesthetic prowess with a stylized plastic shroud

protecting the PCB and customizable Aura Sync RGB lighting.

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