Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA 12th Gen ATX Motherboard

Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Review

The ROG Maximus line has been ASUS’ flagship motherboard series for Intel motherboards since the Intel LGA 775 socket. ASUS has slowly been improving the Maximus line with enthusiasts and overclocking-centered features such as robust teamed power stages, CrossChill Water-Cooling compatible VRMs, PCIe RAID cards, and even AI. This year’s iteration of the ROG Maximus line featuring the Intel Z690 chipset sports the most generational upgrades compared to the previous iteration with the debut of PCI-E 5.0 and DDR5 memory. The latest ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 series brings back the Formula model with a new color theme after being skipped on the Maximus Z590 Lineup. The ASUS ROG Z690 Formula makes a comeback with an all-new Moonlight white look based on the ROG Zephyrus G4 moonlight white. The Moonlight White finish on the ROG Z690 Formula makes it the second cheapest white ROG motherboard priced at Php 41,790 following the ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming motherboard priced at Php 20,710. After being skipped don’t the Z590 chipset, the ROG Maximus Z690 Formula comes with more features and improvements compared to the Maximus Z690 lineup with Z590 chipset predecessors.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 Series Motherboard in Bangladesh 2022

It’s clear that ASUS has put most of the focus on users planning to buy DDR5 memory for Alder Lake, but it does have a small selection of DDR4 supported Z690 models. The most premium of these is the ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WIFI D4 with a Wi-Fi 6 CNVi, USB 3.2 G2x2 Type-C support, four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots, as well as a premium SupremeFX ALC4080 HD audio codec and Savitech amplifier pairing for the onboard audio. Its TUF Gaming series occupies the mid-range with a model with WIFI and without, but with four PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, and dual Type-C connectivity on the rear panel (3.2 G2x2 & G2).

Operating as mid-range and entry-level models is the Prime series, with the Z690-P WIFI D4 offering Wi-Fi 6, or without this for a slightly cheaper price. ASUS doesn’t have any DDR4 enabled Z690 models in mini-ITX, but for users looking to build a smaller system with Alder Lake and DDR4, the ASUS Prime Z690M Plus D4 offers three PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots, four SATA, and support for DDR4-5333 memory out of the box.