ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 APEX ENCORE with Wi-Fi, Intel Z790 Chipset, LGA1700, DDR5, ATX Desktop Motherboard — Best Deals at Progenix — South Africa (2024)

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• Socket LGA1700 for Intel Core 14th & 13th Gen Processors, Intel Core 12th Gen, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
  
• Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

• Intel Z790 Express Chipset
  

• 2 x DIMM, Max. 96GB, DDR5 8400+(OC) / 8200+(OC) / 8000+(OC) / 7800+(OC) / 7600(OC) / 7400(OC) / 7200(OC) / 7000(OC) / 6800(OC) / 6600(OC) / 6400(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600 / 5400 / 5200 / 5000 / 4800 Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
  
• Dual Channel Memory Architecture
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• OptiMem II
  * Supported memory types, data rate(Speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration, for more information refer to www.asus.com for memory support list.

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ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080

• 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 110 dB SNR recording input
• Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
• Audio Features
  SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  Savitech SV3H712 AMP
  Gold-plated audio jacks
  Rear optical S/PDIF out port
  Premium audio capacitors
  Audio cover

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet

• ASUS LANGuard

Wi-Fi 7

• 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  * Wi-Fi 7 MLO(Multi-link Operation) full functions support will be ready in Windows 11 2024 Platform (Windows 11 24H2)
• Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band
• Support Wi-Fi 7 320MHz bandwidth, up to 5.8Gbps transfer rate.
• Bluetooth v5.4

Intel Core Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)

• 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x8 modes)
  * M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2 and PCIEX16(G5)_1. When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

Intel Z790 Chipset

• 2 x PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel Core Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen)

• M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
  *M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2 and PCIEX16(G5)_1. When M.2_1 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.
• M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

Intel Z790 Chipset

• M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
• DIMM.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• DIMM.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Intel Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

Rear USB (Total 10 ports)

• 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C)
• * USB Type-C power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
• 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB (Total 9 ports)

• 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C with up to 60W PD/QC4+)
  * USB Type-C power delivery output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
• 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support additional 4 USB 5Gbps ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Fan and Cooling related

• 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
• 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
• 1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
• 2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
• 2 x 4-pin Full Speed Fan headers
• 1 x W_PUMP+ header
• 1 x 2-pin Water In header
• 1 x 2-pin Water Out header
• 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header
• 1 x Extra Flow Fan header

Power related

• 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
• 2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
• 1 x 8-pin PCIe Power connector

Storage related

• 3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB

• 1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C)
• 2 x USB 5Gbps headers support additional 4 USB 5Gbps ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous

• 1 x 80 Light Bar jumper
• 3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
• 1 x Alternative PCIe Mode Switch
• 1 x Aura RGB header
• 2 x BCLK button
• 1 x BIOS Switch button
• 1 x FlexKey button
• 1 x Front Panel Audio header (F_AUDIO)
• 1 x LN2 Mode jumper
• 1 x Osc sence header
• 1 x Pause switch
• 12 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
• 1 x ReTry button
• 2 x RSVD switches
• 1 x RSVD header
• 1 x Safe Boot button
• 1 x Slow Mode switch
• 1 x Start button
• 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
• 1 x Thermal Sensor header
• 1 x Thunderbolt (USB4) header
• 1 x V_Latch switch

• 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C)
  
• 5 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A)
• 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
• 1 x Wi-Fi Module
• 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port
• 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
• 1 x BIOS FlashBack button
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) port
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) port

• Not Specified

• Voltage detection
• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Water cooling flow rate detection
• Fan fail warning
  
• Fan speed control
  * Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

• 2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
  

Extreme OC Kit

• FlexKey button
• LN2 Mode
• ProbeIt
• ReTry button
• Safe boot button
• Start button
• Slow Mode

Extreme Engine Digi+

• SMD Capacitor
• MicroFine Alloy Choke

ASUS Q-Design

• M.2 Q-Latch
• PCIe Slot Q-Release
• Q-Code
• Q-Connector
• Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
• Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution

• M.2 heatsink backplate
• M.2 heatsink
• VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY

• BIOS FlashBack button
• Clear CMOS button
• CPU Socket lever protector
• ProCool II
• Pre-mounted I/O shield
• SafeSlot
• SafeDIMM

Aura Sync

• Aura RGB header(s)
• Addressable Gen 2 header(s)

Dual BIOS

Front Panel USB 20Gbps with Quick Charge 4+ Support

• Support: up to 60W fast charging with USB Wattage Watcher
  * To support 60W, please install the power cable to the 6-pin PCIe power connector or else only 27W will be supported.
  
• Output: 5/9/15/20V max. 3A, PPS:3.3–21V max. 3A
• Compatible with PD3.0 and PPS
  

ROG Exclusive Software

• ROG CPU-Z
  
• DTS Sound Unbound
  
• Internet Security (1-year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software

Armoury Crate

• AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
• Aura Creator
• Aura Sync
• Fan Xpert 4 (with AI Cooling II)
• GameFirst
• Power Saving
• Sonic Studio
• Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation

AI Suite 3

• Easy Optimization with AI Overclocking
• TPU
• DIGI+ Power Control
• Turbo app
• PC Cleaner

MyAsus

USB Wattage Watcher

Intel Unison

WinRAR (40 Days Free Trial)

UEFI BIOS

AI Overclocking Guide

ASUS EZ DIY

• ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
• ASUS EZ Flash 3
• ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

BIOS EZ Mode

MyHotKey

MemTest86

• Support for Windows 10/11 64-bit

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm