ASUS' ROG Maximus XII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard based on Intel's Z490 chipset for Socket 1200 CPUs goes under the spotlight.

Memory support for the Maximus XII Formula is up to 4800MHz+, and that would obviously depend on DIMM and CPU quality, ass to how far you can really go. If you are reaching for the stars, so to ...

A new Maximus Hero is therefore of particular interest to us. In concert with the release of 10th Gen Core CPUs, Asus has duly updated the Z490 range to the XII Hero in for review today.

Asus' ROG Maximus XII Extreme, built on the Intel Z490 chipset, is the company's flagship motherboard for the Intel LGA1200 socket and 10th Generation "Comet Lake-S" CPUs like the Core i9-10900K.

Maximus VII Formula is pre-fitted with mPCIe Combo III + 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.0, a compact connectivity module that delivers the latest wireless technologies along with mini PCI Express (mPCIe ...

Maximus VII Formula is ROG’s flagship Z97-based ATX gaming motherboard. All-new CrossChill Copper is engineered with a copper cooling channel that’s incredibly effective at removing heat.

There are also two lower models, the Hero (non-WiFi) and Gene. Prices start just above the £227.99 of the flagship Strix series, up to £422.99 for the Formula; the price of the Extreme is TBA.

Asus' ROG Maximus XII Extreme, built on the Intel Z490 chipset, is the company's flagship motherboard for the Intel LGA1200 socket and 10th Generation "Comet Lake-S" CPUs like the Core i9-10900K.