The greatest ROG Asus ROG Z890 Maximus Extreme Arrow Lake Flagship

[@damientech88]

I bought a high-end motherboard once. It had a few annoying quirks and bugs that took a long time to get fixed (if ever) because it was a niche product with a relatively small user base. Now I just buy mainstream boards and upgrade more often for the ultimate experience.

[@Vladek16]

damn that price tho, ~1300$ remember when the maximus vi extreme was considered extremely overpriced at 400$ ? pepperidge farm remembers

[@Mack_Dingo]

MB price increases over last few Gen's are worse than GPU's. They literally doubled at least

[@basshead.]

And it's one of the most pointless PC component to spend money on.

[@Deado]

@@basshead. Mostlty depends on who you are and what you're using it for and such tho. If you're a gamer, you'll probably want/need plenty of M.2 slots. If you're an OCer, you're gonna want all of the useful features and benefits a board like this or the Apex provides. If you're a content creator, then having 10G networking really is a life changer.

[@216edwin]

Its $1000 US dollars

[@basshead.]

@@Deado 1st world problems Everyone should be happy with an $150-200 board.

[@rare6499]

Would have to be mad to spend this much money on a motherboard for a socket which is rumoured to have a single CPU generation and one which barely moves the performance needle…

[@eblanueblanovich8902]

Good. “Upgrade” is a IQ filter.

[@StatsGam4er]

Is there any word on this. Is it definitely 1 generation being the 285K, or will it support at least 1 more ? Literally no info on this.

[@eblanueblanovich8902]

@@StatsGam4er It's probarbly only one genetation socket, only cause arrow uses meteor lake architecture, which is flawed.

[@StatsGam4er]

@@eblanueblanovich8902 That's a shame. Might have to consider AMD.

[@xdi1733]

How is it flawed?​@@eblanueblanovich8902

[@ers-tj4to]

This board will probably go EOL within a year like the last Extreme board so I’m going to grab this one the very second it drops.

[@mr383ohz]

I still don't understand why the amd socket doesn't get this level of board still to this day!!

[@wiggyg7337]

Neither do I, I honestly think these companies ones have more chance selling it to AMD users these days

[@mr383ohz]

@@wiggyg7337 i believe the same. I've been screaming for years now for asus to make an AMD glacial board. I'd preorder in an instant. AMD users miss out on so many good boards

[@Peanuutte]

I know amd got it for the x670e - I'm kinda hoping it happens every 2nd gen for the am5 platform at least.... maybe im just huffin though hahah

[@mr383ohz]

@wiggyg7337 i really want them to bring out the glacial board for the amd platform. We are missing out on so many boards at a time when amd has now been dominating for years.

[@Polyh3dron]

There was a ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme, I actually have one. There was also a ROG Crosshair X570 Extreme which was a late cycle release. I'd still take the X670E Extreme over the X870E Hero.

[@GRIEFER-I]

this is a game changer an LCD on a motherboard..Been thinking of buying an lcd but now I will buy this board

[@thealphaflight2121]

Great video AAA +++thank you for explaining features. . Plus bells and whistles

[@allanhome]

Another great video, TOM. Thank you

[@TheCynysterMind]

I just ordered this board as a part of a prebuild. I do not overclock ever, but I got it for the fact that it has so many NvMe slots (I will use 3) and the fact that it has 10Gb networking built in. I have a Synology NAS on a 10Gb network and I need something powerful for Databasing / Graphics / Video editing as well as games

[@kishona69]

Appreciate your uploads man.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

thanks

[@ronnie8274]

looks awesome, great explanation thank you for doing this.

[@mefflecakes]

Great vid as ever Tom

[@lunchbox140]

For the price, the number of USB-A ports on the IO is digraceful.

[@charlesnix8314]

$1000 dollar motherboard. They can have it.

[@em6xn]

1540€ in France 😮

[@LawrenceTimme]

As an overclocker, the apex is indeed the best choice, although assrock have got and pc formula this time round so it will be interesting to see which is best

[@NemesisElite2010]

MSI GODLIKE Z890 comes from another planet........

[@steezegod2768]

Yeah, but It's no Extreme

[@dafyddthomas7299]

The price is

[@FionatheFiend]

I just got mine today. Holy the box is very heavy. I was considering putting it in a new Lian Li O11 Vision but now I'm having second thoughts. I'm still waiting for the Intel Core 9 Ultra 285k to launch in Canada. That's the CPU that will live in this board. In the meantime I'll have a look at what other more premium cases available for sale right now or the very near future to house this beastly and beautiful motherboard.

[@MuffinMan0521]

I was thinking of going with the Core 7 since it's in stock and then wait for a Core 9 285KS to drop later

[@gbear8207]

New = Expensive. This just makes the price of the Z790 Hero drops, which is the one that I'll be getting.

[@roninmx5315]

Is there a water cooled version coming out like the Extreme Glacial? Looked everywhere and haven't found anything

[@01Gamemaster10]

7:11 Out of place??? Really? I think this M.2 slot next to the ram witch only Asus uses looks great. Uses almost no space on the board and it looks like an extra ram slot, just as big and you barly notice it in your case. You are the first person I hear complaning about it.

[@peterscrace3530]

And its a godsend when you have a custom hardline water loop, no need to pull the loop apart to remove a drive.

[@drippyb3nji632]

Do you think ASUS will release a ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme just like how they did with the X670E?

[@zlibz4582]

high end mobos should start including a solid fan hub which is sata powered along with 10 total fan headers + argb headers so users dont have to buy it separately , also there should be dual bios which s very handy for quick switching , a water cooled vrm and the backplate of the mobo should also be included for those who wanna do it to push everything balls to the walls while OC , should also include a pair of big solid wifi+BT antennas , a ram fan cooling bracket to cool them dimms , possibly a m.2 expansion card too , a nvme heatsink too !! , also a bunch of small 10mm fans like the noctua ones have for snucking them above the gpu backplate so as to improve airflow and direct it either towards the top of the case or towards the backside of the case to exhast the hot air from gpu rapidly and prevent the hot air form circualting inside the case , the small 10mm fans can also be snuck near the ram and ducktaped or something they should also include a pcie riser cable both x2 and x16 , a daughter board for special use cases when the pcie slot cant be used if the gpu is taking up too much space and also there are other thunderbolt use cases they can include ALL of these as extra accessories with the added price , but they should at least give the option for these high end mobos hope you convey this msg to the mobo manufacturers

[@gilltim5711]

Great video! Can you tell me if this motherboard conforms to Project Zero?

[@kryptik3nigm4]

i already pre ordered mine at 1k lol, better be worth it, my z690 maximus formula has been a really nice board since ive owned it, so hopefully this will be too.

[@kbmarines9989]

I did the same thing lol 😊

[@dktha]

Thanks for the review. I've had Z690 Extreme and I have Z790 Extreme and to be honest they are not worth it at all. These are mainstream boards and not even HEDT that is dead now. Especially you pay double price for pretty much nothing. Maybe CKD will help with RAM but we are to see that. Still running Rampage VI Extreme X299 in main rig that actually felt like a high-end board when I got it and came with plethora of features, 10G LAN, even RGB, at ~650e in 2017. Crazy times.

[@WhistleWood.]

Where i can buy this extreme

[@samh7982]

as a rampage extreme fan, i wish intel can revive the extreme cpu line up.

[@bee1445]

Always do like to see the top boards, even if I don’t buy them.

[@jakelong484]

this will be my first time buying a Maximus line board im pretty excited. This will be my first all white build so im going all out this time. I preorded the Z890 Apex and 285k, im just waiting on the 5090 hopefully Asus will drop the strix white 5090 on launch.

[@2076649]

Finaly a worty replacemente for my Rampage III extreme.

[@bayramkanik4312]

That's the exact motherboard I'm replacing soon too! My pc from 2009 lol! You going for Intel Ultra 9 285k? Instead of the AMD competitor?

[@2076649]

@bayramkanik4312 depends on your needs, for maximum fps is better AMD 9800x3d processors, for rendering and workflow is better the Intel ultra 285k. for me, I choose the 285k, but it needs a hefty 360 aio, the core 7 has better power consumption and will work with a good air cooler.

[@matthewjamesmaccarthaigh]

Which slots share lanes on this board?

[@distractor_beamreviews]

How do you connect 7.1 audio with only 1 line out port?

[@wynandnieuwoudt3421]

Probably going to have to get a DAC for Surround sound, because connectivity was removed or Soundcard?

[@jakelong484]

Nice but im waiting for the z890 Apex video :)

[@GameHEADtime]

Love the internal usb going to need that for my long range bluetooth so its not pointing and taking space outside hope those have data....

[@TW-bh2mi]

Do you do video review not overviews of the motherboards anymore because I am still waiting for the am5 motherboard reviews and I have asked before with no reply

[@OC3D]

@@TW-bh2mi AM5 board reviews are live dude.

[@TW-bh2mi]

@@OC3D video reviews if so i cant find them

[@OC3D]

@@TW-bh2mi kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXjMnp6iiJZlfrMfeature=shared

[@TW-bh2mi]

@@OC3D Thanks my bad I use to watch the channel years ago when you did the individual reviews and overviews especially when it came down to the Asus motherboards so I was looking to that but I guess like all things in life things have changed a bit .I especially appreciated the power supply and mother board vrm analysis as these two components are very important for system stability and longevity.

[@OC3D]

I do try my best fella - but having the individual previews works well for early views. Then I do the reviews combined if there is a set NDA because publishing 6 or 8 videos on the same day just doesn't get watched and the YT algorithm punishes me for that then

[@怪啊啊]

z890 formula pls

[@SimJoy]

I think the prices are going over the roof lately... (and sometimes with things which people do not really need...)

[@Bloodyhellfinger18]

they will do another release at ces 2025 they boards were release asap for the intel release

[@Excalabur50]

$1799Au for this which is madness for possibly a board that's only going to have one generation of CPU, $2200Au for the X670E Godlike which is utterly stupid but at least you get to use it till 2027+ although they might have woken up as I've seen it now for $1899. Cheers Guv.

[@eduardmc]

Is this e-atx?

[@BeastMortThe]

Yup... e-atx

[@samh7982]

for the case, should purchase a case that supports eatx & xl eatx mobo

[@eduardmc]

@@samh7982 most mid tower do but then certain cable routing and big aio are not compatable even when the case says it support eatx. Already happened to me

this will support the next gen intel cpu yeah? the ones they dropped this year wasent as good as i hoped

[@j340_official]

RoG should’ve had a z890 formula!

[@怪啊啊]

really need a white motherboard

[@Mazdabater07]

Man I have had 3 formula series mother boards. I wonder if the fact its been an EK block on them as to why they arent making them now. I've got this mobo on pre order

[@croydonzeldra5623]

looks like the worlds most expensive hotspot/nas/dac ever made. to give up the nas/hotspot for SLI would be insane. well if you could afford this then you could afford the rtx6000

[@corbindeadwyler3348]

Do you think this would fit in a Hyperion asus case

[@matthewjamesmaccarthaigh]

I have the hyperion case and I would assume yes, being that it's gigantic 🤣

[@marcov.5706]

Gracias por el Review, sin duda alguna tengo pensado comprarla pero primero quiero ver los Review de los nuevos procesadores Ryzen 9000-X3D, 9800- X3D y los Intel Core Ultra 9 285K ... 🍷🧐

[@Tech-Tide2387]

Such a nice motherboard a shame we won't get one like that on the AMD side I just bought the asus crosshair X870 hero And I totally agree with you it easily could have had a screen on it rather than a crappy little hologram that actually doesn't look good I switched it off in the bios

[@turbo5483]

It seems like they are getting us ready to spend $1000 on motherboards, because this will be the norm

[@dafyddthomas7299]

For the 4th M2 (Assume M2_1) above PCI-E 1 can you operate without cover - having a M2 with preinstalled / embedded heat sink instead ? - Love the Novell / But Air sail M2 - Slot In Expansion card next to the Dimms - assume that you can use 2 x M2's at once and are there any limitations with other M2's, can you use 6 x M2's onboard at once ? or does it reduce bandwidth of one or more of the 2 x PCI-E slots (Assume x 16 - Gen 4/5 ?). Opps I found the INFO Now on ASUS and extremely pricey in UK / Scan for over £1300 / $1500

[@PaulRichard-q6d]

How many and which M.2 slots are used for PCIe5 and PCIe4 SSD's, that can be used on this motherboard WITHOUT affecting GPU performance, as a maximum? The manual is hard to follow clearly.

[@Aradmahogany1991]

I bet the X870 boards would have had a screen too if it weren't for Intel..... some behind the door deals I am sure. We know they did it with MSI.

[@QuantumParadox]

I have a question, I havve the same board and I want to put 128 GB of RAM on it. I currently have corsaid 6400 MT/S RAM of 64 GB. I want to try 128 GB of CUDIMM what do you recommend?

[@superheracross89]

X670e extreme was 1000 us dollars so this should be similarish the dimm.2 is still the pcie 4.o version though unlike the x670e one that has one side for pcei5.0 and one side 4.0

[@AndreiHristow]

an absolutely wonderful motherboard, at an even more "wonderful" price, for a processor that costs less, with fewer cores, and it is said that the 14900KS even in many games has better performance Of course nothing official and just rumors so far I really want them to think about the products for other countries and Europe, where they arrive unsealed...

[@napoficial7123]

I don't like Intel and Nvidia but I like to see tony s videos 😀

[@NO동요]

MAXIMUS(Intel)/CROSSHAIR(AMD) EXTREME lineup is so expensive.

[@mar.posarestauropavimentii9693]

la sto per acquistare ma e compatible con processore Intel CORE I9-14900KS

[@andrewzaccheus1581]

Hope they work this time the Driver utility lol

[@bm373]

Dam, I was gonna get it for $600. I'll just get a z790 godlike for $500 instead! ✌️🇺🇲

[@facegamefps6725]

You are cool man

[@LordMustangGT93]

AL-I-minum lolololol say it with me, A - LU - MINUM

[@SmoodGraphics59]

To bad this is a Intel motherboard if it only was a AMD motherboard, it would work perfectly for me because of the sideways position of the connectors

[@Fester_]

Groovy, little comment.

[@HandicappedMind]

so to get a rog board that isnt a gawdy gamer tacky mess you gotta spend 2x or 3x the cpu price to do it......... Tho i think the giant rog logo is still a bit tacky its a much cleaner board than alot of the rog boards of late. and id love to see a screenless version to bring that cost way down... that would sell.. this... dont see anyone but extreme overclockers and streamers and rich folk with more money than sense buying this board. Then again.. they keep raising the price so SOMEONE is buying it.... The high end is getting to water cooling and high end gpu point.. where only the super rich can enjoy the hobby..... shame... i keep saying as much as pc gamings popularity over the past 10 years has pushed the industry forward.. its done a TON of damage aswell. Pricing is out of control. I got back into the hobby with phenom2 and then sandy bridge.. GTX 400-500 era... i think my FLAGSHIP 2600k gtx 580 build.. mind you i went sli... cost like 1500ish dollars... to get a FLAGSHIP gaming experience in 2024... the GPU alone cost more than the whole rig did back then... inflation sure.. but its mostly corporate greed and senseless consumers who allow it.

[@cybertones942]

Yeah want a screen that can put whatever you want there not just show rog

[@Hicham_Lrazwani]

❤❤❤

[@arturperzyna5453]

I would appreciate it more if the reviewer added some of his knowledge and not just read what is written on the motherboard.

[@yuidfbse]

99.99.99.99% of all "reviews" now are all like this.. reading the specs and this button does this and that button does that and this connector goes there and blah blah blah.. total and permanently perpetual waste of time.

[@Safetytrousers]

The review embargo is still in force. All they can do is show the board as presented.

[@arturperzyna5453]

Embargo on what exactly? Youidfbse, exactly. Although I am glad there are hardware reviews on YT as on websites they died over 10yrs ago.

[@Safetytrousers]

@@arturperzyna5453 A review of the board. Showing it in actual use and reporting on how it performs.

[@OC3D]

I cant do a full review until the 24th - thats why this is a PREview not a review

[@WesleyH85]

The amount of people moaning about the price....if its too expensive then its not for you anyway. Secondly, I only buy one motherboard and CPU per new build which lasts me 6 years. Ill upgrade the GPU after 3 years into my 6 year life cycle. So 1k for 6 years of constant use for me of a high end product really isn't bad.

[@MrXV15]

It's a really stupid statement to say "don't buy it then". It's objectively overpriced compared to last models on z790 and z690. This is a fact and it's legitimate to be angry about asus and other brands exploding their prices. If nobody says anything about this bs, there will never be a change in that.

[@WesleyH85]

@MrXV15 it's inflation for you. I bought an Audi RS3 in 2018 for £63K which was affordable. The new model was 10k more expensive which then made it no longer viable for me. I didn't complain to Audi. I just looked for an alternative in my price range. Also, we don't know what the Bill of Materials are or the margins. So if it's too expensive then as I correctly said its not the product for them. Also voting with our wallet works. If their is margin to play with and sales are low then they'll reduce the price.

[@MrBook123456]

cool

[@0perativeX]

It's a nice motherboard but its a complete rip-off. They're up for pre-order on Scan UK for £1360. The Z890 Hero is £714 and the Apex is £744. All overpriced

[@DAMGUNHAR]

its R.O.G not rog.... just like its T i not tie.... lol

[@PlumpsHubris]

Bud we just don’t care

[@DAMGUNHAR]

@@PlumpsHubris who put 50p in you ??

[@PlumpsHubris]

@@DAMGUNHAR my little cherub. It’s not that deep. ASUS themselves refer to it as ROG btw. I worked for Google with their partnering company in the uk called Gekko I have asked this myself. It’s referred to as ROG.

[@DAMGUNHAR]

@@PlumpsHubris I know dude I was just having a laugh tbh that’s why I put lol it’s you who said we just don’t care remember 😊

[@killacamfoo]

I'd aim for $8-10K system total if you are trying to use one of these lol. Prices are insane, you had better be working for a living using this tech to bother with it.

[@paulboyce8537]

Asus crapped over 13th and 14th. Wouldn't touch Asus with 2m pole. W680 almost managed to destroy internet.

[@TW-bh2mi]

personaly i would prefer comprehsive real world reviews rather than reading the products specs that I can get on the mb web page just saying I remember years ago when you would do comprehensive reviews of the vrm stability overclocking features temps comparison personal thought etc etc EVn power supply videos where are they I used your site for my major component when building

[@OC3D]

@@TW-bh2mi I'm not allowed until the 24th - that's why this is an early preview dude (I've always done these early ones too)

[@brooklyn5754]

To darn expensive jesus

[@reallove5677]

ASUS ROG the best motherboard maker.

[@stevewatson6839]

Asus+Intel=Not going to happen! IF this is going to be a one generation socket, I'd be looking elsewhere than Asus.Even if they sorted themselves out this would simply be not worth it. Asus do generally have better quality audio though, I'll give them that much!😁

[@jronmaster8400]

Rear Io is a Joke. 6 USB Type A? Really?

[@peterscrace3530]

Yep pretty poor when not much in the way of peripherals is USB C

[@mauriciob8260]

The few people that going to buy this kind of board they will only use 10% of his features of the 90 % features they overpaid 🤡

[@80srenaissance67]

Is it true you have a massive lad ?

[@consumev]

only 4 sata ports? what the hell...

[@David-nd4to]

we're moving away from sata

[@e2rqey]

I'm pretty sure almost nobody buying this board cares about having more than 4 SATA ports. Much rather have more M.2 slots and maybe a slimSAS port.

[@cloudstrife7083]

have to be cra__ to buy intel at this point...

[@itsprod.472]

Even for extreme tweakers this price is outrageous 😂 same price as a RTX 4080 non super

[@AbyNeon]

id be surprised if there will be more than 100 people buying this worldwide...Not sure why so many companies are so invested with Intel, given the fact that there wont be an Intel next year end of January.

[@Trippyrich33]

What do you mean there won't be an intel?

[@AbyNeon]

@@Trippyrich33 They gonna file for bankruptcy at one point. Intel.. a semi conductor manufacturer that doesn't manufacture semiconductors. My guess is Intel will file for bankruptcy in mid January in court of NY.

[@eruas490]

@@Trippyrich33should be connected to that intel lost more than 130billion this year

[@uneekpcs]

​@@eruas490 LOL, how can you lose 130 billion dollars and still be trading.

[@e2rqey]

​@@uneekpcswhen you are in a multi trillion dollar industry 😅

[@vladsta3833]

a sus

[@del8boy]

£1360 @awd ffs thats $1777. Welcome to RIP OFF BRITAIN.

[@mightbecursed]

$1000 lmao.

[@mychannelnotyours2356]

LOL Anyone who buys a motherboard for 1k or more needs to take a moment and ask someone nearby to slap them… really, really hard. Only an absolute fool would buy this.. Not worth it, even for overclocking… Do better, Asus. 700 or less for top tier MBs.. or no one should buy it. The price creep has gotten to criminal lvls.

[@antvn222]

its not for you, its for enthusiasts.

[@ivansapto]

Asus always make my blood boil because of the discrepancies between Intel and AMD. If I was AMD I will ditch them as a partner. AMD has come so far just to be put down by their so-called partners. I suppose nothing in this life is fair. Shame on you ASUS.

[@PlumpsHubris]

It’s as intel is more profitable for them sadly

[@e2rqey]

​@@PlumpsHubrisat this point only because Intel literally pays them to make better hardware for Intel products

[@PlumpsHubris]

@@e2rqey maybe so they also work very closely with ASUS at events. As an industry person myself I seen the buddy buddy mentality.

[@alanolivier8947]

Quite simple, do not buy... 😊

[@JeanP-n8k]

Like all the KZbin’s videos. To much bla bla bla and nothing of demos or benchmarks. Nothing new. Thank you

[@Jpnelly1363]

He can’t until the 24th. Chill dude

[@JeanP-n8k]

@@Jpnelly1363 that’s why. I understand now. Thank you

[@SuperBROKEN81]

This board is useless

[@andrewzaccheus1581]

Thanks mate but too bloody expensive for me. Good report.

[@andrewzaccheus1581]

$3000.00 US. lol.

[@BeastMortThe]

$999.99 actually.