ASUS announced its first Republic of Gamers (ROG) motherboard in the mini-ITX form-factor, the Maximus VI Impact, which could go on to become choice number one for SFF gaming PC builders. Arguably the most feature-rich mini-ITX motherboard ever made, the Maximus VI Impact is a socket LGA1150 motherboard based on Intel Z87 Express chipset, which supports 4th generation Core "Haswell" processors.The board draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors, and conditions it using a 10-phase VRM that off-shoots into its own little PCB, with heatsink. The other three daughterboards on the Maximus VI Impact include the SupremeFX Impact, a sound-card with an audiophile-grade 115 dBA DAC, OPAMPs, and audio-grade capacitors; and an mPCIe combo card that lends it 802.11 ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0; and an ImpactControl card that gives overclockers POST diagnostic readouts and CMOS reset/restore at the push of a button, right from the rear panel.On the connectivity front, the Maximus VI Impact gives you four SATA 6 Gb/s ports, an eSATA 6 Gb/s port, six USB 3.0 ports (four rear, two by header), six USB 2.0/1.1 ports, HDMI, DisplayPort, gigabit Ethernet (Intel controller), 6-channel SupremeFX Impact audio with 8-channel digital output, a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot, and two DDR3 DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of dual-channel DDR3 memory. Most ROG-exclusive features from the Maximus VI Extreme and Maximus VI Hero are carried over. ASUS didn't finalize pricing.

17 Comments on ASUS Unveils ROG Maximus VI Impact Mini-ITX Motherboard

#1 buildzoid

OMG that thing is so cute with all the daughter boards Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 11:35 Reply

#2 HammerON

The Watchful Moderator Wow:toast:

That is an amazing Mini-ITX!!! Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 11:40 Reply

#3 RCoon

Kudos to them. One of the greatest boards ever designed IMO. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 11:40 Reply

#4 adulaamin

I have a 3570K that's been gathering some dust for a month and I was going to buy an ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe by next week. Now I'm thinking about selling the 3570K, then buying this ROG board and a 4670K. Decisions, decisions... :confused: Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 11:50 Reply

#5 NutZInTheHead

Given how popular m-ITX is getting I knew something like this wold be cooked up by ASUS.

I for one will get this at some point. I just love how you can build a killer gaming rig using very little space.

Although the case I will put this in wont be as tiny as some other m-ITX cases out there.

:toast: ASUS for this beautiful product. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 11:58 Reply

#6 The Terrible Puddle

My desire to build something with this is tickling! Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 12:10 Reply

#7 Fourstaff

Ohiwantdaddyplzbuyshinyformekthx



My itx dreams just keeps on getting more expensive the longer I put it off Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 12:13 Reply

#8 RCoon

I know it sounds silly, but I want an FM2 version, so I can build a 6800k LAN party rig, and OC the balls off it. No need for a dedicated GPU. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 12:22 Reply

#9 stupido

adulaamin I have a 3570K that's been gathering some dust for a month and I was going to buy an ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe by next week. Now I'm thinking about selling the 3570K, then buying this ROG board and a 4670K. Decisions, decisions... :confused: I have that combo (3570K on P8Z77-I Deluxe) and it is :rockout:

though I miss my XtremeGamer sound card from my previous setup... :ohwell:



there is huge difference (at least to my ears) between the onboard audio (ALC889A or ALC898) and el-cheapo sound card such as XtremeGamer... and that on Roccat Kave, a 'normal' gaming hadset...



so I'm kind of curious how this "SupremeFX" sounds? :confused: I have that combo (3570K on P8Z77-I Deluxe) and it is :rockout:though I miss my XtremeGamer sound card from my previous setup... :ohwell:there is huge difference (at least to my ears) between the onboard audio (ALC889A or ALC898) and el-cheapo sound card such as XtremeGamer... and that on Roccat Kave, a 'normal' gaming hadset...so I'm kind of curious how this "SupremeFX" sounds? :confused: Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 12:43 Reply

#10 Suka

RCoon I know it sounds silly, but I want an FM2 version, so I can build a 6800k LAN party rig, and OC the balls off it. No need for a dedicated GPU. Me too.:) Dream come true waiting to see them 6800ks and what new boards will be available. Me too.:) Dream come true waiting to see them 6800ks and what new boards will be available. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 13:00 Reply

#11 badtaylorx

WOW!!!



they listened to me!!!



3 emails i sent them about a ROGitx (r oh jih tics)



yeah, im a mover and shaker....(i wish) Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 15:07 Reply

#12 Madn3ss795





This and the mini GTX670 they made... Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 15:28 Reply

#13 Strider

Now that is a sexy board...



Mini-ITX needs support like this. You could easily build a PC (Steam Box or HTPC even) that could play any games on the market today, and for some time to come, at 1080+ high to max settings with this board at it's core.



I have been looking for this level of support in this form factor for a while now. I can not tell you how often people ask me "how small can you make my PC?". But they still want it to game like a full "gaming" desktop. That task just got a lot easier.



Kudos to ASUS! Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 16:14 Reply

#14 Delta6326

That is by far the greatest itx motherboard ever! (Hello Caselabs s3) I can't wait to get a m-atx rog board! For the Caselabs s5. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 16:39 Reply

#15 Suka

That colour scheme is icing on the cake. Posted on Jun 4th 2013, 21:30 Reply

#16 PatoRodrigues





O.M.G :cool: Madn3ss795 foxpunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shutupandtakemymoney.jpg +1 This board, a GTX670 DCII Mini, a FT03 Mini and a 4770K.O.M.G :cool:+1 Posted on Jun 5th 2013, 6:09 Reply