https://www.techpowerup.com/314364/asus-rog-maximus-z790-apex-encore-listed-by-norwegian-retailer Norway's Proshop listed an ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 APEX Encore motherboard by mistake, with an eye watering price of 9790 NOK including VAT (~$890). Elite and record-breaking overclocker enthusiasts with deep pockets need only apply—this "Encore" 14th Gen Core-ready refresh of the
existing (and recently discontinued) APEX board is expected to coincide with this month's launch of
six "Raptor Lake Refresh" CPUs. The Norwegian listing did not an include any photos of ASUS ROG's ultra-premium board, but Benchlife and a bunch of social media leakers have released imagery into the wild.
On first inspection of leaked specification details, the only major upgrade appears to be WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. Gigabyte and MSI are reported to be refreshing their own "next-gen" Z790 boards with these newer standards. We get the usual designation of two DIMM slots for maximum memory performance in this league—really fast DDR5-10000 memory configurations are on the expected support list (Proshop mentioned DDR5-5600). The current APEX has logged speeds of DDR5-11000 MT/s, so the successor and accompaniment of "next-gen" processors could push things further.
Multiple news outlets have managed to preserve spec information prior to Proshop removing its listing.
Wccftech: "Here are some of the specs:"
- ATX Form Factor
- Intel LGA1700 socket
- Intel Z790 chipset
- 2x PCI-Express 5.0 x16
- Dual DDR5-5600 2x DIMM slots (Intel XMP support)
- 4x SATA-600
- 4x M.2 NVMe PCI-Express 4.0
- 1x M.2 NVMe PCI-Express 5.0 (M.2 size: 2242 / 2260 / 2280)
- USB 3.2 Gen 2 type A & C
- Intel I225-V 2.5 Gigabit (LAN)
- Intel WiFi 7 & Bluetooth 5.4
- Realtek ALC4080 HD Audio
- ASUS AURA Sync software
Impressive specs but you'll pay a premium.
