ASUS RoG Maximus III Formula Lynnfield Motherboard Preview

A Quick Look at ROG Connect

Considering the Maximus III Formula is one of the most feature-rich motherboards we have come across in a long time, listing all of it features in a short preview is next to impossible. Instead, we have decided to focus on one technology in particular that caught our attention: ROG Connect.


RoG Connect basically gives you the ability to tweak settings on your motherboard from an external device like a laptop or netbook which is connected to the motherboard by a USB cable. This means that any resource-eating overclocking software is being used by the connected device rather than running on system being benchmarked. Theoretically, this could lead to higher scores in some benchmarks.


Sorry about the modifications to the image above but we are not allowed to show the processor information at this time.

The software which is loaded onto the laptop / netbook allows you to modify nearly every setting contained in the BIOS. In addition, there are also sections for temperature monitoring, fan speed settings and an area where you can save your favourite setting combinations for future use. The idea is to get the maximum amount of information to the overclocker while not taking up resources on the test system.


This is made possible through the use of ASUS’ unique iROG chip that allows all of the settings to be implemented on a hardware level without extensive software interference. We have all heard the usual line of “don’t use software to overclock your CPU and memory” but with the iROG working within the system, software overclocking issues could be made a thing of the past.