The Maximus IX Apex is a new breed of ASUS ROG motherboards. It carries over the features that make the Impact and Extreme motherboards crazy good overclockers and combines them into a much different package. In fact, the Maximus IX Apex has more unique features than most of these novel overclocking motherboards. ASUS has added condensation detection, DIMM.2, customizable name plates, interesting PCB design, and their own water cooling features.