Is the on screen display adjustable or just diplay only CPU temps?

The 2" Livedash OLED display can be used for personalization, which suggests it can show more than just CPU temperatures.

What makes this motherboard so expensive? whats the big highlight on it?

Asus uses Military grade Components and top of the line capacitors. This Motherboard will last for many years.

Is there a cooling kit we can buy, specially built for the board?

no. there is a kinda hybrid mono block(EK-Quantum Momentum VRM Bridge) you can buy. but most intel waterblocks should work with the cpu but if you buy the EK-Quantum Momentum VRM Bridge you need to have or get a Intel-socket-compatible EK-Quantum Velocity CPU water block. but it is a solid motherboard would buy again.

Is liquid cooling required for this motherboard if you do not intend to overclock?

No. It is a "hybrid" VRM cooling solution thereupon. You can use it as is, or add liquid cooling later. It doesn't heave fins though for air to pass through them and to cool it thus, but it is more solid because it is made of a solid block of copper? so it would take longer to overheat--you gain some you lose some with this type of cooling (unless you use liquid to cool it.) You should be fine on air with it though. You only 'need' liquid cooling for extreme OC and for extra quietness when OCing, because cooler VRMs would draw less current from the power supply, which means the fan in the power supply would work at slower speed, which means there would be less noise from the system. Overall this is the sweet spot for OC ASUS fans for decent VRM amperage rating and best features stuffed board of them all, even better features to price ratio than the extreme one. This board has DSP built in--that Mr. Trumps it all. No other board has it all like this one does.

what kind of power supply should i get for this motherboard?

Any modern ATX12v/EPS12v with the appropriate power capacity for any additional hardware you intend to use should work fine.

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Intel LGA 1200 socket: Designed to unleash the maximum performance of 10th Gen Intel Core processors
Extreme Power Solution: features 16 infineon power stages, each rated to handle 70 amps, high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to provide reliable power even when push the CPU performance to the limit
Hybrid Cooling System: CrossChill EK III VRM block and Extra-large heatsinks for VRM, chipset and M.2 slots, solid steel backplate lets you cool with air and water
Fastest Gaming Connectivity: Intel WiFi 6 AX201 (802.11 ax), Dual Ethernet with Marvell AQtion 10Gb and Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet with LANGaurd technology, Triple M.2 slots, USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connectors
Unmatched Personalization: 2" Livedash OLED, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including 2 x 4-pin RGB header and 2 x Gen 2 addressable RGB headers

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Model
Brand	ASUS
Series	ROG
Model	MAXIMUS XII FORMULA

Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type	LGA 1200
CPU Type	Intel Socket LGA 1200 for 10th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors* * Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list
Supported CPU Technologies	Supports Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 support depends on the CPU types.

Chipsets
Chipset	Intel Z490

Memory
Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 4700+(O.C)/ 4600(O.C)/ 4500(O.C)/ 4400(O.C)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3866(O.C.)/ 3733(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3333(O.C.)/ 3200(O.C.)/ 3000(O.C.)/ 2933(O.C.)/ 2800(O.C.)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory* * 10th Gen Intel Core i9/i7 CPUs support 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 natively. Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
Maximum Memory Supported	128GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16	Intel 10th Gen Processors 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16 or x8/x8 modes) Intel Z490 Chipset 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)* * The PCIEX16_3 shares bandwidth wih M.2_3. When M.2_3 runs x4 mode, PCIEX16_3 will be disabled. When M.2_3 and PCIEX16_3 are both occupied, M.2_3 runs x2 mode, PCIEX16_3 runs X1 mode.
PCI Express x1	1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot The PCIEX1 shares bandwidth with M.2_1. When M.2_1 runs x4 mode, PCIEX1 will be disabled.

Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA)	6 x SATA 6Gb/s ** M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, SATA_56 will be disabled. M.2_2 runs x2 mode by default.
M.2	Intel Z490 Chipset M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)* M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)* * M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX1. When PCIEX1 is occuppied, M.2_1 runs x2 or SATA mode (when M.2_1 runs SATA mode, SATA6G_2 will be disabled). M.2_2 shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. When M.2_2 runs x4 mode, SATA_56 will be disabled. M.2_2 runs x2 mode by default. * M.2_3 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16_3. When PCIEX16_3 runs x4 mode, M.2_3 will be disabled. When M.2_3 and PCIEX16_3 are both occoppied, M.2_3 runs x2 mode, PCIEX16_3 runs X1 mode.
Intel Optane Ready	Yes
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset	ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Channels	8 Channels * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio.

Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset	AQUANTIA AQC107
Second LAN Chipset	Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed	10Gbps + 2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO Supports up to 2.4Gbps max data rate Support 2.4/5GHz Dual-Band Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160 Supports CNVI interface
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v5.1* * BT 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 later.

Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports	1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module 1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks 1 x Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 1 x Marvell AQtion AQC107 10Gb Ethernet 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (6 x Type-A) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)

Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors	Fan and cooling-related 1 x 4-Pin CPU fan header 1 x 4-Pin CPU OPT fan header 1 x 4-Pin AIO Pump header 3 x 4-Pin Chassis fan headers 1 x 4-Pin H_AMP fan header 1 x W_PUMP+ header 1 x 2-pin Water In header 1 x 2-pin Water Out header 1 x 3-pin Water Flow header Miscellaneous 2 x AURA addressable Gen 2 headers 2 x AURA RGB headers 1 x FlexKey button 1 x Front panel audio header (AAFP) 1 x ReTry button 1 x Speaker header 1 x Start button 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal sensor header 1 x Thunderbolt header

Software Feature
Windows 11	Supported

Physical Spec
Form Factor	ATX
LED Lighting	RGB
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Features
Features	Multi-GPU Support: Supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI Technology Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX Technology Special Features: ROG Extreme OC kit - FlexKey button - ReTry button - Start button Extreme Engine Digi+ - 10K Black Metallic Capacitors - 70A Power Stage - MicroFine Alloy Choke ASUS Q-Design - ASUS Q-Code - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS Q-DIMM - ASUS Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green]) - ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - Aluminum M.2 heatsink - CrossChill EK III - Steel backplate ASUS EZ DIY - BIOS Flashback button - Clear CMOS button - Procool II - Pre- mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot AURA Sync - ROG Aura sync Armor - Standard RGB header(s) - Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s) LiveDash OLED 2" Software Features: ROG Exclusive Software - Mem Tweakit - RAMCache III - ROG CPU-Z - GameFirst VI - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer - Sonic Radar III - DTS Sound Unbound - Overwolf - BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version) ASUS Exclusive Software Features Armoury Crate - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - OLED Display AI Suite 3: -5-Way Optimization with AI Overclocking TPU EPU DIGI+ Power Control Fan Xpert 4 Turbo APP -EZ Update AI Charger WinRAR UEFI BIOS AI Overclocking Guide ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode FlexKey BIOS: 256MB Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE Operating System: Windows 10 - 64-bit

Packaging
Package Contents	Accessories: Cables 1 x Addressable RGB extension cable 1 x RGB extension cable 2 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables Miscellaneous 2 x M.2 Rubber package(s) 2 x M.2 SSD screw package(s) 1 x Q-connector 1 x ROG logo plate sticker 1 x ROG stickers 1 x ROG thank you card 1 x ASUS 2 x 2 dual band Wi-Fi moving antennas Installation Media 1 x Support DVD Documentation 1 x User manual

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First Listed on Newegg	May 05, 2020

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