Last year ASUS Republic of Gamers team brought us their first Mini-ITX based motherboard and we were mightily impressed. Fast forward to 2014 and with the introduction of Intel's Z97 chipset, the ROG team are back again with their second instalment of this maximum performance, no compromise design.

Maximus VII Impact is ASUS? latest Intel Z97 motherboard which targets enthusiasts and gamers who require small form factor. This Mini-ITX motherboard is packed with innovative features which can be found on full-sized ROG motherboards. Impact features five exclusively designed vertical ?daughterboards? that provide power, sound, fan control, WiFi/SSD, ROG IO buttons ? so even though there may not be a lot of space on board itself, these features are still included.