Following the recent discovery of the ROG RTX 3090 EVA, it now appears that Asus ROG will also release a ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA EDITION motherboard as part of their teased collaboration with the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise.  

Based on the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero, the EVA EDITION  motherboard will feature the color theme of the first non-prototype Evangelion unit, Evangelion Unit-01. Promotional images obtained by Nichepcgamer also reveal a custom illumination of Evangelion Unit-01 on the Polymo Lighting display, while the UEFI will also follow the Neon Genesis Evangelion theme and feature Evangelion Unit-01.

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The ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is an ATX-form motherboard described as being meant “to satisfy users who seek an introduction to the enthusiast-grade Maximus line.” The motherboard is designed for the 12th gen Intel 12th core processors and comes equipped with an LGA1700 socket, a DDR5-6400 compatible memory slot, PCIe 5.0, Onboard WiFi 6E, Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet, dual Thunderbolt 4, a ROG Hyper M.2 card with Gen 5 M.2 support, a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 front-panel connector, and 2.5Gbps LAN.

Earlier this week, it was discovered that pre-orders for the ROG RTX 3090 EVA had opened at Taiwan’s CoolPC. CoolPC’s pre-orders for the card are limited to only 15 units. The card is priced at TWD 63,990 (US$2169.80).

Source: Nichepcgamer