ASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact motherboard assembly

in hand / CPU socket empty with retention frame open / no CPU or DIMMs installed / loose surface debris visible / socket pins and accessory completeness not cleared by current photographs / accessioned / model identity verified / socket inspection and bench validation pending

The object before the record.

FI-HW-MB-Z87-001 — ASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact motherboard assembly
FI-HW-MB-Z87-001 / ASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact motherboard assembly / source photograph 01

Evidence, relevance, and unresolved state.

Custody record

Logged 2026-08-14 / quantity 1 board assembly. 2 source asset references registered.

What is known

ACCESSION 003. The motherboard silkscreen directly identifies an ASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact. The photographs show a mini-ITX board with an empty LGA1150-style socket, open retention frame, two red DIMM slots, rear I/O, onboard Start control, and installed vertical daughterboard assemblies. No CPU or memory is installed. Loose fibrous or dust-like debris is visible near the upper daughterboard and power section; its nature and extent are unverified. The official ASUS specification identifies the Maximus VI Impact as an Intel Z87, LGA1150, mini-ITX motherboard with two DDR3 DIMM slots. On August 15, 2026, the operator recalled that this platform may have used an Intel Core i7-4790K but explicitly expressed uncertainty. No processor is present in the current photographs, and no processor object is assigned from that recollection alone. The current photographs do not establish the exact PCB revision, straight socket pins, complete accessory set, clean electrical condition, successful POST, BIOS state, or any functional result.

Why it remains connected

accessioned / model identity verified / socket inspection and bench validation pending. Disposition: unassigned / operator decision pending. The object remains associated with LE RÉDEMPTEURE / X99 Recovery Dossier.

What remains unresolved

in hand / CPU socket empty with retention frame open / no CPU or DIMMs installed / loose surface debris visible / socket pins and accessory completeness not cleared by current photographs. accessioned / model identity verified / socket inspection and bench validation pending. Terms marked unknown, provisional, pending, or unverified remain part of the record until evidence resolves them.

Keep the object connected.

LE RÉDEMPTEURE / X99 Recovery Dossier

Recovery dossier for the intended X99 compute platform of LE RÉDEMPTEURE, the boutique hardline-cooled main cube of the CaseLabs Mercury S8 artwork L’ARCHIVE. The record also preserves an ASUS ROG Maximus VI Impact with its matching EK-FB ASUS M6I monoblock, a separate Maximus VII Impact with modular audio hardware, and an operator-identified EVGA GTX 660 Ti fitted with an EK-FC670 GTX full-cover water block.

Associated dossier / FI-PROJ-009 / intake / fault isolation pending

Source Assets / 2 references

Raw archive paths are retained for provenance and maintenance. They are not the primary object presentation.

  1. assets/archive/objects/fi-hw-mb-z87-001-asus-maximus-vi-impact/01-board-overview.jpg Open local asset
  2. assets/archive/objects/fi-hw-mb-z87-001-asus-maximus-vi-impact/02-socket-overview.jpg Open local asset