ASUS Maximus VIII Hero ATX Motherboard - Grey/Red/Black

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I once was attempting to stream Battlefield 4 whilst Steam decided it was going to download a tonne of updates without my knowledge. Steven went from a fledgling forum reader in 2003 to one of the internet's brightest tech stars by 2010. At the bottom of the motherboard, we have a neatly placed selection of buttons which include a large red “start” button; this is used to power the board up in case you didn’t know!

Using PCIe slots, you can connect different components to your motherboard, such as graphics cards and RAID cards. Also featured on the motherboard is a 'Flashback' button, this allows you to refresh your BIOS in a flash, even when the system is off. There is a significant improvement on fan control in comparison to Z97/X99 boards (as mentioned above). We are awarding the ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero with a gold award for performance and It will certainly be in our running for our “Top lists” at the end of 2016. Whether you're a PC novice or a seasoned overclocker, the EZ and Advanced Modes help you find your way, quickly and easily.Usually that's all you get as far as information goes, but on the latest crop of ASUS ROG boards the front panel flips up to take a deeper dive into some of what really makes the ROG brand a sought after commodity. Built around the Intel Z170 chipset and featuring the LGA 1151 processor socket, the mainboard works with certain Intel CPUs such as Celeron, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and Pentium.

ROG's revered digital-power controller now delivers even-finer power, with dual PWM controllers, Infineon OptiMOS™ MOSFETs, MicroFine alloy chokes, and 10K black-metallic capacitors — ensuring Extreme Engine Digi+ always delivers the precise and smoothest core voltages! board was an open box but it had all the parts and it worked perfectly just like it was brand new I really appreciate this. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. While the ROG symbol on the PCH looks like its solid silver, there are actually RGB LEDs behind it that allow it to glow any color you want. Behind the CPU VRM heat sink are three fan headers, and the motherboard has a single 8-pin CPU power connector located at the top most edge of the board.

socket M Key design is on the right edge of the board and is equipped to handle type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe or SATA storage devices. Steven details products down to the component level to highlight seldom explained, and often misunderstood architectures.

This motherboard supports 6th-generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package, with graphics, memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support onboard graphics output with dedicated chipsets, two-channel (4-DIMM) DDR4 memory and 16 PCI Express 3. There are only two USB 3 ports in addition to these, so if you have lots of SuperSpeed devices, you may find the Hero a little lacking. With our pimped, pumped and packed Maximus VIII Hero Alpha motherboard, competitors be warned, gamers get set and enthusiasts prepare to push your limits — ROG is ready to accept all challenges! Still, the Ranger will be worth looking at if you want to save a few notes and aren't fussed about the lighting etc.

If they had chosen to continue with just black and silver their adaptable LED lights would have been much more rewarding. System power usage is measured at the AC/DC PSU (the Corsair AX1200i) which I have connected to another system to measure the test system and as a backup I have a wall meter to verify. ASUS did a really good job with the audio, and the aesthetics of the motherboard are sure to turn heads. My question is that are the specs outdated, is the Asus Maximus VIII HERO actually incompatible with an 8th gen CPU?