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

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PCIe slots enable you to connect various components to your motherboard, for example, graphics cards, RAID cards, SSDs. Along the top edge is the upper end of the cooling solution for the Extreme Engine Digi+ VRM circuit.

It is the perfect choice for an operating system or application drive, making your whole PC or professional apps work as fast as possible. The main SuperIO is a nuvoTon NCT6793D it provides fan control, voltage and temperature monitoring, and the PS/2 port on the backpanel. It also provides greater data security as if one drive fails, the data will still be accessible from another due to the use of parity.

Known for its quality, performance and good looks, ASUS's Republic of Gamers lineup is one of the most coveted among enthusiasts. This ROG board is beautiful, has a hefty quality, rgb lighting on the chipset and completely isolated audio on bottom left, with red led lighting illuminating the clear gap between its section of pcb and the rest of the board. Intel® Z170 also supports integrated-graphics (iGPU) functions, so you'll enjoy the very latest Intel integrated graphics performance.

Signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounted components ensure a more reliable connection and better throughput. If you have looked at an ROG board from ASUS, you find that the brick red box is jam packed with information on not only the board inside, but the impressive feature set included with the board.This Maximus VIII is from Asus' Hero line, which is a motherboard that has been optimised and honed for perfectly-balanced enthusiast-grade, gaming desktops. EPU will also reduce CPU wattage to a set level and deliver even more savings with Away Mode, creating an extreme energy-saving scenario that shuts down unused extra I/O controllers and reduces the graphics cards' power level. 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. One example is that it allows encryption keys to be created in a secure environment, minimizing the risk of a hacker gaining access. It makes for perfect pairing with Intel’s recent high-end Skylake CPUs and comes with an extensive array of features to make sure you are getting the most out of your system.

The CPU power is measured through the 8-pin connector which is hooked up to a hall effect IC which measures current and puts out a voltage in proportion to the current. However, Gamefirst does provide some really good visualizations for how much bandwidth different applications are taking up. disk drives supported, ASUS moved the socket to the edge of the board instead of keeping it between the PCIe x16 slots. In my opinion, the ASUS UEFI BIOS are some of the easiest to use and as silly as it sounds, best looking. With the Z170 lineup, ASUS is launching a few ROG series Z170 motherboards, with the Hero being in the middle of the ROG lineup between the Gene and the Extreme.These are black and should be avoided with SSDs as they'll perform far slower than the Intel-powered ones. SupremeFX 2015 also features intuitive Sonic Studio II for you to apply and enjoy different audio effects for perfect entertainment, plus Perfect Noise noise-cancellation technology for team conversations with total clarity.