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

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Advanced fan and water-pump controls for ultimate cooling and quietness with onboard thermal sensors and hardware-level 4-pin PWM/3-pin DC mode detection, Fan Xpert 3 makes sure every fan achieves the best balance of cooling performance and low noise!

Keep in mind that the majority of the heat from the VRM goes into the PCB as it is a giant soldered on copper heat sink. The choice to use Texas Instruments NexFETs in the VRM was a sound one as can be seen in the thermal imaging section. Its heat sinks are beautiful, they are that perfect shade of silver/gray in between the gun metal black of the capacitors and gray of the shield and ports.As a gamer you demand stability and durability, so ROG integrates long-lasting, premium components, plus exclusive smart DIY designs across the board — ensuring the best gaming experiences.

As a gamer you demand stability and durability, so ROG integrates long-lasting, premium components plus exclusive smart DIY designs across the board — ensuring the best gaming experiences. As always, the nice bonus is that if you screw things up a lot like me, there are easy ways to reset the board. To go faster than fast you need ultra-accurate power control — so Maximus VIII Hero Alpha motherboards are kitted out with ASUS Digi+ Power Control for maxed-out overclocking potential, enhanced system stability and superb power efficiency. Fans can also be connected straight to the power supply, but when connected to the motherboard you gain much finer control over them through software.But what ASUS have done on the isolated audio PCB of the board is included numerous technologies to get the best possible audio experience. Not only has ASUS made all of the ports both PWM mode and DC mode (voltage mode) capable, but they added more controls such as spin up time to further enhance a user's ability to control the fans in great detail. connector with plug-and-play ease to experience data-transfer speeds of up to 32Gbit/s — and free up a PCIe slot for another expansion card!

All these are paramount to overclockers and can provide solace on open air test benches/cases without working buttons. I then proceed into Windows and use software to increase the multiplier; in this case I opted to use TurboV Core. I’d recommend investing in a water cooler for overclocking purposes and really unlocking the potential in this processor/mobo combo.ASUS-exclusive Turbo App's intuitive tuning panel boosts multiple hardware components to maximize gaming exhilaration, overclocking your CPU, tuning your fans, prioritizing network data and optimizing audio settings — all with automated ease.

Follow me as I venture into my first Z170 chipset motherboard review with the ASUS Maximus VIII Hero. It has minor setbacks with an odd plastic shroud (subjective) but It is incredibly hard to fault this board. Products certified by the Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada will be distributed in the United States and Canada.Essentially you can fine tune every single fan in your system and adjust every fan curve by how you see fit.