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

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ASUS is using the tried and true Texas Instruments NexFET CSD87350Q5D which is a 40A dual N-Channel MOSFET with support for very high switching frequencies and solid efficiency. I once was attempting to stream Battlefield 4 whilst Steam decided it was going to download a tonne of updates without my knowledge.

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ASUS Maximus VIII Hero is an ATX form factor motherboard built for use with Intel's Sixth Generation Core series Skylake processors. Power is supplied by way of an ATX 24-pin connector tied in with an auxilliary 8-pin connection on the top edge of the PCB. The hardware base is a custom PCB using proprietary fiber weaves to maximize corrosion resistance and signal integrity through the traces in each layer. In between this port is the USB BIOS Flashback button that can be used to reflash the BIOS even without a CPU or DRAM installed.ASUS also paid attention to the smallest details of the audio on the Maximus VIII Hero; they added a dedicated oscillator for the DAC, and they used a relatively quiet relay for the de-pop circuit. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest. Supply and demand of innovative ideas for enthusiasts to create some of the best looking and best performing rigs about.

With ROG's Aura RGB Strip header, it's quick and easy to cast brilliant colors across your rig and room: Just slide standard 12V RGB strips onto the 4-pin Aura RGB-strip headers, then weave your lighting any way you like. From overclocking, to temperature monitoring and fan twiddling, you really can get everything out of this board with great debugging and safeguarding features. A door tag is included using a quote from the Lord of the Rings to subtly let you know your company is not wanted.

Multi GPU solutions from AMD and NVIDIA are supported to give you the best possible gaming solutions, along with the usual laundry list of high end hardware to provide a long lived motherboard. Visually, the PCB is a deep matte black with red and argent accents on the Z170 PCH and Digi+ VRM cooling solutions.