ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) gaming motherboard

Release period
Release Period	-	Oct-2017

ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) Review

Designed exclusively for 8th generation Intel® Core™ processors to maximize connectivity and speed with Dual M.2, Gigabit LAN, front panel USB 3.1 and Intel® Optane™ Memory compatibilityrnrn5-Way Optimization with Auto-Tuning and FanXpert 4 automatically tailors overclocking profiles to your unique build for maximum OC performance and dynamic system coolingrnrnUnmatched Personalization with ASUS exclusive AURA Sync RGB lighting, two additional RGB headers, addressable RGB header and 3D printing mountsrnrnTwo Patent-pending SafeSlots feature an injection molding process that integrates metal framing for a stronger, firmly anchored PCIe slot built for heavyweight GPUsrnrnIndustry-leading 8-channel HD audio with dual headphone amplifiers and ROG exclusive SupremeFX S1220 CODEC driven by Japanese capacitors

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ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) Technical Specifications

CPU Make

Chipset

Form Factor

CPU socket

Total RAM

Total USB

Motherboard Details

Intel

Z370

ATX

LGA 1151

64GB

12 USB slots

GPU Interface

GPU Onboard

SLI

Crossfire

Expansion Slots

Motherboard Graphics

PCIe v3.0

No the ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard does not have an onboard graphics chip

2 Nvidia SLI GPUs

3 AMD/ATI Crossfire GPUs

3 x PCIe 3.0 x1
1 x PCIe 3.0 x4
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16

Memory Type

Memory Type(ECC)

Memory Channel

Memory Capacity

Memory Total

Memory Slots

Memory Speed

Motherboard Memory

4xDDR4

Non-ECC

Dual

64GB DDR4

64GB

4xDIMM

DDR4 2133Mhz, DDR4 2400Mhz, DDR4 2666Mhz, DDR4 2800Mhz, DDR4 3000Mhz, DDR4 3200Mhz,

SATA 1

SATA 2

SATA 3

SATA Speed

External SATA

HDD RAID

Motherboard SATA

No the ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard does not have a SATA 1 connector

No the ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard does not have a SATA 2 connector

6 x SATA 3

6Gb/s

No the ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard does not have an eSATA connector

Yes the ASUS Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC) motherboard is capable of SATA RAID

Internal USB

Internal I/O

Internal I/O Connectors

2 x USB 2.0
2 x USB 3.1

1 x 24 pin power connector
1 x 8 pin power connector
1 x 4 pin fan connector
8 x fan header
System Panel Connection
TPM Chip

Back Panel USB

Back Panel I/O

Back Panel Connectors

2 x USB 2.0
6 x USB 3.1

Display Port
Line In connector
Mic In connector
Audio Input Output

Avg. User Score

0.0

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