Description

Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Motherboard

• Processor Support: Compatible with Intel Core i7, i5, i3, Pentium, and Celeron desktop processors using the LGA 1151 interface.
• System Memory: Features 4 dual-channel DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4 memory. It accommodates extreme memory overclocking (XMP) with rated speeds stretching up to 3800MHz (O.C.).
• Expansion Lanes: Includes 3 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (configured at x16 or dual x8 for multi-GPU setups) and 3 PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1 slots. It supports both 2-Way NVIDIA SLI and AMD CrossFireX configurations.

• Next-Gen Storage: Outfitted with one PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 slot and two U.2 ports. Each configuration operates at NVMe speeds up to 32 Gb/s, enabling high-performance 3-way PCI Express RAID arrays.
• SATA Interface: Standard storage needs are met by 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports.
• USB Speed: Utilizes an onboard Intel controller supplying two USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports (one Type-A and one reversible Type-C) on the rear I/O delivering 10 Gb/s transfer speeds.
• Wireless Protocols: Features integrated dual-band 2×2 802.11ac Wi-Fi with Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) alongside Bluetooth v4.1

• Wired Network: Built with an Intel I219V Gigabit LAN controller paired with anti-surge LANGuard. Traffic can be prioritized via GameFirst packet-sorting software.
• Acoustic Subsystem: Utilizes ROG SupremeFX 2015 8-channel high-definition audio. It integrates an ESS ES9023P digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a TI RC4580 headphone amplifier, and physical PCB shielding to isolate signal interference.

• Aura RGB Lighting: Incorporates two onboard 4-pin Aura RGB strip headers. This allows users to attach external 12V RGB LED strips and synchronize illumination modes via the Asus Aura utility software.
• Hardware Controls: Engineered with onboard physical Power, Reset, Clear CMOS, and Safe Boot buttons. The Safe Boot button forces the system to boot safely to the BIOS without erasing customized system overclocking presets