S lansiranjem treće generacije AMD -ovih računalnih procesora, dobili smo i novi i moćni X570 čipset za matične ploče. Jedan od velikih igrača na ovom tržištu je ASUS , a njegova vodeća X570 matična ploča je ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ). Dolazi s mnoštvom značajki i obećava vrhunske performanse za entuzijaste PC igara. Nakon što smo ga neko vrijeme koristili i testirali, želimo vam reći više o tome što nudi i što može učiniti. Ako ste zainteresirani za kupnju ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ), pročitajte ovu recenziju:

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ): Kome je dobar?

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) matična je ploča koju biste trebali kupiti ako:

• Vi ste igrač i tražite matičnu ploču koja može podnijeti bilo koji AMD ^{(AMD 3rd)} Ryzen^{(Gen Ryzen)} procesor treće generacije
• Nemate ništa protiv platiti premium cijenu za vrhunski uređaj s izdašnim značajkama
• Želite zaštititi svoje računalo od budućnosti

Za i protiv

Ovo je ono što nam se najviše sviđa kod ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ):

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• Izgrađen je na vrhunskom X570 čipsetu i podržava PCI Express 4.0
• Koristi Socket AM4 i kompatibilan je s 3. i 2. generacijom AMD Ryzen procesora
• Službeno podržava DDR4 RAM s frekvencijskim brzinama od 4600 MHz i brže
• Nudi dva utora za M.2 SSD diskove i osam SATA portova
• Dolazi s nevjerojatnim brojem USB priključaka, a većina njih je brzi USB 3.1 Gen2
• Dobivate vrhunsku 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet žičnu povezivost
• Također uključuje bežičnu mrežnu karticu s podrškom za novi Wi-Fi 6 standard
• VRM ( Modul regulatora napona^{(Voltage Regulator Module)} ) matične ploče je prevelik, tako da možete s lakoćom overclockati svoj procesor
• Raspored, dizajn i kvaliteta izrade matične ploče su izvrsni
• Čak je i softver u paketu bolji od onoga na što smo navikli sa starijim ASUS matičnim pločama

Ovo bi vas moglo spriječiti da kupite ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ):

• Cijena koju ASUS traži za ovu matičnu ploču je premium cijena i malo si je ljudi može priuštiti
• Matična ploča ima mali ventilator na svom čipsetu, a nekima se to možda neće svidjeti. Međutim, prema našem iskustvu, radi se o tihom ventilatoru

Presuda

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) izgleda kao jedna od najboljih matičnih ploča baziranih na X570 čipsetu. Ako posjedujete AMD Ryzen procesor treće generacije, ova matična ploča je izvrsna za njega, pružajući odlične performanse, prekrasan dizajn i vrhunsku kvalitetu izrade. Nadalje, Crosshair VIII Hero je vjerojatno jedna od najbogatijih matičnih ploča na svijetu u smislu mogućnosti povezivanja i pohrane. Zapravo, teško nam je zamisliti kako bi netko mogao koristiti sve dostupne USB portove. Jedina stvar koja bi vas mogla spriječiti da nabavite ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi) je cijena. Ako novac ipak nije problem, samo naprijed i uzmi ga. Nećete požaliti zbog svog izbora.

Otpakiranje ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi )

ROG Crosshair VIII Hero^{(ROG Crosshair VIII Hero)} ( Wi-Fi ) je ASUS -ova vrhunska matična ploča i, kao posljedica toga, njezino je pakiranje također vrhunsko. Matična ploča dolazi u velikoj kutiji od nesavitljivog kartona. Sve je obojeno crno-crvenom bojom, a prepuno je slika i detalja o matičnoj ploči i njenim karakteristikama.

Otvaranje kutije otkriva matičnu ploču u antistatičkoj vrećici. Podignite kartonsku ploču na kojoj se nalazi matična ploča i naći ćete svu priloženu dodatnu opremu i dokumente: korisnički priručnik, četiri SATA 6Gb/s kabela, nekoliko M.2 vijaka, DVD s drajverima i softverom, veliku ROG naljepnicu, jednu Q-konektor, Wi-Fi vanjski modul s dvije antene, produžni kabel za RGB trake (80 cm), produžni kabel za adresabilne LED diode^(LED) , ASUS kartica " Hvala^(Thank) " , pa čak i kupon za Cablemod .

Iskustvo raspakiranja koje dobivate od ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) vrhunsko je, dostojno tako vrhunskog proizvoda.^{(The unboxing experience you get from the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is premium, worthy of such a high-end product.)}

Specifikacije hardvera i dizajn

Matične ploče visoke klase obično imaju mnogo ljepši dizajn od onih početnih. Više ne izlažu sve, od strujnih krugova do kondenzatora, pokušavajući umjesto toga pokriti što je više moguće pločama i hladnjakom. ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) nije iznimka, a štoviše, primjer je prekrasnog dizajna matične ploče, koji se prilično lako izdvaja iz gomile.

Na primjer, ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) prekriva svoj modul regulatora napona (ili ukratko VRM , ako želite), s velikim hladnjakom. Međutim, ASUS to ne čini samo zato što izgleda otmjeno. VRM je neophodan za kontrolu napona procesora, a to znači da kroz njega prolazi mnogo električne energije pa se može vrlo lako zagrijati. Ako razmišljate o overclockanju svog procesora, veći VRM i hladnjak na ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) od samog početka vam govore da možete jednostavno pomaknuti granice svog CPU -a iznad norme.^(CPU)

Za isporuku potrebne snage VRM -u, matična ploča koristi dva EPS konektora. Jedan od njih je standardni 24-pinski ATX konektor koji se nalazi na desnoj strani matične ploče, a drugi je 8+4-pinski konektor smješten u gornjem lijevom dijelu, blizu druge velike ploče koja pokriva ulazno/izlaznu ploču .

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) je matična ploča dizajnirana za rad s AMD procesorima i, posljedično, koristi Socket AM4 . Ovu utičnicu koriste sve generacije AMD Ryzen procesora. Međutim, matična ploča je kompatibilna samo s Ryzen CPU^{(Ryzen CPUs)} -ima iz treće i druge generacije, izostavljajući prvu generaciju. Međutim, ne vjerujemo da postoje ljudi koji bi na njega ionako htjeli montirati prvu generaciju Ryzen CPU - a, s obzirom na to da se radi o vrhunskoj matičnoj ploči čija cijena odgovara kvaliteti i performansama. Usput, cijeli popis podržanih procesora možete pronaći ovdje:ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) - Podrška za CPU^{(ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) - CPU Support)} .

Što se tiče RAM-a^(RAM) , ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) dolazi s četiri DDR4 DIMM utora koji podržavaju maksimalni ukupni kapacitet od 128 GB i maksimalnu frekvenciju od preko 4600 MHz , kada je uparen s AMD Ryzen^{(Gen AMD Ryzen)} procesorom treće generacije. Kada ste upareni s AMD Ryzen^{(Gen AMD Ryzen)} procesorom 2. generacije, možete koristiti do 64 GB na maksimalnoj frekvenciji od 3600 MHz .

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) temelji se na najnovijem i najmoćnijem čipsetu za AMD procesore ikada. Zove se X570 , a jedna od njegovih najvažnijih značajki je podrška koju nudi za PCIe 4.0 . Čipset X570 ima dvadeset PCIe 4.0 traka, od kojih se četiri trake koriste za komunikaciju s procesorom. Ostatak traka proizvođač matične ploče može koristiti kako im odgovara. Kao što možete vidjeti u sljedećim odlomcima, ASUS je odlučio koristiti neke za brzu SSD pohranu i brze USB 3.1 Gen 2 portove. Također, imajte na umu da, ako koristite 3Gen Ryzen procesor, također dolazi s vlastitim PCIe stazama, 24 ako ih sve izbrojite. 🙂

Na ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) dobivate tri PCIe 4.0 x16 utora i jedan PCIe 4.0 x1 utor. Počevši od vrha do dna, prva dva utora su izravno povezana s procesorom pomoću CPU traka i zbog toga su ovo dva koja koristite za grafičke kartice. Ako montirate samo jednu video karticu u prvi PCIe 4.0 slot, ona radi u x16 modu, što znači da može koristiti do 16 traka. Ako se koriste oba ova utora, oni rade u x8/x8 modu. Ako je vaš procesor iz 2. generacije Ryzena^(Ryzens) , PCIe utori rade na isti način, ali su ograničeni na PCI 3.0 umjesto naPCIe 4.0 . Također je vrijedno napomenuti da su, s gledišta dizajna, ova dva utora ojačana metalom kako bi izdržala težinu čak i najtežih i najmoćnijih video kartica.

Treći utor od vrha do dna je PCIe 4.0 x1 utor, a četvrti i posljednji utor (na dnu matične ploče) je PCIe 4.0 x4. Oba su spojena na PCIe 4.0 trake s čipsetom X570 matične ploče .

Ako se pitate o dostupnim GPU konfiguracijama, trebali biste znati da ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) podržava NVIDIA 2-Way SLI tehnologiju^{(SLI Technology)} i AMD 3-Way CrossFireX tehnologiju^{(CrossFireX Technology)} .

Što se tiče mogućnosti pohrane, dobivate dva M.2 slota i osam SATA 6Gb/s portova. Donji M.2 port podržava 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSD diskove i PCIe 4.0 x4 neovisno o tome koji procesor koristite, jer je ovaj port spojen na linije čipseta X570 . Gornji M.2 port povezan je izravno na procesorske trake i radi u PCIe 4.0 x4 ako imate Ryzen CPU 3. generacije^{(Gen Ryzen CPU)} ili u PCIe 3.0 ako koristite Ryzen CPU 2. generacije^{(Gen Ryzen CPU)} . Također, na ovaj M.2 port možete postaviti samo solid-state diskove tipa 2242/2260/2280, ali ne i 22110, koji je duži.

PCIe 4.0 SSD^(SSDs) -ovi mogu postići puno veće brzine od PCIe 3.0 , pa se ASUS pobrinuo i za problem topline: oba M.2 utora dolaze s ugrađenim hladnjakom koji prate dizajn matične ploče i izgledaju prilično cool, figurativno i doslovno. 🙂

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) ne zaostaje ni kada je u pitanju povezanost. Upravo suprotno! Matična ploča ima i žičane i bežične čipsete na sebi i nude vrhunsku povezivost. Za žičane veze dobivate dva RJ45 Ethernet porta: jedan spojen na Realtek RTL8125-CG čipset koji podržava brzine do 2500 Mbps , a drugi spojen na sekundarni Intel Ethernet kontroler I211-AT^{(Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT)} koji podržava brzine do 1 Gbps . Oba porta zaštićena su Anti-surge LANGuard tehnologijom koja vas štiti od skokova snage, čuva Ethernetčistač signala i smanjuje mogućnost pogrešaka.

Bežičnim dijelom također upravlja vrhunski čipset: 2 x 2 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 s podrškom za MU-MIMO , kompatibilan sa standardom Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) standard , te dva frekvencijska pojasa od 2,4 i 5 GHz . Ako koristite Wi-Fi 6 , možete postići teorijske maksimalne brzine do 2,4 Gbps ! Naravno, matična ploča također dolazi s ugrađenom podrškom za Bluetooth v5.0 veze.

Što se tiče zvuka, trebali biste znati da ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) matična ploča dolazi s jednim od ASUS -ovih high-end kodeka, pod nazivom ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220 , baziran na ESS ES9023P High Definition DAC . Podržava reprodukciju do 32-Bit/192kHz, izlaznu snagu do 120dB SNR ( omjer signal-šum^{(Signal-To-Noise)} ), 113 dB SNR ulaz za snimanje i osjet impedancije za prednje i stražnje izlaze za slušalice.

Ulazni i izlazni priključci i portovi su ispod zaštitne ploče. Kad smo kod toga, osim mrežnih i zvučnih priključaka, na stražnjoj ploči dobivate i nevjerojatnih sedam USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A porta i jedan USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (svi su obojeni crvenom bojom), te četiri USB 3.2 Gen 1 portovi (obojeni plavom bojom). Dodatno, za prednju ploču vašeg kućišta dobivate još jedan USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, dva USB 3.2 Gen 1 porta i 4 x USB 2.0 porta. Što se tiče stražnje ulazno-izlazne^{(Input Output)} ploče, trebali biste znati da su četiri od sedam crvenih USB portova zamjenskaUSB 3.2 Gen 2 do USB 3.2 Gen 1 , ako koristite Ryzen^{(Gen Ryzen)} procesor 2. Gen, umjesto jednog iz Ryzen 3000 serije. U svakom slučaju, radi se o impresivnom broju brzih USB portova, vjerojatno više od onoga što će vam ikada trebati.

Ako želite ovu matičnu ploču, vjerojatno ćete željeti i dobar sustav hlađenja za nju. Budite uvjereni jer matična ploča nudi obilje konektora i za zračne ventilatore i za sustave hlađenja tekućinom. Da ih sve navedete, dobivate: jedan 4-pinski CPU_Fan konektor, jedan 4-pinski CPU_OPT konektor za ventilator, tri 4-pinska CHA_Fan konektora, jedan 4-pinski AIO PUMP konektor, jedan 4-pinski priključak Water Pump + konektor, jedan 4- pin H_AMP konektor za ventilator, jedan 4-pinski PCH_FAN konektor, jedan 3-pinski W_FLOW konektor, jedan 2-pinski W_IN konektor, jedan 2-pinski W_OUT konektor i jedan T_SENSOR konektor.

Neki ljudi vole RGB svjetla, a neki ne. Ako vam se ne sviđaju, možete isključiti svjetla, a ako vam se sviđaju, bit ćete sretni čuti da ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) matična ploča podržava ASUS Aura i, povrh toga ugrađena svjetla koja dobivate na IO zaštitnoj ploči i pločici s čipsetom X570 , također nudi četiri Aura RGB zaglavlja za povezivanje drugih komponenti s LED diodama^(LEDs) , kao što su ventilatori ili LED trake. Dva Aura RGB zaglavlja koriste 4 igle ( RGB ), a dva koriste tri igle ( ARGB ili Addressable RGB^{(Addressable RGB)} ).

Sve što smo vam rekli o hardveru i dizajnu ove matične ploče u ovom odjeljku samo je dio onoga što ona može ponuditi. Ako želite sve detalje o njegovim specifikacijama, kompatibilnosti i instalaciji, trebali biste provjeriti njegov priručnik, ovdje: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) .

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) matična ploča je impresivna. To je ASUS-ova najnaprednija matična ploča bazirana na X570 za AMD procesore, i ne samo da nudi nevjerojatnu količinu mogućnosti povezivanja (M.2 SSD, USB, 2,5 Gbps Wi-Fi, itd.), već također dolazi s predimenzioniranim VRM-om koji vam daje puno prostora za overclocking i prekrasnim dizajnom s velikim hladnjakom, zaštitnim pločama i podrškom za AURA sustav rasvjete.^{(The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard is impressive. It's ASUS' most high-end X570-based motherboard for AMD processors, and, not only does it offer an incredible amount of connectivity options (M.2 SSD, USB, 2.5 Gbps Wi-Fi, etc.), but it also comes with an oversized VRM to give you plenty of overclocking space, and a beautiful design with large heatsinks, protective plates, and support for the AURA lighting system.)}

Na sljedećoj stranici ove recenzije možete vidjeti rezultate koje smo dobili od ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ( Wi-Fi ) matične ploče i nekoliko procesora ( AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X i AMD Ryzen 5 3600) u mjerilima .

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard review

With the launch of AMD's third generation оf computer processorѕ, we also got the new and powerful X570 chipset for motherbоards. One of the big players on thіs market iѕ ASUS, and its flagѕhip X570 motherboard is the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi). It comes with a plethora of featureѕ and promises top-notch performance for PC gaming еnthusіasts. After wе used and tested it for a while, we want to tell you more about what it offers and what it сan dо. If you are interested in buying the ΑSUS RОG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi), read this review:

ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi): Who is it good for?

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is the mainboard you should buy if:

• You are a gamer, and you are looking for a motherboard that can handle any AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen processor
• You do not mind paying a premium price for a premium device with generous features
• You want to future-proof your computer

Pros and cons

This is what we like most about the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi):

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• It is built on the high-end X570 chipset and supports PCI Express 4.0
• It uses Socket AM4, and it is compatible with both 3rd and 2nd generations of AMD Ryzen processors
• It officially supports DDR4 RAM with frequency speeds of 4600 MHz and faster
• It offers two slots for M.2 solid-state drives and eight SATA ports
• It comes with an incredible number of USB ports, and most of them are fast USB 3.1 Gen2
• You get top-of-the-line 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet wired connectivity
• It also includes a wireless network card with support for the new Wi-Fi 6 standard
• The motherboard's VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) is oversized, so you can overclock your processor with ease
• The motherboard's layout, design, and build quality are excellent
• Even the bundled software is better than what we were used to with older ASUS motherboards

This is what could hold you back from buying the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi):

• The price that ASUS asks for this motherboard is a premium one, and not many people can afford it
• The motherboard has a small fan on its chipset, and some people might not like it. However, from our experience, it is a quiet fan

Verdict

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) shapes out to be one of the best motherboards based on the X570 chipset. If you own an AMD Ryzen processor from the third generation, this motherboard is an excellent match for it, delivering great performance, a beautiful design, and premium build quality. Furthermore, the Crosshair VIII Hero is probably one of the most feature-rich motherboards in the world in terms of connectivity and storage options. In fact, we find it hard to imagine how someone could use all the USB ports available. The only thing that could stop you from getting the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is the price. If money's not an issue though, go ahead and get it. You won't regret your choice.

Unboxing the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)

The ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is ASUS' top-of-the-line motherboard and, as a consequence, its packaging is premium too. The motherboard comes in a large box made of inflexible cardboard. It is all painted in black and red, and it is full of pictures and details about the motherboard and its features.

Opening the box reveals the mainboard sitting in an antistatic bag. Raise the cardboard plate that the motherboard sits on, and you find all the bundled accessories and documents: the user manual, four SATA 6Gb/s cables, some M.2 screws, a DVD with drivers and software, a large ROG sticker, one Q-Connector, a Wi-Fi external module with two antennas, an extension cable for RGB strips (80 cm), an extension cable for addressable LED, a "Thank you" card from ASUS, and even a coupon for Cablemod.

The unboxing experience you get from the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is premium, worthy of such a high-end product.

Hardware specifications and design

High-end motherboards tend to have a much more beautiful design than entry-level ones. They no longer expose everything, from circuits to capacitors, trying instead to cover as much as possible with plates and heatsinks. The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is no exception, and, even more, it's an example of beautiful motherboard design, standing out from the crowd rather easily.

For example, the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) covers its voltage regulator module (or VRM in short, if you prefer), with a large heatsink. However, ASUS does not do it just because it looks fancy. The VRM is essential for controlling the voltage of the processor, and that means that a lot of electrical power goes through it, so it can heat up quite easily. If you are thinking about overclocking your processor, the larger than life VRM and heatsink on the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) tell you right from the start that you can easily push your CPU's limits beyond the norm.

To deliver the required power to the VRM, the motherboard uses two EPS connectors. One of them is the standard 24-pin ATX connector found on the right side of the motherboard, and the other is an 8+4-pin connector placed at the top-left area, near another large plate that covers the input/output panel.

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is a motherboard designed to work with AMD processors and, consequently, it uses Socket AM4. This socket is used by all the AMD Ryzen processors generations. However, the motherboard is compatible only with Ryzen CPUs from the third and second generation, leaving the first generation out. However, we do not believe that there are people who would want to mount a first-generation Ryzen CPU on it anyway, considering that this is a high-end motherboard with a price to match its quality and performance. By the way, you can find the full list of supported processors here: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) - CPU Support.

Regarding RAM, the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) comes with four DDR4 DIMM slots that support a maximum total capacity of 128 GB and a maximum frequency of over 4600 MHz, when paired with a 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processor. When paired with a 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen processor, you can use up to 64 GB at a maximum frequency of 3600 MHz.

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is based on the latest and most powerful chipset for AMD processors ever. It's called X570, and one of its most important features is the support it offers for PCIe 4.0. The X570 chipset has twenty PCIe 4.0 lanes, of which four lanes are used to communicate with the processor. The rest of the lanes can be used by the motherboard manufacturer as they see fit. As you can see in the next paragraphs, ASUS chose to use some for both fast SSD storage and fast USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports. Also, note that, if you are using a 3rd Gen Ryzen processor, it also comes with its own PCIe lanes, 24 if you count them all. 🙂

On the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi), you get three PCIe 4.0 x16 slots and one PCIe 4.0 x1 slot. Starting from top to bottom, the first two slots are directly connected to the processor using the CPU lanes and, because of that, these are the two you use for graphics cards. If you mount just one video card in the first PCIe 4.0 slot, it works in x16 mode, meaning that it can use up to 16 lanes. If both of these slots are used, they work in x8/x8 mode. If your processor is from the 2nd generation of Ryzens, the PCIe slots work the same way, but are limited to PCI 3.0 instead of PCIe 4.0. It is also worth noting that, from a design point of view, these two slots are reinforced with metal to withstand the weight of even the heaviest and most powerful video cards.

The third slot from top to bottom is a PCIe 4.0 x1 slot, and the fourth and final slot (at the bottom of the motherboard) is PCIe 4.0 x4. Both of them are connected to the motherboard's X570 chipset PCIe 4.0 lanes.

If you are wondering about GPU configurations available, you should know that the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) supports NVIDIA 2-Way SLI Technology and AMD 3-Way CrossFireX Technology.

As for the storage options, you get two M.2 slots and eight SATA 6Gb/s ports. The bottom M.2 port supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSD drives and PCIe 4.0 x4 regardless of what processor you use, because this port is connected to the X570 chipset lanes. The top M.2 port is connected directly to the processor lanes and works in PCIe 4.0 x4 if you have a 3rd Gen Ryzen CPU, or in PCIe 3.0 if you are using a 2nd Gen Ryzen CPU. Also, on this M.2 port you can only fit type 2242/2260/2280 solid-state drives, but not 22110, which is longer.

PCIe 4.0 SSDs can achieve much faster speeds than PCIe 3.0, so ASUS also took care of the heat issue: both M.2 slots come with bundled heatsinks that follow the motherboard's design and look pretty cool, figuratively and literally. 🙂

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) does not fall short when it comes to connectivity either. Quite the opposite! The motherboard has both wired and wireless chipsets on it, and they offer premium connectivity. For wired connections, you get two RJ45 Ethernet ports: one connected to a Realtek RTL8125-CG chipset that supports speeds of up to 2500 Mbps, and the other connected to a secondary Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT that supports speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Both ports are protected by Anti-surge LANGuard, a technology that protects you from power spikes, keeps the Ethernet signal cleaner, and reduces the chance of errors.

The wireless part is also handled by a premium chipset: a 2 x 2 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 with support for MU-MIMO, compatible with the Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) standard, and dual 2.4 and 5 GHz frequency bands. If you are using Wi-Fi 6, you can get theoretical maximum speeds of up to 2.4 Gbps! Of course, the motherboard also comes with built-in support for Bluetooth v5.0 connections.

Regarding the sound, you should know that the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard comes with one of ASUS' high-end codecs, called ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220, based on the ESS ES9023P High Definition DAC. It supports playback up to 32-Bit/192kHz, an output power of up to 120dB SNR (Signal-To-Noise ratio), 113 dB SNR recording input, and impedance sense for both front and rear headphone outputs.

The input and output connections and ports are under a protective plate. Speaking of which, besides the networking and sound ports, on the back panel, you also get an astounding seven USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (these are all painted in red), and four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (painted in blue). Additionally, for your case's front panel, you get another USB 3.2 Gen 1 port, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, and 4 x USB 2.0 ports. Regarding the back Input Output panel, you should know that four of the seven red USB ports fallback from USB 3.2 Gen 2 to USB 3.2 Gen 1, if you're using a 2nd Gen Ryzen processor, instead of one from the Ryzen 3000 series. Either way, it is an impressive number of fast USB ports, probably more than what you will ever need.

If you want this motherboard, you are also likely going to want a good cooling system for it. Rest assured because the motherboard offers plenty of connectors for both air fans and liquid cooling systems. To list them all, you get: one 4-pin CPU_Fan connector, one 4-pin CPU_OPT fan connector, three 4-pin CHA_Fan connectors, one 4-pin AIO PUMP connector, one 4-pin Water Pump + connector, one 4-pin H_AMP fan connector, one 4-pin PCH_FAN connector, one 3-pin W_FLOW connector, one 2-pin W_IN connector, one 2-pin W_OUT connector, and one T_SENSOR connector.

Some people like RGB lights and some do not. If you don't like them, you can turn the lights off, and if you do like them, you'll be happy to hear that the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard supports ASUS Aura and, on top of the built-in lights that you get on the IO protective plate and the X570 chipset plate, it also offers four Aura RGB headers for connecting other components with LEDs, such as fans or LED strips. Two of the Aura RGB headers use 4 pins (RGB) and two use three pins (ARGB or Addressable RGB).

All that we told you about this motherboard's hardware and design in this section is just part of what it has to offer. If you want all the details about its specifications, compatibility, and installation, you should check its manual, here: ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi).

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard is impressive. It's ASUS' most high-end X570-based motherboard for AMD processors, and, not only does it offer an incredible amount of connectivity options (M.2 SSD, USB, 2.5 Gbps Wi-Fi, etc.), but it also comes with an oversized VRM to give you plenty of overclocking space, and a beautiful design with large heatsinks, protective plates, and support for the AURA lighting system.

On the next page of this review, you see the results we got from the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboard and a few processors (AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, and AMD Ryzen 5 3600) in benchmarks.

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