Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA ROG-Series Chipset-Z170 Socket-LGA1151 64Gb DDR4-3866MHz 24-Pin ATX Motherboard

Specifications

Model Number:  MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Brand:  Asus

Alt Part Number(s):  MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Type:  Motherboard

 

Technical Description

Brand:  Asus

Model:  MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Series:  ROG

CPU Socket Type:  LGA 1151

CPU Type:  Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1151)

Supported CPU Technologies:  Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

Chipset:  Intel Z170

Number of Memory Slots:  4×288pin

Memory Standard:  DDR4 3866*(*O.C.)/ 3800*/ 3733*/ 3600*/ 3500*/ 3466*/ 3400*/ 3333*/ 3300*/ 3200*/ 3000*/ 2800*/ 2666*/ 2400*/ 2133

Maximum Memory Supported:  64GB

Channel Supported:  Dual Channel

PCI Express 3.0 x16:  2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, +gray), 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode, +black)

PCI Express x1:  3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

SATA 6Gb/s:  4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), Intel Z170 chipset, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), black *4, by ASMedia ASM1061 controller

LAN Chipset:  Intel I219-V

Max LAN Speed:  10/100/1000Mbps

Wireless LAN:  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz, Supports MU-MIMO

Bluetooth:  Bluetooth V4.1

PS/2 Ports:  1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

HDMI Ports:  1 x HDMI

RJ45 Ports:  1 x RJ45

DisplayPort Ports:  1 x DisplayPort

USB 3.1 Ports:  1 x USB 3.1 (black) Type-C, 1 x USB 3.1 (red) Type-A

USB 3.0 Ports:  2 x USB 3.0 (blue)

USB 1.1/2.0 Ports:  2 x USB 2.0

S/PDIF Out:  1 x Optical

Audio Ports:  5 Ports

Antenna Connectors:  1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and Bluetooth v4.0

Form Factor:  ATX

Dimensions (W x L):  12.0" x 9.6"

Power Pin:  24 Pin

 

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

2 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.0 port(s)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

 

Other Connectors

2 x U.2 port

2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers

1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin)

1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4-pin)

4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4-pin)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)

1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector

1 x MemOK! button(s)

1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)

1 x Power-on button(s)

1 x Reset button(s)

1 x Water Pump header (4-pin)

1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)

1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s)

1 x Safe Boot button

1 x ReTry button

1 x Slow Mode jumper(s)

 

Features

ROG Exclusive Features:

Start Button

Reset Button

LN2 Mode

ROG Aura

- Aura Lighting Control

- Aura RGB Strip Headers

Extreme Engine Digi+:

- MicroFine Alloy Chokes

- NexFET Power Block MOSFET

- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors

Mem TweakIt

KeyBot II

- One-click Overclocking

- X.M.P.

- DirectKey

- ClrCMOS

- Power On

UEFI BIOS features:

- O.C. Profile

- GPU.DIMM Post

- Tweakers' Paradise

- ROG SSD Secure Erase

- Graphic Card Information Preview

ROG RAMDisk

GameFirst III

 

Special Features:

OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology

- Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance

5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5

- 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App

ASUS Exclusive Features:

- MemOK!

- AI Suite 3

- Ai Charger

- USB 3.1 Boost

- Disk Unlocker

- Mobo Connect

- PC Cleaner

Remote Entertainment

- Media Streamer

- HyStream

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS USB BIOS Flashback

- Push Notice

ASUS Q-Design:

- ASUS Q-Shield

- ASUS Q-Code

- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

- ASUS Q-Connector

RAMCache

 

Operating System Support:

Windows 10, 64bit

Windows 8.1, 64bit

Windows 7, 32bit/64bit

 

BIOS:

1 x 128MB Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, F9 Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information

 

Manageability:

WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE

 

Support Disc:

Drivers

ROG GameFirst technology

ROG RAMDisk

ROG RAMCache

ROG CPU-Z

ROG Mem TweakIt

Overwolf

ROG Keybot II

ROG Aura (Lighting Control)

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

DAEMON Tools Pro Standard

ASUS WebStorage

ASUS Utilities

 

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