Testseek.com have collected 90 expert reviews of the Asus ROG Maximus 8 Hero and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus ROG Maximus 8 Hero.
August 2015
(90%)
90 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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1139 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid VRM design
Good overclocking
Attractive aesthetics
Thunderbolt 4
Packed to the brim with ports and connections
You won't find anything missing on this motherboard
Supports Dual DDR3 3733 OC with a total of 4 channels for a maximum of 64GB setup
For amateur overclockers who do not want to play with frequencies or eve
Overclocks Like A Hero
Excellent Audio
Familiar BIOS Layout
Great RGB Lighting
Good Price / Performance
Ultra High Quality Components
Asus's Commitment to Quality
Go
The editors didn't like
Price
Would have loved a few more USB 3 ports
The top three fan connectors are hard to reach. You have to connect them first before doing anything with the board
Asus AI Suite 3 does not play well with other software
Solid VRM design, Good overclocking, Attractive aesthetics, Thunderbolt 4
Price
The ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero is available for US$499.99. Solid VRM design Good overclocking Attractive aesthetics Thunderbolt 4 Price The ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero is an exemplary high-end Z590 board. With WiFi 6E, Dual 2.5 Gb/s LAN, and an integrated...
Published: 2018-04-02, Author: Bình , review by: topnewreview.com
Abstract: So pretty, so stylish, so not very red…Asus, republic of gamers. It's a coveted name. A brand that's shifted from premium products to a more encompassing mobo and graphical solutions line, and now appears to be a convergence of the two. The colour re...
Packed to the brim with ports and connections, you won't find anything missing on this motherboard, Supports Dual DDR3 3733 OC with a total of 4 channels for a maximum of 64GB setup, For amateur overclockers who do not want to play with frequencies or eve
Would have loved a few more USB 3 ports, The top three fan connectors are hard to reach. You have to connect them first before doing anything with the board, Asus AI Suite 3 does not play well with other software, Plenty of codes can become distracting fo
The Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero is our top pick for Intel processors. If you can find a cheaper 6th generation unlocked processor, then save your money for a better graphics card or even a liquid CPU cooler by buying this motherboard. It has all the featur...
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Published: 2015-11-09, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Abstract: Intel unveiled its Skylake architecture two months ago with the top Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K chips. Today, a locked and lower clocked version of the 6700K, the 6700 is also available, as are the Core i5-6600, 6500 and 6400. As of writing, we are al...
Published: 2015-08-28, Author: Mark , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Overclocks Like A Hero, Excellent Audio, Familiar BIOS Layout, Great RGB Lighting, Good Price / Performance, Ultra High Quality Components, Asus's Commitment to Quality, Overclocks Like A Hero, Excellent Audio, Familiar BIOS Layout, Great RGB Lighting, Go
Wanted More Rear USB 3.0 Ports, No CPU Voltage Measure Points, Wanted More Rear USB 3.0 Ports, No CPU Voltage Measure Points
The Asus Maximus VIII Hero is a strong Overclocker and we love strong Overclockers. The UEFI BIOS was very similar to previews generation chipssets so OCing was pretty easy once we caught on to upping the CPU core voltage, the VCCIO and the System Agent i...
& conclusion Let me first get this out of the way, all motherboards tweak and overclock roughly similar with your processor, in fact the success or fail in overclocking lies more in cooling and the ASIC quality of your proc rather than the motherboard th...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
So ASUS are back with the 8th generation of the Maximus boards and are now featuring the 1151 socket, Z170 Chipset and DDR4 Memory, When we did our initial Skylake Review we purposely chose to do all of our testing on the Z170-A motherboard to give us a g...
As the mid range standard bearer for ASUS' ROG line, the Maximus VIII Hero does not disappoint in the least. It does just about everything well. Starting with the performance delivered out of the box, the board delivers top marks in most of the tests than...
The Maximus VIII Hero is one of those motherboards which will prompt just as many questions as it ultimately answers. It will cause potential buyers of lower end boards to wonder if they should spend just a bit more money for a true gamer grade product wi...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Steven , review by: tweaktown.com
The Maximus VIII Hero was very nice to work with. Its BIOS felt stable, had many options, and provided very good guidelines for overclocking. The choice to use Texas Instruments NexFETs in the VRM was a sound one as can be seen in the thermal imaging sec...
