ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, AMD X570 motherboard - Socket AM4 [90MB1760-M0EAY0]

PCIe 4.0 is downward compatible and can be used with all expansion cards from previous generations. A data transfer rate that is twice as high as PCIe 3.0 is possible for each PCIe 4.0 lane, so that an NVMe SSD connected via four PCIe 4.0 lanes can achieve a theoretical read / write speed of up to 7.8 GB / s. Every motherboard with the X570 chipset is also suitable for all other AMD CPU series for socket AM4.

Note: The following specifications regarding the PCIe lanes, connection of the M.2 slots and connection of the PCIe slots refer to the combination of the X570 chipset with a third or fourth generation Ryzen CPU (Zen 2 "Matisse" / Zen 3 "Vermeer")!

The features of the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero motherboard at a glance:
- Discreet RGB-LED lighting and passive chipset cooling
- A total of 4 RGB-LED headers for connecting e.g. B. RGB strips
- DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz, using RAM-OC up to 4,866 MHz
- 1x M.2 slot with x4 PCIe 4.0 connection directly to the CPU
- Another M.2 slot with PCIe 4.0 x4 connection via the chipset
- 3x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots for high-end graphics cards
- USB on the I / O panel: 4x USB 3.0 / 8x USB 3.1 type A
- Internal USB ports: 4x USB 2.0 / 2x USB 3.0 / 1x USB 3.1
 -A total of 8x 4-pin PWM headers for fans and pumps

The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero in detail:
The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero X570 motherboard in ATX format has subtle RGB-LED lighting on the chipset cooler and the cover on the I / O panel. The lighting can be controlled via the manufacturer's Armory Crate software. Additional RGB LED components can be connected and controlled via two 4-pin RGB headers (12V) and two digitally addressable 3-pin RGB headers (5V), provided they are compatible with the RGB software of the mainboard.

Two PCIe 4.0 slots in x16 format are available for graphics cards, which are directly connected to the Ryzen 5000/3000 processor via a total of 16 PCIe 4.0 lanes. Another PCIe x16 slot is connected to the chipset via 4 lanes (PCIe 4.0 for Ryzen 5000/3000; PCIe 3.0 for all previous generations). A PCIe x1 slot is also available for plug-in and expansion cards.

Faster connections thanks to PCI-Express 4.0
The Ryzen 5000 and 3000 CPUs provide four PCIe 4.0 lanes for direct connection of NVMe SSDs. With this X570 mainboard, these four lanes are used to connect a single M.2 slot for NVMe SSDs. In addition to another M.2 slot with x4 connection, eight SATA 6G connections are also provided via the X570 chipset.

On the I / O panel, the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero offers eight USB 3.1 ports with type A jacks. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbit / s per port and USB ports with this standard usually support the fast charging function of smartphones and tablets. In addition, four USB 3.0 ports are provided on the I / O panel.

This X570 motherboard also offers features such as a WLAN / BT module, a 2.5 Gigabit LAN port, dual LAN ports with two network chips (Intel I211AT, Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN), On -Board sound (ROG SupremeFX7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio Codec), reinforced PCIe slots and numerous internal headers. Bo (a) rd also includes OC features, an optimized power supply, a slow mode switch, a power, reset, safe boot and ReTry button, diagnostic LEDs and support for RAM Kits up to 4,866 MHz.

Technical details:
format
- ATX (305 x 244 mm)
- Chipset
- AMD X570
- Base:
- AM4 (for Pinnacle Ridge / Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge / Matisse / Picasso / Vermeer)
- R.A.M:
 -4x DDR4 (max. 3,200 MHz, 4,866 in OC)
- Dual channel
- Max. 128 GB
- Slots (with Ryzen 3000 "Matisse" and Ryzen 5000 "Vermeer"):
- 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or x8 / x8)
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (electrical x4)
- Multi-GPU configurations: 3-way AMD CrossFire / 2-way NVIDIA SLI
- Multi-GPU Configurations: Quad-GPU CrossFire / Quad-GPU NVIDIA SLI
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x1
Internal connections:
- 8x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 4.0 x4 with max. 64 Gbit / s and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 2280)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 4.0 x4 with max. 64 Gbit / s and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 22110)
- 2x USB 3.0 (one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x USB 3.1 (one header)
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x slow mode switch
- 1x LN2 mode header
- 1x start button
- 1x reset button
- 1x safe boot button
- 1x ReTry button
- 1x system panel connector
- 1x W_IN header
- 1x W_OUT header
- 1x W_FLOW header
- 1x temperature sensor header
- 1x TPM connector
- 1x speaker header
- Fan header:
- 1 x CPU fan
- 1 x CPU OPT fan
- 3 x case fans
- 1 x AIO_PUMP
- 1 x H_AMP
 -1 x W_PUMP +
- RGB header:
- 2x 4-pin RGB header (12V)
- 2x 3-pin RGB header (5V)
External connections:
- 8x USB 3.1 (type A, red, max. 10 Gbit / s)
- 4x USB 3.0 (type A, blue, max. 5 Gbit / s)
- 1x WLAN antenna (Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11ax / BT 5.1)
- 1x 2.5 Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN)
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I211-AT)
- 5x audio (ESS ES9023P, 7.1 sound)
- 1x Optical S / PDIF Out
- 1x BIOS flashback button
- 1x Clear CMOS button
Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX12V
- 1x 4-pin ATX12V
Scope of delivery:
- 1x instruction manual
- 4 x SATA power cables
- 1 x M.2 mounting screws
- 1 x DVD with drivers and software
- 1 x large ROG sticker
- 1 x Q connector
- 1 x WiFi antenna
- 1 x extension cable for RGB strip (4-pin, 80 cm)
- 1 x extension cable for digitally addressable RGB accessories (3-pin)
- 1 x ROG coaster
- 1 x ROG thank you card