ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WI-FI), AMD X570 motherboard - Socket AM4 [90MB10T0-M0EAY0]

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

Attention: The following PCIe lane specifications, M.2 slot connectivity and PCIe slot connectivity refers to the combination of the X570 chipset with a third generation Ryzen CPU (Ryzen 3000 / Zen 2 / Matisse) !

The features of the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) motherboards at a glance:
- Extensive RGB LED lighting with Aura Sync
- A total of 4 RGB LED headers for connecting z. B. RGB strips
- DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz, with RAM-OC up to 4,600 MHz and higher
- 1x M.2 slot with x4 PCIe 4.0 connection directly to the CPU
- 1 additional 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 / 7x USB 3.1 Type A / 1x USB 3.1 Type C
- 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 Hero (Wi-Fi) in detail:
The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is an ATX-style motherboard with extensive RGB LED lighting on the chipset cooler, expansion slots, and cover on the I / O panel. 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 (12V) headers and two 3-pin digitally addressable RGB headers (5V), as long as they are compatible with the motherboard's RGB software.

For graphics cards, two PCIe 4.0 slots are available in x16 format, which are directly connected to the Ryzen 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 at Ryzen 3000, PCIe 3.0 for all predecessor generations). For plug-in and expansion cards there is also a PCIe-x1 slot available.
Faster connections thanks to PCI-Express 4.0
The Ryzen 3000 CPUs provide four PCIe 4.0 lanes for direct connection to NVMe SSDs. This X570 motherboard uses these four lanes to connect a single M.2 slot to NVMe SSDs. In addition to another M.2 slot with x4 connection, the X570 chipset also provides eight SATA 6G ports.

On the I / O panel, the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) offers eight USB 3.1 ports, once with Type C and seven times with Type A jack. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbit / s per port, and USB ports with this standard generally support the fast-charging function of smartphones and tablets, while the novel type-C USB port is very thin and can be inserted on both sides. In addition, four USB 3.0 ports are provided on the I / O panel.

Furthermore, this X570 motherboard features such as WLAN 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.0, a 2.5 Gigabit LAN port, dual-LAN ports with two network chips (Intel I211AT, Realtek RTL8125-CG), on-board Sound (Realtek S1220 Audio Codec) with ESS SABER ES9023P-DAC, enhanced PCIe slots and numerous internal headers. Bo (a) rd also includes OC features, an optimized power supply, a Clear CMOS button, a BIOS flashback button and support for 4,600 MHz and higher OC RAM kits.

Technical details:
format
- ATX (305 x 244 mm)
- chipset
- AMD X570
Base:
- AM4 (for Pinnacle Ridge / Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge / Matisse / Picasso)
R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (up to 3,200 MHz, 4,600+ in OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 128 GB
- Slots (with a Ryzen CPU of the 3000 series):
- 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16, x8 / x8)
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Multi-GPU configurations: 3-way AMD CrossFire / 3-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 Gbps and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 2280)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 4.0 x4 with max 64 Gbps and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 22110)
- 2x USB 3.0 (one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x USB 3.1 (a header)
- 1x front panel connector
- 1x temperature sensor header
- 1x node connector
- 1x Front Panel Audio Connector (AAFP)
- 1x speaker connector
- 1x start button
- 1x ReTry button
- 1x Safe Boot Button
- 1x LN2 mode jumper
- 1x slow-mode switch
- 1x W_IN header
- 1x W_OUT header
- 1x W_FLOW header
- 1x TPM connector
Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan
- 1x CPU_OPT
- 1x AIO_PUMP
- 1x H_AMP
- 1x W_PUMP +
- 3x system fan
- RGB header
- 2x 4-pin RGB header (12V)
- 2x 3-pin RGB header (digital, 5V)
External connections:
- 1x USB 3.1 (Type C, max 10 Gbit / s)
- 7x USB 3.1 (Type A, max 10 Gbps)
- 4x USB 3.0 (Type A, max 5 Gbps)
- 1x 2.5 Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8125-CG) 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I211-AT)
- 2x WLAN antenna (802.11ax / BT 5.0)
- 5x audio (S1220 / ESS Saber ES9023P, 7.1 sound)
- 1x Optical S / PDIF Out
- 1x Clear CMOS button
- BIOS Flashback button
Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin ATX12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX12V
- 1x 4-pin ATX12V
Delivery:
- 1x user manual
- 4 x SATA 6G cables
- 1 x M.2 mounting screws
- 1 x DVD with drivers and software
- 1 x large ROG sticker
- 1 x Q connector
- 1x WLAN antenna
- 1 x extension cable for RGB strips (4-pin, 80 cm)
- 1 x extension cable for ARGB strips (3-pin)
- 1 x ROG coaster
- 1 x ROG thank you card