The Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero is equipped to support AMD’s ‘Zen 2’, the 3rd generation of the Ryzen Processor family.
The chipset features PCIe Gen 4, giving you plenty of headroom for high speed solid state drives and supported PCIe Gen 4 graphics cards, native USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports and an overall more powerful chipset. The chipset uses active on board cooling, through the use of a mini heatsink and fan, or direct contact heat pipes (dependent on manufacturer), to ensure constant cooling delivering consistent and ultimate performance.
The Features of the Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero:
- AMD AM4 socket: Ready for 2nd, and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors and up to two M.2 drives, USB 3.2 Gen2, and AMDStoreMI to maximize connectivity and speed
- Comprehensive thermal design: Active PCH heatsink, M.2 aluminium heatsink and ROG Cooling Zone.
- High-performance networking: integrated 2.5 Gbps Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet, both with ASUS LANGuard protection, and support for GameFirst V software.
- 5-Way Optimization: Automated system-wide tuning, providing overclocking and cooling profiles that are tailor made for your rig.
- DIY Friendly Design: Pre-mounted I/O shield, ASUS SafeSlot, BIOS flashback and premium components for maximum endurance.
- Unmatched personalization: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including RGB headers and Gen. 2 addressable headers
- Industry-leading ROG audio: ROG SupremeFX S1220 is combined with the venerable ESS® ES9023P to deliver high-fidelity audio to headsets and exotic cans.
Specification:
| Format | ATX Form Factor
12.0 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) |
| Chipset | AMD X570 |
| Socket | AM4 (Supports 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4) |
| RAM | 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 MHz Un-buffered Memory
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 MHz Un-buffered Memory
2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 MHz Un-buffered Memory
- Dual Channel Memory Architecture
- ECC Memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU |
| STORAGE | 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors :
- 1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors :
- 1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)
AMD X570 chipset :
- 1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIE 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage devices support
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
- Support Raid 0, 1, 10 |
| Multi-GPU Support | 3rd and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors:
- Supports NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI® Technology
- Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors:
- Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX™ Technology |
| Slots | 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or Dual x8)
2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or Dual x8)
2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 mode)
AMD X570 chipset
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16
- 2 x PCIe 4.0 x1 |
| USB | 3rd Gen AMD RyzenTM Processors :
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)
3rd and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™/2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors :
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)
AMD X570 chipset :
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
AMD X570 chipset :
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s)
AMD X570 chipset :
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s)
AMD X570 chipset
- 4 x USB 2.0 port(s) |
| LAN | Intel® I211-AT
- Realtek® RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN
- Anti-surge LANGuard
- ROG GameFirst Technology |
| Audio | ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® ES9023P
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback
Audio Feature :
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- DTS® Sound Unbound
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
- Sonic Radar III
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio. |
| ROG Exclusive Features | Extreme Engine Digi+ :
- IR3555 PoweIRstage®
- MicroFine Alloy Chokes
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors
ROG Extreme OC kit :
- OptiMem III
- Safe Boot button
- Slow Mode
- LN2 Mode
Extreme Tweaker
ROG Patented Pre-mounted I/O Shield
ROG Exclusive Software
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- RAMCache III
- RAMDisk
- CPU-Z
- GameFirst V
- Sonic Radar III |
| Special Features | ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5:
- 5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ VRM, Fan Expert 4, and Turbo App
AURA:
- Aura Lighting Effects Synchronization with compatible ASUS ROG devices
ASUS Exclusive Features:
- USB BIOS Flashback®
- AI Suite 3
- Ai Charger
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- Armoury Crate
- ASUS NODE: hardware control interface
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
- Clear CMOS Button
- Reset Button
- Start Button
- ReTry button
ASUS Q-Design:
- ASUS Q-Code
- ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
- ASUS Q-Slot
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-Connector |
| Internal Connectors | - 2 x Aura RGB Strip Headers
- 2 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support
- 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support
- 1 x TPM connector(s)
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
- 1 x CPU Fan connector(s)
- 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s)
- 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s)
- 1 x AIO_PUMP connector
- 1 x H_AMP fan connector
- 1 x W_PUMP+ connector
- 1 x 4-pin EATX 12 V Power connector
- 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
- 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
- 1 x Slow Mode switch(es)
- 1 x Reset button(s)
- 1 x Node Connector(s)
- 1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)
- 1 x Safe Boot button
- 1 x ReTry button
- 1 x System panel connector
- 1 x T_Sensor Connector
- 1 x W_IN header
- 1 x W_OUT header
- 1 x W_FLOW header
- 1 x Start button
- 1 x Speaker connector
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) connector
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) connector support additional 2 USB ports |
| External Connections | - 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
- 1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
- 1 x Anti-surge 2.5G LAN (RJ45) port
- 1 x USB BIOS Flashback® Button(s)
- 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) ports
- 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) ports
- Anti-surge LAN (RJ45) port |
