ASUS Maximus X Hero Review

Published by Marc Büchel on 17.11.17
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Features

Digi+

ASUS has been using digital power designs for almost a decade now and with this particular board their not making an exception. A closer look reveals there is a PWM controller that has been labelled ASP1400BT, which is in charge of regulating ten phases. These phases are based on 87350D NexFETs from Texas Instruments, micro fine alloy inductors and 10K capacitors. Together they make for a high quality power design.
 

ASUS Fan Xpert 4

ASUS Fan Xpert 4 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. It allows you to tune your fans automatically or manually, easily allowing you to either configure a silent or a high-airflow system.
 

AURA RGB Lightning

Aura is an ASUS software tool to control the onboard RGB lighting or RGB LED strips that have been connected to the onboard AURA headers. It allows you to select any color which is in the RGB spectrum and therefore enables users to individualize the looks of their motherboards.
 

SupremeFX

SupremeFX is ASUS's interpretation of high quality onboard audio. Supporting up to eight channels, the SupremeFX solution received shielding from other onboard components. Apart from that there are high quality Nichicon capacitors, gold-plated connectors, an ESS9023P digital-to-analog converter as well as a RC4580 buffer.
 

USB 3.1 Front-Panel Connector

Right below the ATX power connectore there is a USB 3.1 front-panel connector, which has been wired using two PCIe Gen 3 lanes and therefore offering up to 2GB/s bandwidth. Should you own or plan on buying a case with such a connector, then you'll be able to use it combination with this motherboard.



Page 1 - Introduction Page 11 - SiSoft Sandra 1
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 12 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 3 - Features Page 13 - UC Bench
Page 4 - Layout Page 14 - Super Pi 1M
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 15 - Right Mark Audio Analyzer
Page 6 - BIOS Page 16 - Power Consumption
Page 7 - Test setup Page 17 - Performance Rating
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 18 - Price Comparison
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 19 - Conclusion
Page 10 - Cinebench R15  




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