ASUS Maximus VI HERO motherboard review - Introduction

Meet Da Asus Maximus VI HERO 

We review the ASUS Maximus VI HERO motherboard review motherboard. The Z87 ROG themed mainboard is intended for Intel's 22nm Haswell processors on Socket LGA1150. It is the high-end to enthusiast segmented product amongst the ASUS ROG series that comes with some nice features and decent overclock potential. This product is intended for a select kind if people, that feels enough is not enough. They want a little more and for exactly that kind of end user, ASUS creates ROG series products.

• ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 4 with Four-Way Optimization
• Extreme Engine DIGI+ III - A Must-Have for Overclocking
• SupremeFX Audio - Premium Sound
• ROG RamDisk - Double Up Speed with RAM
• ROG SSD Secure Erase - Recover Lost Performance
• ASUS USB BIOS Flashback - Simple Plug & Press, Hardware-Based BIOS Flashback
• AI Suite III - One-Stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features!

The Maximus VI Hero main engine comes from the Intel Z87 Express chipset. But that's just the start of it, of course. The motherboard comes with four DDR3 memory slots and eats many graphics cards for breakfast. You'll spot three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots for multi-GPU graphics configurations (NVIDIA SLI / AMD CrossFireX) is what you get. Two of the slots can operate in x8 (3.0) mode. But there is so much more going on in the Maximus VI HERO as there are eight SATA 6Gbps ports and a multiple USB 3.0 headers. ASUS also threw in a HDMI output, USB 3.0, 8-channel HD audio. This is a ROG (Republic of Gamers) motherboard, and that means extra enthusiast features alright, as for overclockers, here's where things start to get serious, the board is designed with a advanced phase Digi+ VRM. The extreme engine Digi+ II claims to offer greater than 90 per cent efficient mosfets, 60A BlackWing chokes and 10K black metallic capacitors that supposedly offer better low temperature performance and enhanced lifespan.

At a retail price of roughly 180 EUR this is a more affordable high-end motherboard. A nice product with some serious features. So today we have a closer look at the technology and of course a deep review of the the ASUS Maximus VI Hero. Armed with some ROG lovin' and that Z87 chipset. 

Have peek after which we'll dive right into the photo shoot.