Asus Maximus Ix Hero Bluetooth Adapter

Best headset I've ever owned! I went with the Asus Z690 Maximus Hero motherboard and couldn't pass up the new Asus Rog Animate keyboard and Asus Rog Animate headset.

I built my last computer in like NOV-DEC of 2013. The motherboard was a ASUS ROG Maximus VI Hero (Intel-compatible). It has worked flawlessly all these years, and I couldn't ask for more. It still works. I decided it's time to upgrade because I wanted an ultrawide monitor. The last thing I wanted to do was have to tear all the components out and RMA a board, costing me HOURS of my life, all for saving $100 of a cheaper MB on the front end. So I opted for the once again flagship product from Asus and my expectations are high!

Installed in gaming machine. Asus Hero board.

Very impressed with the quality from Asus with this bluetooth adapter. Works perfectly and as described. Couldn't settle for anything less!

This adapter works perfect with my Hero 7, but not at all on the Hero 9. The hero 9 doesn't have the menu option to enable the external mic connection. It seems like the firmware needs an update to enable it. Same problem wit TRS and TRRS sources. It just doesn't work on the Hero 9 as of Sep 20, 2020. I am on the phone with support as I type this, and they made me reset the camera and do a manual update. Nothing works. They claim the support ticket will be escalated internally at their support team.

I have an ASUS x553m laptop that was not Bluetooth ready. This has solved my need for bluetooth capability so that I can see my misfit activity tracker information.

My MB is a Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) X570 (AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT) with dual PCIE 4.0 x4 slots populated with these bad boys. I use them as my gaming drives to get optimum load times. When I recently built this rig in late September, I used WD Blues to do the same thing. The loading times were easily a third to half what they had been Destiny loads, both before Beyond Light and after were awesome. Well worth the cost!

Installed on my Maximus XI Apex and it's awesome 10g speeds.

This is another quality product from ASUS. Easy install into an empty PCIe x1 slot on your motherboard. WiFi and Bluetooth software drivers included on a CD, or go to the ASUS website and download latest drivers. Be sure you have an empty USB 2.0 connector on your motherboard for the Bluetooth cable (see that black connector on the back of the adapter card?) The external antenna is VERY lightweight - best to anchor onto a surface with double-sided tape.

I bought this because when I built my PC, I did not want any built in Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on the motherboard (ASUS WS Ace X570). This allows me to keep the Bluetooth external and portable, in a tiny USB plug-in dongle. It has worked perfectly, and is very unobtrusive since I plug it into my monitor which is also a USB hub.