Maximus Viii Motherboard

The ROG Crosshair VIII Here (Wifi) is an excellent AM4 motherboard that delivers great power and speed when I combined it with a R9 5950X, 64GB of DDR4-3600, and Samsung 980 Pro NVME drives. I highly recommend the Wifi version as it includes both Wifi and Bluetooth connectivity; a must for most any user in today's world. I am very happy with this board as PC builder and user for 35+ years!

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

Compared to the 1.4x vII, the vIII is primarily sharper at the edges and corners with a full frame sensor. I use it with the 70-200 F/4.0 L-IS with excellent results.

Running 5900x crosshair viii hero mobo with a 2060 super, dropped my GPU and CPU Temps at idle almost 20 C over thermaltake M20 case. Incredible value, great looking and well built case. Would highly recommend especially if temps are an issue for you.

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!

I wanted a soft case for my Sony RX100 Viii and this fits perfectly. I also love that the belt loop on the back uses velcro so I can take on and off without having to undo my belt.

Ultra-wide on a Kolari Vision Thin Filter modified Sony A7. vIII addressed the color cast issues with the prior versions and has very good performance - exceptionally strong for the price. Very satisfied.

Half the cores but higher score! Need I say more? 5950x on Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero MB, 64 GB b-die RAM at 3600, 14-14-14-28. No games - just an image-crunching beast.

I am submitting a better picture of the top band. Note the Maximus comes with a fitting for a top band that works perfect with one inch nylon.