Review Motherboard ASUS Maximus VIII Hero

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October 23, 2015

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Kehadiran Intel Skylake, membuat para produsen motherboard berlomba-lomba menghadirkan motherboard berbasis chipset Intel 100 Series ke pasaran khususnya yang bertema Gaming. Jika membicarakan tentang produk gaming, aneh rasanya jika tak membahas salah satu sub-brand ASUS, yaitu Republic of Gamers (ROG). Ya! ASUS ROG dikenal selalu menghadirkan produk-produk berkualitas dan berperforma tinggi. Di jajaran motherboard Intel 100 Series, ROG menghadirkan beberapa varian motherboard, mulai dari untuk Maximus VIII Ranger yang ditujukan untuk real-gamer hingga seri Maximus VIII Extreme yang ditujukan untuk gamer yang memiliki DNA overclocking.

Beberapa hari yang lalu salah satu motherboard dari sub-brand ROG, yaitu ASUS Maximus VIII Hero singgah ke kantor kami. Motherboard ini hadir dengan chipset Intel Z170 yang merupakan chipset unggulan Intel 100 Serier. Penasaran dengan performanya? Mari simak ulasan lengkap kami berikut ini!

Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VIII Hero (Intel Z170)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 8GB DDR4 2666 MHz (Dual Channel)

Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240 GB SSD

Power Supply: Corsair AX850

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80

Monitor: LCD Monitor 1920×1080

Input: Generic Keyboard and Mouse

OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit

Intel Chipset Z170 Block Diagram

Intel Z170 adalah chipset unggulan untuk platform PC desktop kelas mainstream terbaru Intel. Motherboard dengan chipset tersebut mendukung prosesor Intel generasi keenam, Skylake, mulai dari prosesor Intel Skylake seri Pentium, Core i3, Core i5, hingga seri unggulannya, Core i7. Chipset ini juga mengalami sejumlah perkembangan dari segi fitur. Kini motherboard dengan Chipset Intel Z170 mengusung sejumlah fitur, seperti; 20 jalur PCI Express 3.0, dual channel memori DDR3L hingga 1600MHz/DDR4 hingga 2133MHz, 6 port SATA III 6Gbps, 10 port USB 3.0, 14 port USB 2.0, dan dukungan tuning untuk komponen prosesor dan juga memori.

CPU

Intel® Socket 1151 for 6th Generation Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 14 nm CPU
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

* The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types.

* Refer to www.asus.com for CPU support list

Chipset

Intel® Z170

Memori

4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3800(O.C.)/3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3500(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3300(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.

Grafis

Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel® HD Graphics support
Dukungan output Multi-VGA : HDMI/DisplayPort 1.2 port

– Mendukung HDMI dengan resolusi maks. 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz

– Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 4096 x 2304 @ 60 Hz

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB
Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider™
Dukungan Multi-GPU
Supports NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology

Slot Ekspansi

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, +gray)
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x4 mode, +black)
3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

Storage

Intel® Z170 chipset :

1 x M.2 x4 Socket 3, with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (both SATA & PCIE mode)*1
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray, , 4 ports from 2 x SATA Express
2 x SATA Express port
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports*2
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology*2
ASMedia® ASM1061 controller :
2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), black, *3,

LAN

Intel® I219V, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s), GameFirst technology
Intel® LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY)
Anti-surge LANGuard

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 2015 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
SupremeFX Shielding Technology
ESS® ES9023P DAC: dB SNR, dB THD+N (Max. kHz/ -bit)
TI RC4580 2VRMS audio OP AMP(s)

Audio Feature :

Gold-plated jacks
DTS Connect
Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
Sonic SenseAmp
Sonic Studio II
Sonic Radar II

Port USB

Intel® Z170 chipset :

6 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 4 at mid-board)

Intel® Z170 chipset : *4

8 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board)

ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :

1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, black, Type-C)

ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :

1 x USB 3.1 port(s) (1 at back panel, red, Type-A)

Fitur-Fitur Overclocking

Start Button
Reset Button
LN2 Mode
Extreme Engine Digi+ :

– MicroFine Alloy Chokes

– NexFET™ Power Block MOSFET

– 10K Black Metallic Capacitors

– Mem TweakIt

– KeyBot II

– One-click Overclocking

– X.M.P.

– DirectKey

– ClrCMOS

– Power On

UEFI BIOS features :

O.C. Profile
GPU.DIMM Post
Tweakers’ Paradise
ROG SSD Secure Erase
Graphic Card Information Preview

ROG RAMDisk

Fitur-Fitur Khusus

OC Design – ASUS PRO Clock Technology

Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance

5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5

5-Way Optimization tuning key perfectly consolidates TPU, EPU, DIGI+ Power Control, Fan Xpert 3, and Turbo App

ASUS Exclusive Features :

MemOK!
AI Suite 3
Ai Charger+
USB 3.1 Boost
Disk Unlocker
Mobo Connect
PC Cleaner

Remote Entertainment

Media Streamer
HyStream

ASUS EZ DIY :

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS EZ Flash 3
ASUS USB BIOS Flashback
Push Notice

ASUS Q-Design :

ASUS Q-Shield
ASUS Q-Code
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM
ASUS Q-Connector
RAMCache

Operating System Support

Windows® 10 , 64bit
Windows® 8.1 , 64bit
Windows® 7 , 32bit/64bit

Port I/O Belakang

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
1 x USB 3.1 (black)Type-C
1 x USB 3.1 (red)Type-A
2 x USB 3.0 (blue)
4 x USB 2.0
1 x Optical S/PDIF out
5 x Audio jack(s)
1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s)
I/O Internal
1 x AAFP connector
2 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.0 port(s)
2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
2 x SATA Express connector: gray, Compatible with 4 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports
1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key design, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (Supports both SATA & PCIE SSD)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
4 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x Thunderbolt header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x System panel(s) (Q-Connector)
1 x 5-pin EXT_FAN(Extension Fan) connector
1 x MemOK! button(s)
1 x Thermal sensor connector(s)
1 x Power-on button(s)
1 x Reset button(s)
1 x Clear CMOS button(s)
1 x Water Pump header (4-pin)
1 x LN2 Mode jumper(s)
1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header(s)
1 x 14-1 pin TPM connector

Aksesori

User’s manual
ASUS Q-Shield
6 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
1 x M.2 Screw Package
1 x CPU installation tool
1 x Supporting DVD
1 x SLI bridge(s)
1 x Q-connector(s) (1 in 1)
1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label(s)
ROG Fan Label
1 x ROG Door Hanger(s)

BIOS

1 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 3.0, ACPI 5.0, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, F9 Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information.
Kemampuan Manajemen
WfM2.0, DMI3.0, WOL by PME, PXE
Disc Pendukung
Drivers
ROG GameFirst technology
ROG RAMDisk
ROG RAMCache
ROG CPU-Z
ROG Mem TweakIt
Overwolf
ROG Keybot II
Kaspersky® Anti-Virus
DAEMON Tools Pro Standard
ASUS WebStorage
ASUS Utilities