With the introduction of the brand new X570 chipset designed to be used with the AMD Ryzen 3000 collection, ASUS has lifted the lid on its launch day vary. The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi mannequin each embody the Realtek RTL8125AG 2.5 GbE networking chip, with an Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax adapter being the one distinction between the 2 fashions.
Both the ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi and ROG Crosshair VIII Hero are each focused at players with a powerful stability between fanatic, and gaming options. First of all, each fashions are similar excluding the Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 wi-fi adapter. The design follows the normal ROG model with an analogous ROG armor masking that the Crosshair VIII Formula does, however not as intensive. The chipset heatsink features a fan to maintain the X570 chipset operating cool, and likewise consists of loads of customizable RGB with the Hero emblem, and ROG emblem.
Similar to the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula, the Crosshair VI Hero options twin PCIe 4.zero M.2 and likewise has seven USB 3.1 G2 Type-A, in addition to a single USB 3.1 G2 Type-C port on the rear panel. A single entrance panel USB 3.1 G2 port can be out there for customers to broaden upon, with two USB 2.zero ports offering a further 4 ports, and two USB 3.1 G1 Type-A headers for a complete of 4 ports.
The latest inclusion for ASUS is the usage of the Realtek RTL8125AG Dragon 2.5 GbE gaming LAN. Onboard audio is taken care of by a Realtek SupremeFX S1220 HD audio codec and because of this, provides 5 3.5 mm audio jacks, and a single S/PDIF optical output on the rear panel. On each fashions is three full-length PCIe 4.zero slots with x16, x8/x8, and x8/x8/x4; this enables for each two-way NVIDIA SLI and AMD Crossfire multi-graphics card setups for use. A single PCIe 4.zero x1 slot is current and storage capabilities are offered by two PCIe 4.zero M.2, and eight SATA ports.
At current, there isn’t any info on the pricing or availability of the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi and non-Wi-Fi mannequin. It is anticipated that the majority X570 fashions from ASUS will probably be out there previous to the launch of AMD’s Ryzen 3000 processors on 7/7.
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