**Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero Motherboard Review**

The Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero motherboard is a powerful and feature-rich device that offers an excellent gaming experience. The board features an Intel Z270 chipset, which provides better overclocking support, better IO configurations, more storage connectivity options, and a more well-rounded experience with an increased number of PCI Lanes.

**Connectors and Ports**

The ROG Maximus IX Hero motherboard has a wide range of connectors and ports, including four USB 3.0 type A ports, three USB 2.0 type A ports, two mm connectors for the 7.1 audio output, and an optical connector. The board also features gigabit Ethernet, a legacy PS2 keyboard and mouse combo, and a pair of fan headers, with one being a four-pin variant located above the CPU socket.

**Motherboard Design**

The motherboard design is aesthetically pleasing, with a black and white color scheme that isn't too compromising in terms of your desired color scheme. The board also features an RGB header, which allows users to control their RGB strips through motherboard software. This feature is really nice and adds a touch of modernity to the board.

**Power Delivery**

The motherboard power delivery system is impressive, with a 24-pin motherboard power connector that provides plenty of power for even the most demanding components. The board also features an eight-pin ATX power connector located at the top left of the board, which provides additional power for overclocking and high-end systems. Additionally, the ROG Maximus IX Hero features six SATA 3 ports, which provide fast storage connectivity options.

**Storage and Expansion**

The motherboard has a total of six SATA 3 ports, making it an excellent choice for professionals who need to connect multiple storage devices. The board also features two M.2 slots, one of which is slightly shortened and the other full-length, making it ideal for faster NVMe SSDs. This ensures that users have plenty of options when it comes to expanding their storage capacity.

**Overclocking**

The ROG Maximus IX Hero motherboard is capable of overclocking, but may not be sufficient for extreme overclocking enthusiasts who want to push the limits of their CPU to 5 GHz or higher. However, for enthusiast-grade overclocking, this board should provide more than enough power and features to support high-end systems.

**Software Suite**

The included Asus software suite is as thorough as ever, with automatic overclocking capabilities that send a little extra power and increase the CPU speed in small increments, testing stability each time if the chip is stable. This feature is one of the standout pieces of software from Asus and provides users with a convenient way to automate their overclocking process.

**Conclusion**

The Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero motherboard is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a high-end Z270 chipset experience without breaking the bank. With its wide range of features, powerful power delivery system, and impressive storage options, this board offers a well-rounded gaming experience that should appeal to professionals and enthusiasts alike. If you're in the market for a new motherboard and are looking for a great value, the ROG Maximus IX Hero is definitely worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enbaby get it 2 2 1 2 let's start off with what comes in the Box the unboxing process isn't quite the experience of the z270 maximist hero board I reviewed in the card section now but the packaging is certainly clean simple and informative underneath the motherboard in the Box you get a users manual three sat cables the super handy Q connector the lovely hard PCB high bandwidth s Li Bridge a rear iio Shield M do2 screws a CPU installation thing which just isn't really necessary and a support DVD but we all know what we think of those taking a look around the motherboard itself we see a nice white and black aesthetic with gray heat sinks around the CPU socket and a white cover over the z270 chipset area the randoms of course of which they're a four are nicely colorcoded and come in black and gray the PCA lanes are also colored black and gray with the top x16 stock taking the gray color and being reinforced with that metal shroud for increased strength as if to say kind of I'm the dominant one talking of PCI slots they come in the following order X1 x16 with the metal guard X1 X1 x16 this also has the metal guard X1 and x16 now the bandwidth at which they run will vary depending on your configuration of expansion card you're not going to be able to get full x16 bandwidth out of three STS for example because z270 is limited in terms terms of PCI Lanes but in terms of physical size that's what they are and they all run on the PCI 3.0 standard spinning around to the rear iio we have DVI display port and HDMI display connectors USB 3.1 type A and type c 4 USB 3.0 type A ports 3 and2 mm 7.1 audio output Jacks with an optical connector gigabit Ethernet and finally a legacy PS2 keyboard and mouse combo which is nice to have no usb2 ports here a pair would have been nice for legacy and reliability backwards compatibility purposes but for the most part zero complaints on this front but damn that DVI connector looks so dated on there oh we'll miss you when you leave us buddy on a serious note then moving around to mboard connectors the six fan headers all the better four pin variant two above the CPU and whil three would be nice here there is another one off just to the right on the other side of the ram di connections one in between the front panel connectors and front panel USB and two off to the bottom right of the rear iio across the bottom there's a nice selection of ports and connectors with three USB 2.0 front panel connections seems mildly Overkill but I'm not complaining a USB 3.0 connector the front panel block with those front panel audio connectors and power reset buttons there's an RGB header which allows RGB strips to be controlled through motherboard software which is really really nice there's also a few Easter eggs down here such as the temp pin serial Port connector and TPM connector there's also a thunderbolt head up placed above the bottom PCI Lane and a load of thermal sensors on the board if you wanted to connect those up down bir side we have the crystal Sound audio chips set with an RGB controllable audio trace and down the right hand side the F mentioned four pin fan header a 24 pin motherboard power connector of course as well and six sata 3 6 GB connections the other piece on the motherboard power connector's puzzle is of course the eight pin Affair located at the top left of the board there's also two m.2 slots one slightly shortened and the other full length for faster mvme ssds whilst this board does sadly like the Fantastic Q code display for easy Diagnostics there is an easy XM bar switch and buttons for power and memo K which are all great editions if You' have watched my Asus Republic of Gamers Maximus 9 hero review you might have seen somewhat disappointed to see the features that this motherboard sacrifices over its higher-end bigger brother and it's those three words you have to keep in mind higher end model this motherboard is a lot cheaper than that herob board and subsequently has to be differentiated with the loss of certain features things you don't lose though is the z270 chipset every high-end C8 Builder should be using which gives you better overclocking support better IO configurations more storage connectivity options and a more well-rounded experience with an increased number of PCI Lanes on the topic of overclocking this board is certainly capable but if you're desperate for that 7700 KS to in excess of 5 GHz you may want to step up a little bit higher the motherboard vrm heat sinks can certainly cope with overclocking but for enthusiast kind of grade things you will want to go a little bit higher the included Asus software suite is as thorough as ever and one of their highlight standout pieces software is the automatic overclocking now what this basically does is it sends a little bit more power and increases your CPU speed in small increments and then test the stability test each time if the chip is stable it'll keep going admittedly I just wanted to have an excuse to show this little pseudo code animation that I already made from another review if you want to see even more of this board in action check out my $1,000 budget kind of 1070 PC build guard which will be watchable in the card section now on release aesthetically I like this Bard the black and white isn't in your face and isn't too compromising in terms of your desired color scheme and should fit in pretty well but should you buy this motherboard now that depends at you on the consumer and what you need a better question perhaps who is this board aimed at it's a great entry into the higher end z270 chipset for those not wanting to break the bank I also see this motherboard as a great option for professionals wanted at the expanded feature set of the z270 chipset more expansion slots and better IO professionals who don't need the power or extra expense associate with x99 overall it really is a fantastic board and one that differentiates itself from asus's higher end z270 options whilst maintaining the core features that z170 and z270 motherboard owners have come to love and demand as I said for more on this board to see it in action in my recent $1,000 PC bill guide check the card section now drop a like to show some love and appreciation on this video And subscribe for more content like this as always though we'll see you in the next geeka videobaby get it 2 2 1 2 let's start off with what comes in the Box the unboxing process isn't quite the experience of the z270 maximist hero board I reviewed in the card section now but the packaging is certainly clean simple and informative underneath the motherboard in the Box you get a users manual three sat cables the super handy Q connector the lovely hard PCB high bandwidth s Li Bridge a rear iio Shield M do2 screws a CPU installation thing which just isn't really necessary and a support DVD but we all know what we think of those taking a look around the motherboard itself we see a nice white and black aesthetic with gray heat sinks around the CPU socket and a white cover over the z270 chipset area the randoms of course of which they're a four are nicely colorcoded and come in black and gray the PCA lanes are also colored black and gray with the top x16 stock taking the gray color and being reinforced with that metal shroud for increased strength as if to say kind of I'm the dominant one talking of PCI slots they come in the following order X1 x16 with the metal guard X1 X1 x16 this also has the metal guard X1 and x16 now the bandwidth at which they run will vary depending on your configuration of expansion card you're not going to be able to get full x16 bandwidth out of three STS for example because z270 is limited in terms terms of PCI Lanes but in terms of physical size that's what they are and they all run on the PCI 3.0 standard spinning around to the rear iio we have DVI display port and HDMI display connectors USB 3.1 type A and type c 4 USB 3.0 type A ports 3 and2 mm 7.1 audio output Jacks with an optical connector gigabit Ethernet and finally a legacy PS2 keyboard and mouse combo which is nice to have no usb2 ports here a pair would have been nice for legacy and reliability backwards compatibility purposes but for the most part zero complaints on this front but damn that DVI connector looks so dated on there oh we'll miss you when you leave us buddy on a serious note then moving around to mboard connectors the six fan headers all the better four pin variant two above the CPU and whil three would be nice here there is another one off just to the right on the other side of the ram di connections one in between the front panel connectors and front panel USB and two off to the bottom right of the rear iio across the bottom there's a nice selection of ports and connectors with three USB 2.0 front panel connections seems mildly Overkill but I'm not complaining a USB 3.0 connector the front panel block with those front panel audio connectors and power reset buttons there's an RGB header which allows RGB strips to be controlled through motherboard software which is really really nice there's also a few Easter eggs down here such as the temp pin serial Port connector and TPM connector there's also a thunderbolt head up placed above the bottom PCI Lane and a load of thermal sensors on the board if you wanted to connect those up down bir side we have the crystal Sound audio chips set with an RGB controllable audio trace and down the right hand side the F mentioned four pin fan header a 24 pin motherboard power connector of course as well and six sata 3 6 GB connections the other piece on the motherboard power connector's puzzle is of course the eight pin Affair located at the top left of the board there's also two m.2 slots one slightly shortened and the other full length for faster mvme ssds whilst this board does sadly like the Fantastic Q code display for easy Diagnostics there is an easy XM bar switch and buttons for power and memo K which are all great editions if You' have watched my Asus Republic of Gamers Maximus 9 hero review you might have seen somewhat disappointed to see the features that this motherboard sacrifices over its higher-end bigger brother and it's those three words you have to keep in mind higher end model this motherboard is a lot cheaper than that herob board and subsequently has to be differentiated with the loss of certain features things you don't lose though is the z270 chipset every high-end C8 Builder should be using which gives you better overclocking support better IO configurations more storage connectivity options and a more well-rounded experience with an increased number of PCI Lanes on the topic of overclocking this board is certainly capable but if you're desperate for that 7700 KS to in excess of 5 GHz you may want to step up a little bit higher the motherboard vrm heat sinks can certainly cope with overclocking but for enthusiast kind of grade things you will want to go a little bit higher the included Asus software suite is as thorough as ever and one of their highlight standout pieces software is the automatic overclocking now what this basically does is it sends a little bit more power and increases your CPU speed in small increments and then test the stability test each time if the chip is stable it'll keep going admittedly I just wanted to have an excuse to show this little pseudo code animation that I already made from another review if you want to see even more of this board in action check out my $1,000 budget kind of 1070 PC build guard which will be watchable in the card section now on release aesthetically I like this Bard the black and white isn't in your face and isn't too compromising in terms of your desired color scheme and should fit in pretty well but should you buy this motherboard now that depends at you on the consumer and what you need a better question perhaps who is this board aimed at it's a great entry into the higher end z270 chipset for those not wanting to break the bank I also see this motherboard as a great option for professionals wanted at the expanded feature set of the z270 chipset more expansion slots and better IO professionals who don't need the power or extra expense associate with x99 overall it really is a fantastic board and one that differentiates itself from asus's higher end z270 options whilst maintaining the core features that z170 and z270 motherboard owners have come to love and demand as I said for more on this board to see it in action in my recent $1,000 PC bill guide check the card section now drop a like to show some love and appreciation on this video And subscribe for more content like this as always though we'll see you in the next geeka videobaby get it 2 2 1 2 let's start off with what comes in the Box the unboxing process isn't quite the experience of the z270 maximist hero board I reviewed in the card section now but the packaging is certainly clean simple and informative underneath the motherboard in the Box you get a users manual three sat cables the super handy Q connector the lovely hard PCB high bandwidth s Li Bridge a rear iio Shield M do2 screws a CPU installation thing which just isn't really necessary and a support DVD but we all know what we think of those taking a look around the motherboard itself we see a nice white and black aesthetic with gray heat sinks around the CPU socket and a white cover over the z270 chipset area the randoms of course of which they're a four are nicely colorcoded and come in black and gray the PCA lanes are also colored black and gray with the top x16 stock taking the gray color and being reinforced with that metal shroud for increased strength as if to say kind of I'm the dominant one talking of PCI slots they come in the following order X1 x16 with the metal guard X1 X1 x16 this also has the metal guard X1 and x16 now the bandwidth at which they run will vary depending on your configuration of expansion card you're not going to be able to get full x16 bandwidth out of three STS for example because z270 is limited in terms terms of PCI Lanes but in terms of physical size that's what they are and they all run on the PCI 3.0 standard spinning around to the rear iio we have DVI display port and HDMI display connectors USB 3.1 type A and type c 4 USB 3.0 type A ports 3 and2 mm 7.1 audio output Jacks with an optical connector gigabit Ethernet and finally a legacy PS2 keyboard and mouse combo which is nice to have no usb2 ports here a pair would have been nice for legacy and reliability backwards compatibility purposes but for the most part zero complaints on this front but damn that DVI connector looks so dated on there oh we'll miss you when you leave us buddy on a serious note then moving around to mboard connectors the six fan headers all the better four pin variant two above the CPU and whil three would be nice here there is another one off just to the right on the other side of the ram di connections one in between the front panel connectors and front panel USB and two off to the bottom right of the rear iio across the bottom there's a nice selection of ports and connectors with three USB 2.0 front panel connections seems mildly Overkill but I'm not complaining a USB 3.0 connector the front panel block with those front panel audio connectors and power reset buttons there's an RGB header which allows RGB strips to be controlled through motherboard software which is really really nice there's also a few Easter eggs down here such as the temp pin serial Port connector and TPM connector there's also a thunderbolt head up placed above the bottom PCI Lane and a load of thermal sensors on the board if you wanted to connect those up down bir side we have the crystal Sound audio chips set with an RGB controllable audio trace and down the right hand side the F mentioned four pin fan header a 24 pin motherboard power connector of course as well and six sata 3 6 GB connections the other piece on the motherboard power connector's puzzle is of course the eight pin Affair located at the top left of the board there's also two m.2 slots one slightly shortened and the other full length for faster mvme ssds whilst this board does sadly like the Fantastic Q code display for easy Diagnostics there is an easy XM bar switch and buttons for power and memo K which are all great editions if You' have watched my Asus Republic of Gamers Maximus 9 hero review you might have seen somewhat disappointed to see the features that this motherboard sacrifices over its higher-end bigger brother and it's those three words you have to keep in mind higher end model this motherboard is a lot cheaper than that herob board and subsequently has to be differentiated with the loss of certain features things you don't lose though is the z270 chipset every high-end C8 Builder should be using which gives you better overclocking support better IO configurations more storage connectivity options and a more well-rounded experience with an increased number of PCI Lanes on the topic of overclocking this board is certainly capable but if you're desperate for that 7700 KS to in excess of 5 GHz you may want to step up a little bit higher the motherboard vrm heat sinks can certainly cope with overclocking but for enthusiast kind of grade things you will want to go a little bit higher the included Asus software suite is as thorough as ever and one of their highlight standout pieces software is the automatic overclocking now what this basically does is it sends a little bit more power and increases your CPU speed in small increments and then test the stability test each time if the chip is stable it'll keep going admittedly I just wanted to have an excuse to show this little pseudo code animation that I already made from another review if you want to see even more of this board in action check out my $1,000 budget kind of 1070 PC build guard which will be watchable in the card section now on release aesthetically I like this Bard the black and white isn't in your face and isn't too compromising in terms of your desired color scheme and should fit in pretty well but should you buy this motherboard now that depends at you on the consumer and what you need a better question perhaps who is this board aimed at it's a great entry into the higher end z270 chipset for those not wanting to break the bank I also see this motherboard as a great option for professionals wanted at the expanded feature set of the z270 chipset more expansion slots and better IO professionals who don't need the power or extra expense associate with x99 overall it really is a fantastic board and one that differentiates itself from asus's higher end z270 options whilst maintaining the core features that z170 and z270 motherboard owners have come to love and demand as I said for more on this board to see it in action in my recent $1,000 PC bill guide check the card section now drop a like to show some love and appreciation on this video And subscribe for more content like this as always though we'll see you in the next geeka video\n"