The ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (WI-FI) is an ATX motherboard built on the AMD X570 chipset, featuring an AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen processors. It supports up to 128 GB of DDR4 memory across four slots with dual-channel architecture. The board offers extensive PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 expansion slots, including one PCIe 4.0 x16, two PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), two PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), one PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 mode), and one PCIe 4.0 x1. Storage options include two M.2 slots and eight SATA ports. Rear I/O provides four USB 3.2 Gen 2, six USB 3.2 Gen 1, and four USB 2.0 ports. Networking is handled by a Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN and an Intel I211-AT Gigabit LAN, along with Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 supporting 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax. Audio is powered by the ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC.

Specifications

Chipset	AMD X570
CPU socket	AM4
Form factor	ATX
Memory slots	4
Memory type	DDR4
Max memory	128 GB
Memory channels	2
PCIe slots	1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8), 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x8 mode), 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1
M.2 slots	2
SATA ports	8
USB ports (rear)	4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN, Intel I211-AT
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Audio codec	ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC