ASUS
ROG Crosshair VIII Hero
The ROG Crosshair VIII Hero is an ATX motherboard with AMD X570 chipset and AM4 socket, supporting DDR4 memory and PCIe 4.0.
The ROG Crosshair VIII Hero is an ATX motherboard from ASUS, built on the AMD X570 chipset with an AM4 socket. It supports DDR4 memory across four slots, with a maximum capacity of 128 GB in dual-channel configuration. The board offers extensive PCIe 4.0 support, including one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, two PCIe 4.0 x16 slots (x16 or dual x8), and additional PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. It also features two M.2 slots and eight SATA ports for storage. Rear I/O includes multiple USB 3.2 Gen 2, Gen 1, and USB 2.0 ports. Networking is handled by a Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN and an Intel I211-AT Gigabit LAN. The audio subsystem uses the ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC. This motherboard is designed for high-performance AMD Ryzen processors and supports multi-GPU configurations.
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) | 8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0 |
| Ethernet | Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5G LAN, Intel I211-AT |
| Audio codec | ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC |