Asus crosshair saw hero unboxing and first impressions

Due to logistical problems we have not been able to receive the AMD Ryzen processor that we had assigned by AMD Spain. Although these things happen, we would like to introduce you to one of the most interesting and highest quality motherboards offered by the recent AM4 platform, the Asus Crosshair VI Hero.

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Asus Crosshair VI Hero Unboxing and first impressions

The new Asus Crosshair VI Hero is presented with an AM4 socket and an X370 chipset to host the new AMD Ryzen R7, R5 and R3 processors manufactured at 14nm and arriving to become the new reference in high-performance and gaming systems. With a very attractive price for users looking for off-road equipment.

Asus is characterized by offering the best components on the market and with greater overclocking capacity. On this occasion, it has used VRM DIGI + technology to improve the stability of the system and to push your brand new AMD Ryzen to its limits, both by air and by liquid cooling.

By phases of supply we will have no problems, since it has 8 + 4 + 2 and a classic 24-pin ATX power supply and the 8 + 4-pin EPS connector to guarantee and get up to the last possible MHz with XFR technology or do it by yourself manually.

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Accompanying the processor we will be able to install up to 4 DDR4 RAM memory modules from 2133 MHz to 3, 330 MHz with a maximum capacity of 64 GB and in Dual Chanel configuration for splendid performance in the most demanding tasks.

For graphics card lovers the Asus Crosshair VI Hero will not disappoint with its three PCI-Express 3.0 slots that will allow you to install up to 2 AMD CrossFireX or Nvidia SLI graphics cards for flawless performance in the most demanding games on the market.

We also have ample storage possibilities with SATA 6 GBp / s interfaces (8 connections), a M.2 NVMe connector compatible with PCI Express Gen 3 x4 32 Gb / s and a wide variety of connections USB 3.0, USB 3.1 and USB Type C.

The sound is very careful thanks to the SupremeFX ROG 8-channel DTS with premium circuitry and capacitors. Among its improvements we find the compatibility with high impedance headphones, the support of the Sonic Studio III and Sonic Radar III software.

Finally we highlight its multitude of hybrid fan connectors to install high performance custom liquid cooling systems and the multiple protections against short circuits and overvoltages that can save us from more than one displeasure.

Finally show you the rear connections that it incorporates:

• 1 x Network (RJ45). 1 x Optical S / PDIF out. 1 x Clear BIOS (CMOS) button. 1 x USB 3.1 (black) Type C.1 x USB 3.1 (red) Type A.8 x USB 3.0 (blue).4 x USB 2.0 (One port can be used for USB BIOS Flashback).1 x USB BIOS Flashback button.

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What do you think of this new X370 motherboard? Of course it seems to us of the best options on the market. That soon you will have the review, we hope that from next week, to check that extra performance can provide us with respect to a B350 motherboard. Currently available in the main Spanish online stores with a price of 295 euros.

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