Asus rog maximus viii impact, the best mini itx motherboard for skylake

Asus has announced the launch of its new ROG Maximus VIII Impact motherboard that will fall in love with those looking to build a high-performance system with the latest from Intel in a very small format.

A great little plate

The Asus ROG Maximus VIII Impact is a high-end Mini ITX motherboard with an LGA 1151 socket and a Z170 chipset. Its socket is powered by a robust VRM located vertically on the side of the board to be able to host a large number of phases without space problems, something that already hints that it is not an ordinary VRM but a very powerful one. It is also accompanied by Pro Clock, Impact Power III and 5-Way Optimizatio technologies to achieve the greatest possible overclock.

Surrounding the nso socket we find two DDR4 DIMM slots that allow a maximum of 64 GB DDR4 4133 in dual chanel configuration for amazing performance.

It has a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slot, four SATA III 6 Gb / s ports, one M.2 slot, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, one USB 3.1 Type-A port, one USB 3.1 Type- port. C, three USB 3.0 ports and a video output in the form of HDMI. Includes ASUS LANGuard and GameFirst technologies to prioritize video game-related packages for better network performance.

Deluxe audio

Its specifications are completed with a luxury SupremeFX audio system based on a Realtek ALC1150 chip and the ESS Saber ES9023P B DAC, along with an amplified headphone output that reaches 600 Ohm. Its features also include illuminated connectors and Sonic Studio and Sonic Radar software.

Its price will be approximately 250 euros.

Source: techpowerup