In our performance metrics, the Hero scored well in power consumption, Boot Time, and was very competitive in our CPU/GPU benchmarks. We did indeed see benchmark differences when using ASUS’ Optimized settings over the Intel defaults, making it well worth enabling for all users, especially as we also saw a lower peak power reading at the wall.
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If you’re familiar with the layouts of motherboards such as the Maximus XII Extreme you’ll be able to glean a lot from this shot that shows off where the various pump and fan headers are. But let’s not spoil it just yet, we’ll look at this more closely on the next couple of pages. First, let’s see what the ProArt Creator 10G brings to the party.
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Content creators have often been neglected by motherboard manufacturers, being overlooked by gamers and those looking for heavy workstation-based components. Well, now, that seems to have changed, with the ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator 10G – a motherboard that has been designed from the ground up with content creators in mind. But how does it help content creators? Let’s find out.
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ASUS Maximus Extreme model boards always offer a top-shelf option with a vast and powerful feature set that will appeal to the more extreme enthusiasts users. ASUS also happens to make a plethora of boards across the stack, so that you will likely find one equipped with precisely the features you want.
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The ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero (WiFi) features a robust VRM cooling solution complete with an optional active cooling fan, all paired with no less than 16 power stages from Infineon. BIOS flashback has also been included, as well as ASUS’s excellent BIOS designed to provide an optimal, stress-free overclocking experience.
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In this review we will be looking at the ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus XII Formula. If I was to classify this motherboard it would be a product designed for those who want the best motherboard available but aren’t interested in performance enhancements.
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The ROG Maximus XII Extreme has features like an OLED display 2.5G and 10G ethernet, and four M.2 slots but that only scratches the surface of what Asus packed into the board. So today I’m going to dig in and take a closer look at what else it has to offer. Put the board to the test and also see if that staggering price point is worth the money for those looking for the best of the best Z490 build.
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The Maximus XII Apex ships in the usual ROG red-black themed box and if we take a closer look at the design, you’ll notice that it actually comes in a similar fashion as the previous Maximus XI Apex. It doesn’t come with the fancy RGB theme that you’ll find on the ROG Strix lineup that is targeted for the gamers, but it does have ASUS AURA support for those who really want RGB for their system.
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Today we’ll be checking out the ASUS TUF Gaming Z490 Plus WiFi. This new motherboard finds itself among the cheaper boards using this chipset, since TUF Gaming is intended to deliver the essentials and keeping those costs down to a minimum.
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Asus continues the industry trend of having a large integrated I/O shield and significant cooling around the VRMs and PCH/M.2 slots. Three interconnected heatsinks comprise a C-shaped cooling solution around the processor socket. Underneath resides a 14-phase supply for the CPU, plus a further two for the SoC.
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