ASUS Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme Motherboard Review: An Impressive Platform For Skylake

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Hot Hardware published a review on the ASUS Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme Motherboard: An Impressive Platform For Skylake

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The Asus Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard is the latest in Asus' flagship line of enthusiast-class motherboards for gamers. It's a top-end premium solution with a dizzying array of tuning options to supercharge your next build and tweak overall performance in games and lots of other applications.

The Asus Z170 ROG Maximus VIII Extreme is not for the faint of heart or those light on funds. For the premium cost of entry, however, builders are treated to a bevy of cool features and a ton of overclocking related options. Sure you get on-board radios for Bluetooth and the included Wi-Fi adapter, but some of the more alluring features include support for up to 64GB of DDR4 memory at overclocked speeds up to 3866+ MHz, 4 x USB 3.1 ports, M.2 Socket 3 Type M ports, 4 x PCIe 3.0 slots at 16x/8x/8x/8x for extreme multi-GPU configurations, SupremeFX 2015 7.1 channel audio, and much more...
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