Have you ever found removing your GPU to be a little tedious? That's no longer the case on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero thanks to this very small button.
You may have noticed a small button next to this internal USB-C port and that would be the PCIe slot release. A full 24-pin ATX power socket is north of a PCIe connection to provide power to a 60W fast-charge-capable front-panel USB-C. There are four DDR5 DIMMS next to the LGA 1700 socket, which is then followed by a power button and flex key (used for system reset but can be programmed for other use). Next to these is an ASUS error code display and LEDs for troubleshooting failed system boots ( always good to see this on a board). Then there are four fan headers for CPU blowers, system fans, and AIO. Tucked away in the top-left corner of the board are dual 8-pin CPU ProCool II power connections that are present on most premium ASUS AMD and Intel motherboards. The black heatsinks attached to the VRMs are beefy and look as though they would do well to dissipate some heat. It's actually subtle on the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero and is only present within that mirror plate on the I/O shroud - it looks pretty good.
ROG Hyper M.2 expansion card (1x M.2 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 4.0, SATA)Īnd this wouldn't be an ASUS motherboard without some RGB lighting. Both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs can be configured into a dual-GPU configuration.Ĥx DDR5 DIMM (up to DDR5-6400+), 128GB limitĢx M.2 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4, SATA) There are three full-size x16 PCIe slots with two at 5.0, and one additional slot at 4.0. It's capable of handling up to 128GB of DDR5 RAM at speeds of up to 6.4GHz (3.2GHz x2). Since this is a Z690 motherboard, there's full support for 12th Gen Intel processors.
There's also a USB drive that can be used for storing UEFI BIOS updates or other files, an antenna for Wi-Fi 6E, and various cables for hooking up other components inside the PC. The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is one good-looking motherboard.Īlong with the board inside the packaging, you'll find an M.2 PCIe card that offers one PCIe 5.0 and one PCIe 4.0 slot. The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is one good-looking motherboard. It's an all-black PCB with a mirror finish plate atop the I/O shroud. The ROG Maximus Z690 Hero is no exception. ASUS motherboards generally sport clean designs with little aggressive styling, at least compared to other brands with their "gamer" themes.
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