ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO DDR5 MOTHERBOARD Buffed and ready with more power, robust cooling, and flexible I/O to scale up your rig at will. The ROG Maximus Z790 Hero puts it all at your disposal together with an arsenal of features and utilities to truly express the PC builder, overclocker, and gaming hero in you. PERFORMANCE Utilize the Hero’s immense power and control to take your 13th Gen CPU and DDR5 memory kit to the next level. COOLING Stacked with titanic heatsink arrays and surging with controls for liquid- and air-cooled setups, the Hero is fully armed to combat the fiery heat of the latest processors and high-speed drives. CONNECTIVITY Next-gen connectivity for graphics, storage, peripherals, and networking, plus high-definition audio for all types of setups – it all combines to create a Hero that’s connected with now and the future. PERSONALIZATION Illuminating the I/O shroud of the ROG Maximus Z790 Hero is a colorful microstructural array called Polymo Lighting. Two stylish patterns are available for builders to tinker with in Armoury Crate and sync up with the rest of their system for a brilliant display of individuality. Brand ASUS Compaitability Intel CPU Socket Type LGA 1700 CPU Type Support 12th Gen Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron Processors, 13th Gen Intel Core Processors Chipset Intel Z790 Number of Memory Slots 4 x DIMM Maximum Memory Supported 128GB Memory Type Supported DDR5 Channel Supported Dual Channel Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4, x4/x4 modes), 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (supports x16 or x8/x4 modes) Storage Supported 5 x M.2 slots, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports Ethernet Cable Support yes Ethernet Lan Chipset 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard Wifi Type 2×2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth Type Bluetooth v5.3 Audio ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082 – Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs – Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking – High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input – Support up to 32-Bit/ 384 kHz playback on front panel Audio Features – SupremeFX Shielding Technology – ESS® ES9218 QUAD DAC – Gold-plated audio jacks – Rear optical S/PDIF out port – Premium audio capacitors – Audio cover I/O (Rear) 1 x BIOS Flashback Button, 1 x Clear CMOS button , 1 x HDMI® port, 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet port, 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port, 1 x Wi-Fi Module, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A), 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks, 6 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (5 x Type-A 1 x USB Type-C®) OS Supported Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 64-bit Form Factor 12 inch x 9.2 inch ( 30.5 cm x 23.4 cm ), ATX Form Factor
