Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero

The price tag is hefty but there is a reason. It's a premium board pack with features and it runs cool even when it's drawing high wattages. These are my thoughts about the Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero.
Credit With Thanks
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ASUS Singapore - www.asus.com/sg/
Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero - rog.asus.com/sg/motherboards/...
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Time Stamp
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00:00 | Intro
00:24 | Unboxing
02:13 | The Accessories
04:18 | ROG Hyper M.2 Card
05:01 | The Design of the motherboard
06:30 | The measurements
07:12 | Add on cooling fan frame
08:32 | the motherboard structure
12:22 | GPU and M.2 arrangement
13:30 | Motherboard Headers and switches
20:20 | Rear I/O
22:31 | ARGB illustration
23:35 | UEFI illustration
41:53 | Displaying portable monitor with the thunderbolt port
43:05 | Conclusion & End

[@ShawnStrickland]

The M.2 add-on card only supports 1 Gen5 M.2 or 2 Gen4 M.2. It also mentions it in the book and in the add-on card itself (which slots support which M.2). Still one of the best unboxing and overview of this motherboard! Been extremely happy with this motherboard since I got it for Christmas.

[@KleoYan]

Hi Shawn Strickland, welcome to my channel. thank you for pointing it out.. my bad.. miss the instruction on the board.

[@ShawnStrickland]

@@KleoYan No worries,I just wanted to inform people in case they buy that motherboard or add-on card specifically for the 2 Gen5 support comment in your video :)

[@KleoYan]

@@ShawnStrickland 👍 thank you 😉

[@birdsoup777]

Your videos are Awesome. I come to you because I'm sick of the sarcasm of other tech channels

[@KleoYan]

Hi birdsoup777, welcome to my channel and thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like this content and all the very best with your build too.

[@noxmu4715]

Excellent review again. I've checked, this board is like a year ago, but nevertheless when I compare to other reviewers, they do not show nor to explain the way you did. I wonder why Asus do not engage you to present their newest motherboard, I hope they will and I love the way you present PC products in general. Thank you kleo, keep up the good work. 😘

[@KleoYan]

Hi Nox, welcome back. Thank you for your valuable feedback, though this board is a year ago, but I am still impress of the cooling and able to use the features which are meant for content creator.

[@tuyulnyasar2784]

Your review always perfect !! Very easy to understanding the content, not like the another reviewers, from this now i want purchase this motherboard loll, the backplate with thermal pad, vrm cooling system is really solution for me and can add more mini fans for extra cooling is really great !! , for the bios i think is similiar like z790 asus series i guess ? And how do you think if this compare to dark hero and apex encore ? Is there any different huge different ?

[@KleoYan]

Hi Tuyul Nyasar, welcome to my channel and thank you for your valuable feedback. I would say if you can top up to Dark Hero, go fo it. else Hero is as good. now for Apex, I have not touch on this board, therefore not able to give any comments on it. For the Dark Hero, it's just an replica of the Maximus Hero but with improvement. The improvment as as follow Dark Hero 1) XMP profile up to 8000 instead of 7800 2) Enhance Memory Profile (suppose to aid on memory cycle and xmp profile) 3) Wif Fi 7 4) read below as minimal compromisng the PCI-E lane used Maximus Hero Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® 13th & 12th Gen Processors* M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)** Intel® Z790 Chipset** M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) Hyper M.2_1 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)** Hyper M.2_2 slot (Key M) via ROG Hyper M.2 card, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (suppports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)*** 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports**** * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. ** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_1 slot can support PCIe 5.0 x4 mode. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. *** When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G5)_1 or PCIEX16(G5)_2, Hyper M.2_2 slot will be disabled. When ROG Hyper M.2 card is installed on PCIEX16(G4), Hyper M.2_1 and Hyper M.2_2 slots can support PCIe 4.0 x4 mode. **** RAID configuration and boot drives are not supported on the SATA6G_E1-2 ports Maximus Dark Hero Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* Intel® CoreTM Processors (14th & 13th & 12th Gen) M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode.)** M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode.) Intel® Z790 Chipset** M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) M.2_5 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports * Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10, SATA RAID 0/1/5/10. ** M.2_1 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5)_2. When M.2_1 is enabled, PCIEX16(G5)_2 will be disabled and PCIEX16(G5)_1 will run x8 only.

[@tuyulnyasar2784]

@@KleoYan thank you for the reply, i think the benefit of different higher motherboard is from the slot ssd and oc ram ? I'm also notice there is conflict between ssd and gpu because there is same gen slot pcie and make gpu performance drop example z790 apex.

[@KleoYan]

@@tuyulnyasar2784 it will only drop if you put Gen 5 m.2 where it drops from x16 to x8. for me I can't be bothered with Gen 5 m.2 as the durabilty is often lower. (TBW - Terabyte write)

[@theopszone6775]

Great video!!! I haven't cross over to intel platform yet. But one day I'll consider.

[@KleoYan]

Hi TheOpsZone, welcome back. Thank you for your feedback. Greatly appreciated it 😉

[@EAKMEDIA]

I would go AMD for future proofing. 1700 socket will be out soon.

[@KleoYan]

@@EAKMEDIA ​​⁠hi and welcome to my channel. That’s good, so long you are happy with your decision 😉

[@VELVET462]

just ordererd the 14900k with this board+ 192GB Vengeance Ram quad kit, this video will help when building, thanks, you do a great job explaining everything!!

[@KleoYan]

Hi Velvet - Real Horror, welcome to my channel and I am glad you like this content. All the best with your build too 😉

[@VELVET462]

Thanks! can you recomend a good CPU cooler for my setup? i dont wanna go AIO, just air cooled. I was thinking of ordering the Noctua NH-D15 chromax?@@KleoYan

[@VELVET462]

Thanks! can you recomend a good CPU cooler for my setup? i dont wanna go AIO, just air cooled. I was thinking of ordering the Noctua NH-D15 chromax? @@KleoYan

[@thedarkknightdeltakx-4756]

How did that turn out? I'm also getting this MB with 14900K

[@VELVET462]

@@thedarkknightdeltakx-4756 Hey, everything worked like a charm.. had not one single problem, Just one thing, i started with 96GB RAM and i still did not installed the other 2 Ram sticks, will do this in the future but as said, for me everything worked perfect, without a single error

[@KevinsGaming-zx3bg]

Can you make a video how to activate that vip card? Please request from new subscriber

[@KleoYan]

Hi Kevin's Gaming, welcome to my channel. I wish I can do that but sorry to say, I don’t own any Asustek products. Most are loan and returned to Asus SG. So sorry on your request.

[@idhamkassim4195]

Had this board for 1 year and running great until now. Pair this board with strix 4090 and it block 2nd pcie gen 5 slot and cant utilize hyper M.2 gen 5 ssd…then ASUS came out with z790 dark hero and relocate the 2nd pcie gen5 slot a little bit lower to accommodate big graphic card like strix 4090

[@KleoYan]

Hi Am 84, welcome to my channel and thank you for sharing your experience and additional info. 👍

[@s_w_a_t_9115]

Would luv to see you show the asus maximus z790 dark hero if it is different from the maximus hero

[@KleoYan]

Hi S_W_A_T_911, welcome back. I will I do get the chance and thank you for your suggestion 😉

[@sabishiihito]

I remember when the Hero was a lower end board that was $300 or so :(

[@KleoYan]

Hi sabishiihito, welcome to my channel. Those were back then, things have change, but there are still some hit and miss features. Thank you for your valuable feedback, greatly appreciated it.

[@user-yq5od9uj3f]

I wish that Asus would offer their more popular mobos, like the hero, in a white version as well as a black one. For the kind of money the hero costs Asus can afford it.

[@KleoYan]

Hi Rick, welcome to my channel, with you valuable feedback, I will pass your message to them. Hopefully there will be a white version.

[@44Mercy187]

nice bro you got sponsored right? Congrats

[@KleoYan]

Hi its_Mercy, welcome back. Thank you yup, most of the item are on loan. once done got to return.

[@zoomvideos6515]

hi kleo I am thinking of buying the Deepcool LT720 AIO. Is the pump durable enough? I saw some reviews; they say the pump failed in 3 to 6 months. Please help, bro, and guide me (arctic and ek aio are not available in my country).

[@KleoYan]

Hi Zoom Videos, welcome to my channel the LT720 AIO is overall good and for me, I have been testing it for more than a month. no issues or whatsoever, just make sure the pump is running consistant 100% or 80%, some have encounter pump failure as they make use of PWM which the pump motor fluctuates up and down base on CPU temp. for me I run it at 100%, So you dont have to worry as long as your pump is either running at 100% or 80% always. as why 80%, some find it noisy. Also check the warranty coverage of where you purchase it. so in the event if it does happened to your AIO, you can get it change instantly. Another hint for you, for those who uses liquid AIO, it will be best to have an Aircooler standing by, just incase you need to send your liquid aio for repair. I would recommend to get this aircooler, cheap and good, Thermalright phantom spirt 120 SE (7 heatpipes) www.thermalright.com/product/phantom-spirit-120-se/

[@G_Weezy]

I’m so tempted to replace my old Z390 Hero with this new one along with the i7 14700K.

[@KleoYan]

Hi G Weezy, welcome to my channel and thank you for sharing your thoughts. As mentioned this board is very premium and pack with features. What amazed me is how much heat it can handle.

[@vrekman256]

👍

[@KleoYan]

Hi Vrekman256, welcome back and thank you for the thumbs up.

[@LivelysReport]

I do not understand Asus making that add on 2x M.2 card as big as they made it.. which if placed in the second slot will only block the air flow of the GPU.. why? Why so big of a card, the M.2 drives are not that big and its a waste of pcb board to make it that large knowing if placed in the second PCIE slot it will be blocking the air flow into the GPU..

[@KleoYan]

Hi LivelysReport, welcome to my channel and yes, I do agree with the blockage but as why so big. It m.2 are to be if PCIe 5.0, that will run hot, which I believe why the PCIe m.2 card has a massive heatsink to cater for not 1 but 2 gen 5 m.2. With this said, I still agree to your point and there might be other solutions to this, instead of having two disadvantages. 1) card being big. 2) blockage of the GPU placement. Will feedback this to Asus if they can improve this on their next board. Thank you for your feedback.

[@chojingab]

Hi, I am going to be installing a Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 in my Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z790 DARK HERO ATX LGA1700 Motherboard. It will be the only drive, for now. Which slot should I install it in? I'm confused on how it cuts the lanes of the PCIe slot down to x8 if I install it to the'Top slot' ? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks

[@KleoYan]

Hi chojingab, welcome to my channel. You don’t have to worry that must. Your Samsung 990 pro is a gen 4 m.2. Slot to the most top. There won’t be a degrade on the PCIe Lanes. It will only affect the lanes if it’s of a Gen 5 m.2.

[@chojingab]

Thanks for the reply, I will install it on slot 1. Keep the great content coming and I look forward to more of your videos

[@KleoYan]

@@chojingab you are most welcome. All the best with your build 😉

[@ioannis.]

What do you think about Asus ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WIFI. Is it a good motherboard? Which is better to buy Asus ROG Strix B650E-E Gaming WIFI or Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming Wi-Fi ?

[@KleoYan]

Hi Ioannis, welcome to my channel, if budget allows to, I will go for X670E boards, as for B650E boards, either one (B650E-F or B650E-E) will do just fine. difference is on budget and the features. you might want to compare them at (B650E-E) rog.asus.com/sg/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b650e-e-gaming-wifi-model/spec/ and (B650E-F) rog.asus.com/sg/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b650e-f-gaming-wifi-model/spec/

[@ioannis.]

@@KleoYan Thx🖖

[@KleoYan]

@@ioannis. you are most welcome. all the best with your build too. 😉

[@myfavouritetrash]

Could you compare it with AsRock z790 Nova please?

[@KleoYan]

Hi myfavouritetrash, welcome to my channel and this is my content about the nova kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6TJqGuAobWBfM0si=ciF1386jd0850h6J . For nova there are no thunder bolt port behind not a bios flashback button behind but the advantage of nova is that it has 6 m.2 slot on board, strong vrm cooling too.

[@myfavouritetrash]

@@KleoYan Hi there! Thank you for the prompt reply. Special thanks and KUDOs for such a detailed product reviews and immensely helpful tips. 👍 I appreciate it greatly! I have already watched your impressive reviews for AsRock z790 Nova and AsRock z790 Taichi Lite. Both boards have very solid feature sets and amazing price tags. 🤑Personally, I will be able to live without 2 x ThunderBolt 4 slots and flashback button too. What I do care about is VRM + cooling capabilities (as well as Intel I226-V vs Killer E3100G) How do they compare? 🤔 Could you elaborate, please? Many thanks in advance 😀

[@KleoYan]

@@myfavouritetrash both nic have issues with drivers but on ASRock Nova z790 I have zero issues with the E3100G. Same applies to ASRock Z790 Taichi lite or even my own Z790 Sonic. The default drivers. If you just want asethetic, good budget, good performance on vrm and hassle free on the NIC. I would go for the Nova.

[@myfavouritetrash]

​@@KleoYan Thanks. I plan to pair one of those with i9-14900K + 2 x 48GB G.SKILL DDR5 6400 (32-39-39 CAS Latency 32) + GeForce RTX 4090. Which one will digest such setup easier ? 🧐 without having stability hiccups ? 🤔 (in terms of VRM + cooling)

[@KleoYan]

@@myfavouritetrash hmm. I have not test on the Taichi Lite but have tested on this Maximus Hero and the Nova, both can run 2 x 48 at 7200 with CL34 without issues. as for VRM cooling, it also greatly depends on your case airflow. Nova is in advantage as it has a 40mm fan at the rear to keep things cool and it's easy to clean if there are dust accumulation.

[@mirarid]

First :)

[@KleoYan]

Hi Ya Mirarid, welcome back and thank you for the support.

[@patsipes6561]

I have this board. As always, great review!

[@KleoYan]

@@patsipes6561 Hi, welcome to my channel and thank you for your kind words. I am glad to test this board out too, I am impress with the cooling solutions and it's feature set.Once again, thank you to have visit. 😉

[@connorpackman]

Hey Klee, big fan of your channel! Do you have a discord or is there any way I can contact you? I have a couple of questions of some videos you’ve made. If you could spare 5 minutes, that would be awesome! Again, love the videos!

[@KleoYan]

Hi Connor Packman, welcome to my channel, do pardon me. I have stop using discord as discorage from it due to some unpleasant incidents. I took my time 3am in the morning to help some peeps, ended up gotten insulted and without a thanks. If you need to verify some stuff, don't mind, send me an email at [e-mail] thank you!

[@connorpackman]

Sorry to hear that! Appreciate ya and I'll send over an email. :) @@KleoYan

[@KleoYan]

@@connorpackman most welcome, I will reply to you once I am off duty as currently at work. thanks again for your kind understanding.

[@lucagiacobbe4889]

This mb is a joke stuck on 816 bios want update to 904 or last bios black screen and q code show b4 error infinite boot work only with 813/816 bios never buy this asus

[@KleoYan]

Hi Luca Giacobbe, welcome to my channel. Thank you for your feedback. It depends how you see it. On bios discliamer, it's often mentioned that if your system is working, do not update bios. I guess it's up to individual, bios update will be critical if you using fast bus speed rams and some are due to overclocking the processor and such. Anyway, thanks for your feedback.

[@lucagiacobbe4889]

Were you able to update the bios? there is something preventing you from updating from version 904 onwards

[@KleoYan]

@@lucagiacobbe4889 I can give it a try this weekend as am pack with work for the moment. will update you on it.

[@lucagiacobbe4889]

@@KleoYan many tnk

[@KleoYan]

@@lucagiacobbe4889 you are most welcome and all the best with your build too. 😉