ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme

Spätzünder gibt es in vielen Bereichen und damit auch in der IT-Branche. Das Warten auf das ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme war ziemlich langwierig, doch nun ist es endlich erhältlich. Es ist Teil der X570S-Mainboards und bietet demnach eine passive PCH-Kühlung. Wir haben die absolute Luxus-Platine für AMDs AM4-Prozessoren untersucht.

ASUS has gone all out in creating a product that deserves recognition. This is not to say it is flawless, but it is unquestionably in the upper stratosphere. Reviewing a premium motherboard inherently includes a certain amount of frustration during the writing phase. A product with a lack of issues leaves little to discuss. Since AMD CPUs have limited overclocking potential and memory support doesn't have to be "extreme" either as far hardware performance goes, everything can be achieved with any of ASUS's Crosshair motherboards, like the Impact, Formula or Hero, without a noticeable difference after optimizing and being configured correctly.

So yes, an 800 USD motherboard is not faster than a 200 USD one, however it's all about features. What a stunningly beautiful motherboard, eh? The VIII Extreme has a sleek, high-end appearance, and it fits sweetly into this category. It's a beast of a creature, and then some. ASUS employed only high-quality components in this build and continued to add features such as 2.5 and 10 Gigabit connectors and a pretty sweet WIFI6E (AX) network solution. By the way, our AC wifi test results were good, not perfect, with a throughput of ~600 Mbit/s on a single link. It's a good achievement though. It is exactly the same with the threefold of M2 slots, which are, by the way, appropriately cooled and then the extra 2 through the DIMM2 slot. I truly adore this motherboard just for the looks and features. However, prices do pose a massive issue. Currently this board is listed at 800 EUR with roughly similar prices in USD, OMG.