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 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 :)
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. 😘
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.
Hi Nick, welcome to my channel. I am glad you like my content. Yup, if you want specific generation to run on those two slots (PCI-E and M.2) you can make use of that switch, but at all times I will just leave it Auto.
Hey Kleo, listen to me - from few days I watch your videos, they are Amazing! It is Unreal how detailed your style is - competent, every point of view of the presented product, every aspect and detail! Keep going, man! BTW, you speak Exactly like Uncle Roger :)
Hi Radoslav Ivanov, welcome back and haha! .. this is the first time someone says that I sounds like Uncle Roger 😁 Thank you for your kind words and I am glad you like my content. All the best with your build too. 😉
This is an excellent video. I have the dark hero, but watching this video makes reading the user manual that much more interesting. Thank you for the upload.
Hi Calvin Serrao, welcome to my channel. As for your request, so sorry, there are already 4 builds and I don't intend to do a 4th build. I will use this board for other genernal content.
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 ?
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.
@@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.
@@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)
Hey I’m planning to build my first PC, do you know if the sn850x with heatsink can be used with this motherboard? Can’t find anything on whether it will fit
Hi Jean Aguilar, welcome to my channel. I would strongly advise to remove the SN850X m.2 heatsink, reason for this, even if you remove the thermal pad on the motherboard m.2 top slot, there is still a plate underneath. you might be cable to force it in but I wouldn't advise you to do so.
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!!
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
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 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
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.
Hey another question, people all over the interet say that when installing a Gen 4 or 5 M.2 SSD's on the top first spot, the GPU will be reduced from 16 to 8 lanes.. but i run a Gen5 M.2 in this slot and my GPU goes full 16 lanes, are there just some versions of the Z790 boards having this issue? So i currently installed just this one M.2 and still not used another M.2 or the Hyper extension card, can you give me the best possible solution to get the most M.2 slots or the board in general maxed out in the best way with M.2, if possible Gen5, if not Gen4 should i go with the Hyper extension card? or use the 2 extra slots?
Hi Velvet - Real Horror, welcome to my channel. I am not able to test this out as the board is no longer with me. It will be best if you can ask your question at Asus reddit. www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/
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.
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.
Hi AimBoyYardie, welcome to my channel. by plugging the processor and rams in.. if you are not able to boot, try only one ram stick. look at the error code. what do you gets?
@@DieHardFlint For error code 55, it means either you have not sit your CPU properly or there are dented pins on your 1700 socket. Also if your rams are not detected.
Have same motherboard after building I get a warning message - Please ensure to fully connect at least one 8- pin ATX_12v connector to the psu for system stability. We strongly recommend connecting all ATX_12v connectors under heavy usage. After updating bios, it now changed from that to - Please ensure to fully connect at least one 8- pin CPU_12v connector to the psu for system stability. We strongly recommend connecting all CPU_12v connectors under heavy usage. Computer works perfectly fine with no crashes. I have done a stress test using OCCT everything came back clear with no issues. Also, both CPU connectors are well seated and connected to the PSU CPU - i9 - 14900KF GPU - MSI 4070 Ti Super PSU - RM850e(850w) Any Idea what is causing me to have this warning massage? Thanks
Hi Silva Stoner, welcome to my channel. first you have the error message pointing towards your ATX_12V which is your EPS 8pin cable and after the bios update, you have the CPU_12V connector. It doesnt seems to me that your system is at any fault if you have tested in OCCT. I strongly suggest you to have your motherboard RMA or to do a 1:1 exchange. It might be the sensor build on your board is faulty. Before you do so, you might want to check with others at Asus Reddit forum. www.reddit.com/r/ASUS
@@silvastoner you are most welcome and so sorry, couldnt help you out as you've pointed out the stress test done and to ensure all connections are done properly.
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.
i still use 2014 cpu too poor to upgrade i7 4790k cpu on a maximus vii ranger motherboard.. 10 years old 'never realised it had m.2 as was mostly console gaming, does this new board have all the same cool things the ranger 7 did like all the advanced supreme fx sound stuff the virtual surround/bass boost , sonic radar suite
Hi Brightstone, welcome to my channel. I am so sorry that I am not aware of the past Asus boards as to be honest, I only start noticing Asus boards on their 12th Gen boards. you might want to find more info of this board at Asus official website and to compare with the board you are having. rog.asus.com/sg/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-hero-model/
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
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..
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.
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).
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/
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 ?
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/
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
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.
hi SIL3NC3 SHOT, welcome back. If it's of nvme m.2, plug it to the top slot near the processor, that will gives you better boot time. If it's 2.5" SSD, it does not really matter where you plug on the sata port as all sata ports are controlled by the z790 chipset.
@@KleoYan thx bro . But i have 2nd one so as your review if i installed it on slot m.2--2 is there any loss of performance or bandwith for pcie ...sorry for my. Question but i need use all slots for m.2 without affect on pcie 1 bandwith /lanes . Is that possible?
@@SIL3NC3-SHOT for m.2 if you place any of the slot, no performance loss, even if you plug a Gen 5 m.2 slot at the first slot. unless you are using the m.2 PCI-E riser. If you plug it to the 1st PCIE slot, m.2 3rd slot will be disabled and if you plug the m.2 PCIE risrer to the last PCI-E slot, then all your m.2 can be used but at Gen 4 speed.
Hi myfavouritetrash, welcome to my channel and this is my content about the nova th-cam.com/video/Esfw8JlPNFk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=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.
@@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 😀
@@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.
@@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)
@@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.
@@Energy666. either board does its job. Greatly depends on your usage. For me I will go with Asus x670e-e as all the m.2 slots are on the board and do not require to plug the m.2 PCIe card to have additional m.2.
@@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. 😉
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
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.
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!
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 godzylatech@gmail.com thank you!
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.
Hi Shawn Strickland, welcome to my channel. thank you for pointing it out.. my bad.. miss the instruction on the board.
@@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 :)
@@ShawnStrickland 👍 thank you 😉
Your videos are Awesome. I come to you because I'm sick of the sarcasm of other tech channels
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.
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. 😘
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.
I’ve had this MB for over a year, didn’t even realize the switch on the bottom left of the board until you pointed it out!! You’re great thank you!
Hi Nick, welcome to my channel. I am glad you like my content. Yup, if you want specific generation to run on those two slots (PCI-E and M.2) you can make use of that switch, but at all times I will just leave it Auto.
A descent video well explained with all the info I need. Thanks. 🙂👍
Subbed 😁
@@M3thusalhem hi and welcome to my channel. Thank you for your feedback and all the best with your build too 👍👍👍
Excellent, thorough breakdown!
Hi D Cabral, welcome to my channel. I am glad you like this content and all the best with your build too. 😉
Thank you so much for making this video!
Hi Chris Dennis, welcome to my channel, the pleasure is mine and all the best with your build too 😉
@@KleoYan 😁👍
Thank you for posting this video 🎥🍿🍺🇺🇸. You have a new subscriber 🎉. Keep up the great 👍 work 🎉.
Hi Nelson Lopez, welcome to my channel and I am glad you like this content. All the best with your build too. 😉
Hey Kleo, listen to me - from few days I watch your videos, they are Amazing!
It is Unreal how detailed your style is - competent, every point of view of the presented product, every aspect and detail!
Keep going, man!
BTW, you speak Exactly like Uncle Roger :)
Hi Radoslav Ivanov, welcome back and haha! .. this is the first time someone says that I sounds like Uncle Roger 😁 Thank you for your kind words and I am glad you like my content. All the best with your build too. 😉
This is an excellent video. I have the dark hero, but watching this video makes reading the user manual that much more interesting. Thank you for the upload.
@@sewinvicta9274 hi and welcome to my channel. Thank you so much for your feedback. Greatly appreciated it 😉
Can you do a build/installation of all the best components for this mother board?
Hi Calvin Serrao, welcome to my channel. As for your request, so sorry, there are already 4 builds and I don't intend to do a 4th build. I will use this board for other genernal content.
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 ?
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.
@@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.
@@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)
One of the best review ❤
hi SIL3NC3 SHOT, welcome to my channell and thank you for your feedback. Greatly appreciated it and all the best with you rbuild too. 😉
Hey I’m planning to build my first PC, do you know if the sn850x with heatsink can be used with this motherboard? Can’t find anything on whether it will fit
Hi Jean Aguilar, welcome to my channel. I would strongly advise to remove the SN850X m.2 heatsink, reason for this, even if you remove the thermal pad on the motherboard m.2 top slot, there is still a plate underneath. you might be cable to force it in but I wouldn't advise you to do so.
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!!
Hi Velvet - Real Horror, welcome to my channel and I am glad you like this content. All the best with your build too 😉
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
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
How did that turn out?
I'm also getting this MB with 14900K
@@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
Can you make a video how to activate that vip card? Please request from new subscriber
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.
Great video!!! I haven't cross over to intel platform yet. But one day I'll consider.
Hi TheOpsZone, welcome back. Thank you for your feedback. Greatly appreciated it 😉
I would go AMD for future proofing. 1700 socket will be out soon.
@@EAKMEDIA hi and welcome to my channel. That’s good, so long you are happy with your decision 😉
Hey another question, people all over the interet say that when installing a Gen 4 or 5 M.2 SSD's on the top first spot, the GPU will be reduced from 16 to 8 lanes.. but i run a Gen5 M.2 in this slot and my GPU goes full 16 lanes, are there just some versions of the Z790 boards having this issue?
So i currently installed just this one M.2 and still not used another M.2 or the Hyper extension card, can you give me the best possible solution to get the most M.2 slots or the board in general maxed out in the best way with M.2, if possible Gen5, if not Gen4
should i go with the Hyper extension card? or use the 2 extra slots?
Hi Velvet - Real Horror, welcome to my channel. I am not able to test this out as the board is no longer with me. It will be best if you can ask your question at Asus reddit. www.reddit.com/r/ASUS/
@@KleoYan Alright thanks!
@@VELVET462 thank you and all the bast 😉
nice bro you got sponsored right? Congrats
Hi its_Mercy, welcome back. Thank you yup, most of the item are on loan. once done got to return.
I remember when the Hero was a lower end board that was $300 or so :(
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.
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.
Hi Rick, welcome to my channel, with you valuable feedback, I will pass your message to them. Hopefully there will be a white version.
I just got this board and I can’t get it to boot, can you help?
Hi AimBoyYardie, welcome to my channel. by plugging the processor and rams in.. if you are not able to boot, try only one ram stick. look at the error code. what do you gets?
@@KleoYan thanks so much for responding! Error code 55?
@@DieHardFlint For error code 55, it means either you have not sit your CPU properly or there are dented pins on your 1700 socket. Also if your rams are not detected.
Would luv to see you show the asus maximus z790 dark hero if it is different from the maximus hero
Hi S_W_A_T_911, welcome back. I will I do get the chance and thank you for your suggestion 😉
Have same motherboard after building I get a warning message - Please ensure to fully connect at least one 8- pin ATX_12v connector to the psu for system stability.
We strongly recommend connecting all ATX_12v connectors under heavy usage.
After updating bios, it now changed from that to - Please ensure to fully connect at least one 8- pin CPU_12v connector to the psu for system stability.
We strongly recommend connecting all CPU_12v connectors under heavy usage.
Computer works perfectly fine with no crashes. I have done a stress test using OCCT everything came back clear with no issues.
Also, both CPU connectors are well seated and connected to the PSU
CPU - i9 - 14900KF
GPU - MSI 4070 Ti Super
PSU - RM850e(850w)
Any Idea what is causing me to have this warning massage?
Thanks
Hi Silva Stoner, welcome to my channel. first you have the error message pointing towards your ATX_12V which is your EPS 8pin cable and after the bios update, you have the CPU_12V connector. It doesnt seems to me that your system is at any fault if you have tested in OCCT. I strongly suggest you to have your motherboard RMA or to do a 1:1 exchange. It might be the sensor build on your board is faulty. Before you do so, you might want to check with others at Asus Reddit forum. www.reddit.com/r/ASUS
@@KleoYan Thank you.
@@silvastoner you are most welcome and so sorry, couldnt help you out as you've pointed out the stress test done and to ensure all connections are done properly.
I’m so tempted to replace my old Z390 Hero with this new one along with the i7 14700K.
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.
i still use 2014 cpu too poor to upgrade i7 4790k cpu on a maximus vii ranger motherboard.. 10 years old 'never realised it had m.2 as was mostly console gaming, does this new board have all the same cool things the ranger 7 did like all the advanced supreme fx sound stuff the virtual surround/bass boost , sonic radar suite
Hi Brightstone, welcome to my channel. I am so sorry that I am not aware of the past Asus boards as to be honest, I only start noticing Asus boards on their 12th Gen boards. you might want to find more info of this board at Asus official website and to compare with the board you are having. rog.asus.com/sg/motherboards/rog-maximus/rog-maximus-z790-hero-model/
@@KleoYan thats ok, thank you for your response
@@BrightstoneGG you are most welcome and sorry that I am not able to help you out.
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
Hi Am 84, welcome to my channel and thank you for sharing your experience and additional info. 👍
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..
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.
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).
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/
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 ?
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/
@@KleoYan Thx🖖
@@ioannis. you are most welcome. all the best with your build too. 😉
Hey kleo yan is this supported i9 14900k i put the motherboard in pcpartpicker it said its not compatible with it?
@@hwoozybutterjoey3959 hi welcome to my channel. It does support 14900K on this board.
@@KleoYan thank you
@@hwoozybutterjoey3959 you are most welcome 😉
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
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.
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
@@chojingab you are most welcome. All the best with your build 😉
I want install ssd on this board which slot can used without loss performance ?!!
hi SIL3NC3 SHOT, welcome back. If it's of nvme m.2, plug it to the top slot near the processor, that will gives you better boot time. If it's 2.5" SSD, it does not really matter where you plug on the sata port as all sata ports are controlled by the z790 chipset.
@@KleoYan thx bro . But i have 2nd one so as your review if i installed it on slot m.2--2 is there any loss of performance or bandwith for pcie ...sorry for my. Question but i need use all slots for m.2 without affect on pcie 1 bandwith /lanes . Is that possible?
@@SIL3NC3-SHOT for m.2 if you place any of the slot, no performance loss, even if you plug a Gen 5 m.2 slot at the first slot. unless you are using the m.2 PCI-E riser. If you plug it to the 1st PCIE slot, m.2 3rd slot will be disabled and if you plug the m.2 PCIE risrer to the last PCI-E slot, then all your m.2 can be used but at Gen 4 speed.
Thanks i appreciate your help🙏
@@SIL3NC3-SHOT most welcome.
Could you compare it with AsRock z790 Nova please?
Hi myfavouritetrash, welcome to my channel and this is my content about the nova th-cam.com/video/Esfw8JlPNFk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=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.
@@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 😀
@@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.
@@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)
@@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.
is this motherboard compatible with i9 14900K ?
@@Energy666. hi and welcome to my channel. Yes it is compatible.
@@KleoYan thanks bro another question better this motherboard or one ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI II for I9 14900k?
@@Energy666. either board does its job. Greatly depends on your usage. For me I will go with Asus x670e-e as all the m.2 slots are on the board and do not require to plug the m.2 PCIe card to have additional m.2.
Ok thanks !
@@Energy666. you are most welcome. All the best with your build too. 😉
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Hi Vrekman256, welcome back and thank you for the thumbs up.
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Hi Ya Mirarid, welcome back and thank you for the support.
I have this board. As always, great review!
@@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. 😉
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
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.
Were you able to update the bios? there is something preventing you from updating from version 904 onwards
@@lucagiacobbe4889 I can give it a try this weekend as am pack with work for the moment. will update you on it.
@@KleoYan many tnk
@@lucagiacobbe4889 you are most welcome and all the best with your build too. 😉
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!
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 godzylatech@gmail.com thank you!
Sorry to hear that! Appreciate ya and I'll send over an email. :) @@KleoYan
@@connorpackman most welcome, I will reply to you once I am off duty as currently at work. thanks again for your kind understanding.