Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme AMD Motherboard

AMD AM4 socket
Ready for AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 3000 Series, 3000 G-Series, 2000 Series and 2000 G-Series desktop processors; also supports up to two M.2 drives and features USB 3.2 Gen 2 and AMD StoreMI to maximize connectivity and speed

Comprehensive thermal design
Enlarged VRM heatsinks plus integrated aluminum I/O cover, high-conductivity thermal pad, five M.2 heatsinks with embedded backplates and ROG Water-Cooling Zone.

Robust power delivery
18+2 power stages rated for 90 A, ProCool II power connectors, microfine alloy chokes and 10K Japanese-made black metallic capacitors
High-performance connectivity: USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel with PD3.0 60W fast charging, onboard WiFi 6E, Marvell® AQtion 10 Gb Ethernet, Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, and ASUS LANGuard.

Industry-leading gaming audio
ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 with ESS® ES9018Q2C DAC and the bundled ROG Clavis USB digital-to-analog converter for high-fidelity sound.
Unmatched personalization: 2ʺ LiveDash OLED, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including one RGB header and three addressable Gen 2 RGB headers

DIY-friendly design
Bundled ROG Fan Controller, pre-mounted I/O shield, V_Latch switch, BIOS FlashBack™, M.2 Q-Latch, Q-Code, FlexKey, Q-Connector, SafeSlot and Graphics Card Holder
Renowned software: Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme subscription

Technical Details
Brand : Asus 
Model : ROG Crosshair VIII

Specs
CPU
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series/ 5000 G-Series/ 4000 G-Series/ 3000 Series/ 3000 G-Series/ 2000 Series/ 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors AMD Socket AM4 for AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series/ 5000 G-Series/ 4000 G-Series/ 3000 Series/ 3000 G-Series/ 2000 Series/ 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors*

Chipset
AMD X570 Chipset

Memory
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series Desktop Processors 4 x DIMM, max. 128GB, DDR4 5000(OC) / 4866(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz, un-buffered memory AMD Ryzen™ 5000 G-Series and 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors 4 x DIMM, max. 128GB, DDR4 5100(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4866(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3200 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz, un-buffered memory AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Series Desktop Processors 4 x DIMM, max. 128GB, DDR4 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3400(OC) / 3200(OC) / 3000(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz, un-buffered memory AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series and 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors 4 x DIMM, max. 128GB, DDR4 3200(OC) / 3000(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz, un-buffered memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture  OptiMem III 

Graphics
2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (USB Type-C®) support DisplayPort 1.4 and Thunderbolt™ video outputs

Expansion Slots
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series Desktop Processors 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 SafeSlots (support x16, x8/x8) AMD Ryzen™ 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series and 2000 series Desktop Processors 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlots (support x16, x8/x8) AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series and 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlot (supports x8)
AMD X570 chipset 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Multi-GPU Support
NVIDIA 2-Way SLI® Technology Support varies with different graphics cards 

Storage
Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series Desktop Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280, (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) M.2_2/3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280, (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) AMD Ryzen™ 5000 G-Series. 4000 G-Series, 2000 Series Desktop Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280, (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes) M.2_2/3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280, (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 mode) AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series and 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280, (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes) AMD X570 chipset DIMM.2_1/2 slot (Key M) via ROG DIMM.2, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports 

Ethernet
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC113CS 10Gb Ethernet ASUS LANGuard 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet TUF LANGuard

Wireless & Bluetooth
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)  Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band* Bluetooth v5.2* WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows 11 or later.

USB
Rear USB:
Total 10 ports Total 10 ports  AMD Ryzen™ 5000, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series and 3000 Series Desktop Processors 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (4 x Type-A)
AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series, 2000 Series and 2000 G-Series Desktop Processors 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) AMD X570 chipset 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) with up to 5V/3A, 15W charging support 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (4 x Type-A)

Front USB: Total 10 ports Total 10 ports  1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®, PD 3.0 up to DC 5V/3A 60W fast charging technology)*  1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel connector(s) (support(s) USB Type-C®) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports *Please connect the 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card/ PD 3.0 connector to get the full power delivery up to 20V/3A 

Audio
ALC4082 "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 Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback

Audio Features 
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- ESS® SABRE9018Q2C DAC/AMP 
- LED-illuminated audio jacks
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium Japanese audio capacitors
- Audio cover"

Back Panel I/O Ports
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® port(s)
2 x DisplayPort IN ports for Thunderbolt™ 4
8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (8 x Type-A)
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port
1 x Marvell® AQtion AQC113CS 10Gb Ethernet port
5 x LED-illuminated audio jacks
1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
1 x BIOS FlashBack™  button
1 x Clear CMOS button 

Intrernal I/O Connectors
2 x Thunderbolt™  4 port(s) (2 x USB Type-C®) with up to 5V/3A, 15W charging support
Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header(s)
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header(s)
2 x 4-pin Chassis Fan header(s)
2 x 4-pin Radiator Fan header(s)
2 x W_PUMP+ header(s)
1 x WB_SENSOR header(s)
1 x 2-pin Water In header
1 x 2-pin Water Out header
1 x 3-pin Water Flow header

Power related 
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
2 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 6-pin PCIe Graphics Card/ PD 3.0 connector

Storage related 
3 x M.2 slots (Key M) 
1 x DIMM.2 slot supports 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB 
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connector  (support(s) USB Type-C®, PD 3.0 up tp DC 5V/3A 60W fast charging technology)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (support(s) USB Type-C®) 
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 header(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous
3 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header(s)
1 x AURA RGB header(s)
1 x BIOS Switch button 
1 x FlexKey button 
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 
1 x LN2 Mode jumper 
6 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
1 x ReTry button
1 x RSVD switch
2 x RSVD header
1 x V_Latch
1 x Safe Boot button
1 x Slow Mode switch 
1 x Speaker header
1 x Start button
1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header
1 x Thermal Sensor header 

Special Features
Extreme OC Kit
- FlexKey button
- LN2 Mode
- Probelt
- ReTry button
- Safe boot button
- Start button
- Slow Mode

Extreme Engine Digi+
- 10K Black Metallic Capacitors 
- MicroFine Alloy Choke
 
ASUS Q-Design 
- M.2 Q-Latch
- Q-Code
- Q-Connector
- Q-DIMM
- Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution 
- M.2 heatsink backplate
- M.2 heatsink
- VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack™ button
- Clear CMOS button
- ProCool II
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot

AURA Sync
- ROG AURA sync backplate
- AURA RGB header(s)
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s)

Dual BIOSOLED 2" ASUS HYDRANODE
- 2 x Chassis fan support* (CHA_FAN1P,CHA_FAN2P)
- 2 x USB 2.0 port support* (USB_EP1, USB_EP3)
* Visit ASUS Website for the latest compatibility list. 

Software Features
ROG Exclusive Software
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer 
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS® Sound Unbound 
- BullGuard Internet Security (1-year full version)

ASUS Exclusive Software Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (1 year full version)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation
- OLED Display AI Suite 3
- 5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5
 TPU EPU  DIGI+ Power Control  Fan Xpert 4  Turbo app 

DAEMON Tools
MyAsus WinRAR UEFI BIOS ASUS EZ DIY 
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
- ASUS EZ Flash 3 
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

Dynamic OC Switcher  
BIOS
2 x 256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability
WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories
Cables
1 x 1-to-3 ARGB splitter cable
2 x 1-to-4 fan splitter cable
1 x RGB extension cable
3 x ROG weave SATA 6G cables
1 x 3-in-1 Thermistor cables pack

ROG Fan Controller
1 x ROG Fan Controller
1 x Fan EXT PWR cable
1 x ARGB input cable 
1 x USB input cable 
1 x ROG Fan Controller 3M Mounting tape
1 x Fan Controller manual

ROG DIMM.2 with Heatsink
1 x ROG DIMM.2 with heatsink
1 x M.2 pad for ROG DIMM.2
2 x M.2 screw package for ROG DIMM.2

ROG CLAVIS DAC
1 x ROG CLAVIS DAC
1 x CLAVIS DAC manual

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 
2 x M.2 SSD screw package(s)
1 x Q-connector
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Graphics card holder
1 x ROG logo plate stickers
1 x ROG screwdriver
1 x ROG stickers
1 x ROG thank you card

Installation Media 
1 x USB drive with utilities and drivers 
Documentation
1 x User manual 

Operating System
Windows® 11 ready
Windows® 10 64bit
Windows 10 64bit

Form Factor
Extended ATX
30.5cm x 27.7cm