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ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO

Intel® Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with 20 + 1 power stages, DDR5, five M.2 slots, PCIe® 5.0 NVMe® SSD slot on Hyper M.2 Card, PCIe 5.0 x16 SafeSlots with Q-Release, Wi-Fi 6E, two Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60 W, AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, and Aura Sync RGB lighting

• Intel® LGA 1700 socket: Ready for 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors & 12th Gen Intel Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
• Robust Power Solution: 20 + 1 teamed power solution rated for 90 A per stage with dual ProCool II power connectors, high-quality alloy chokes, and durable capacitors to support multi-core processors
• Optimized VRM Thermals: Massive heatsinks integrated with the I/O cover, joined by an L-shaped heatpipe, and connected to the power stages with high-conductivity thermal pads
• Next-Gen M.2 Support: PCIe® 5.0 M.2 slot on the bundled ROG Hyper M.2 card, and four PCIe® 4.0 M.2 slots all with substantial cooling solutions
• Abundant Connectivity: Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 USB Type-C® ports, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C® front-panel connector with Quick Charge 4+ up to 60 W, six additional USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two PCIe® 5.0 x16 SafeSlots, HDMI® 2.1
• High-Performance Networking: On-board Intel Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and Intel 2.5 Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard
• Intelligent Control: ASUS-exclusive AI Overclocking, AI Cooling II, AI Networking and Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation to simplify setup and improve performance
• Immersive Audio: ROG SupremeFX ALC4082 codec with ESS® ES9218 Quad DAC for up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
• Unmatched Personalization: I/O cover with Polymo Lighting, three addressable Gen 2 headers and one RGB header, all configurable with ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting
• DIY Friendly Design: PCIe® Slot Q-Release, M.2 Q-Latch, pre-mounted I/O shield, Q-Code, Q-LED, FlexKey button, Start button, BIOS FlashBack™ button, and Clear CMOS button
• Renowned Software: Bundled 1-year AIDA64 Extreme trial subscription and intuitive UEFI BIOS dashboard with integrated MemTest86
  
  

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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.

   

AI OVERCLOCKING

Effortless performance boost

AI COOLING II

One-click fan tuning

EXTENSIVE GEN 5

x2 PCIe® 5.0 x16 slots

ROG HYPER M.2 CARD

x1 PCIe® 5.0 SSD or x2 4.0 SSDs

TEAMED POWER SOLUTION

Adds x2 M.2 slots in a DIY-friendly shell

7800+ MT/s, AEMP II, XMP

Neatly manages x6 fan & ARGB headers

POLYMO LIGHTING

With Intel® Double Connect Technology

THUNDERBOLT™ 4

WI-FI 6E

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PERFORMANCE

EXTREME POWER & PERFORMANCE