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ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO specifications summary
CPU
AMD AM4 Socket for 3
rd
and 2
nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ / 2
nd
and 1
st
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors*
* Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list.
Chipset
AMD X570
Memory
3
rd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
4 x DIMM, max. 128GB, DDR4 4600+(O.C.) / 4533(O.C.) /
4400(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) /
3733(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.)
/ 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz non-ECC,
un-buffered memory
2
nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
4 x DIMM, max. 64GB, DDR4 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) /
3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C) / 2666 / 2400 /
2133 MHz non-ECC, un-buffered memory
2
nd
and 1
st
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
Processors
4 x DIMM, max. 64GB, DDR4 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) /
2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz non-ECC, un-
buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
Expansion slots
3
rd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 SafeSlots (supports x16, x8/x8)
2
nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlots (supports x16, x8/x8)
2
nd
and 1
st
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
Processors
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 SafeSlot (supports x8)
AMD X570 chipset
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (supports x4)
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1
Multi-GPU
3
rd
and 2
nd
Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
Supports NVIDIA
®
2-Way SLI
®
Technology
Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
2
nd
and 1
st
Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics
Processors
Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX™ Technology
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