Is the Asus Maximus VII Hero a good gaming Mobo?

Aeraylia_ · Feb 25, 2015

I am building my computer and I'm thinking about it, would it be compatible with my components? Is it good for gaming?

Specs:
Motherboard: ?
Processor: i7-4790K
GPU: MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212X
SSD: SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD120BW 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive (120GB)
Hard Drive: Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
DVD: LITE-ON Black SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04
RAM: SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133
Power Supply: XFX PRO 750W Black Edition
WiFi: ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Express

Phil923 · Feb 25, 2015

Simply put, it's excellent, but overkill as a motherboard, but if you think the extra features and aesthetics are worth the premium that ROG products have on them then it is a top notch motherboard.

Dark Lord of Tech · Feb 25, 2015

Yes , it's a great board to build with , I own the HERO VI and VII and the VII is superior , would go well with your build.

TeamColeINC · Feb 26, 2015

I have a very similar build but a few things annoy me about the Hero VII, like the fact that the onboard amplifier doesn't work though the rear audio port, only through front audio. It also automatically enables multiple soundstage profiles at startup that gives games really echo-y sound, I have to go into the software and turn it off every time.

Other than that its been pretty good but I think a top-end Gigabyte board might OC the 4790k a little better, cant even hit 4.8 on mine and 4.7 isnt stable for long but that might just be the chip.

Maximus VII Hero
i7 4790k w/ DeepCool Captain 240
G.Skill Trident X 2400 (2x8GB)
2x R9 280X
EVGA Supernova P2 1200W Plat.
840 Evo 250GB / WD Black 2TB

Aeraylia_ · Feb 26, 2015

TeamColeINC :

I have a very similar build but a few things annoy me about the Hero VII, like the fact that the onboard amplifier doesn't work though the rear audio port, only through front audio. It also automatically enables multiple soundstage profiles at startup that gives games really echo-y sound, I have to go into the software and turn it off every time.

Other than that its been pretty good but I think a top-end Gigabyte board might OC the 4790k a little better, cant even hit 4.8 on mine and 4.7 isnt stable for long but that might just be the chip.

Maximus VII Hero
i7 4790k w/ DeepCool Captain 240
G.Skill Trident X 2400 (2x8GB)
2x R9 280X
EVGA Supernova P2 1200W Plat.
840 Evo 250GB / WD Black 2TB

Thanks! What kind of sound problems do you mean?

TeamColeINC · Feb 28, 2015

Its the RealTek audio software, it enables multiple profiles when you plug headphones into the front port (which you have to in order to use the onboard amp, another issue I have with the Hero) and I would have to manually disable the other profile at startup everytime. I've since got a cheap external amp that works just as well but the onboard amp is actually decent and can add some boom to your headphones on the "Extreme" level.

Aeraylia_ · Mar 9, 2015

TeamColeINC :

Okay, thanks for the heads up! Is my RAM compatible with the board?

Phil923 · Mar 9, 2015

Yep, should work perfectly

Aeraylia_ · Mar 11, 2015

Phil923 :

Thank you for the heads up with the audio! Thanks for the question answered

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