ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF Review

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Introduction

It feels like two minutes ago we reviewed the regular Z890 Maximus Hero, but apparently it was October. Here we are, a quarter later, and a different version has crossed our desks in the form of the ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF.

We first saw BTF motherboards a while ago now and found them to be a fantastic idea. Although they generally require an entirely new case, the benefits of being able to tidy all your cables away with zero effort is hugely attractive. After all, if you’re plugging the cables in the back and your GPU is powered by a slot, there are no cables to hide in the first place.

It’s fairly common for ideas which are outside the norm to end up on either highly limited number special editions with whopping price points, and if not them then products whose only redeeming quality is the idea. Thankfully the Republic of Gamers brand is one that doesn’t get used lightly by ASUS. Neither does the Maximus name. So what you get is a premium motherboard, proven to have buckets of performance and all the features you could want, with the addition of a cable free frontage.

We know a lot of you are trying to keep up with our CES coverage, and we’re trying to keep bringing it to you, but the Maximus Hero BTF is quietly staking out ground as, potentially, the best Intel motherboard around. Let’s see how it fares.

Technical Specifications

Although this isn’t the BTF model, not revealed to anyone, not even us, until the time you read this, we know that beyond the BTF design, both Hero Z890s are the same.