ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF Review

Maximus Hero BTF Overview

Maximus Hero BTF Overview

We hope that Intel or ASUS don’t add any more technologies to a theoretical future Z990, otherwise there won’t be room on the box to include them. As it is the ROG Z890 Maximus Hero BTF is almost out of real estate on the bottom edge. Things are better around the back.

It’s odd how used to something you get. The visuals of a PCB layout are so ingrained in us that you look at this and it looks slightly off. Then your subconscious notices that things which are normally visible, aren’t. Which is the whole point. And a point, we have to say, that is worth that initial “huh?” moment. Because what was initially slightly off ends up being spot on.

Gorgeous isn’t it. All the fiddly bits covered up. No connectors poking out. It’s almost approaching the platonic ideal of a motherboard, aka something resembling the 2001 Monolith.

Beneath these towering heat sinks lies the power stage that keeps everything running. As we would expect, ASUS aren’t scrimping here. The Maximus Hero BTF has 20+1+2+2 power stages, in 110A, 90A and 80A setups respectively. More than enough for anything you throw at it.

Lastly an overview of the back. We’ll cover this all on the next page, but it’s nice to get a look at a part that is normally ignored. The very nature of BTF motherboards, and the Maximus Hero BTF is no exception, is that you’ll see this part quite often.