Testseek.com have collected 85 expert reviews of the Asus Maximus 8 Extreme and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Maximus 8 Extreme.
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Published: 2016-04-14, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
I mentioned at the top of the review that this is the second halo motherboard we've tested. Both the ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme and GIGABYTE Z170X-Gaming G1 command a large price but represent the premium product from the two major motherboard players in t...
Great performance, Handy & intuitive OC Panel II, M.2 and U.2 storage support, 4-way multi-GPU support, Onboard 4K DisplayPort & HDMI, Extreme Engine Digi+, Bluetooth & Wi-Fi support, Fantastic UEFI BIOS and OC tuning, SupremeFX 2015 audio codec, 8x Fan H
Expensive, Optional startup utilities may conflict w/ some programs
This ASUS motherboard is decked out from top to bottom with more features than we can list. However, the notable head-turners include the handy OC Panel II external tuning and system monitoring hardware utility, the Extreme Engine Digi+ core voltage power...
The ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme is certainly an "extreme" LGA 1151 motherboard. In some ways it seems more worthy of "just" a 6700K or 6600K CPU. While we have uncovered a couple of software shortcomings, those are being addressed and are certainly tiny cav...
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Published: 2015-11-30, Author: Steven , review by: legitreviews.com
The ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme is one of the most feature packed Z170 motherboards I have seen. With massive support for virtually every modern storage type, a top notch design, overclocking features that range from basic to expert level and ASUS legendar...
There is little doubt in most anyone's mind that the pedigree of the ASUS ROG series, in particular the Maximus (insert version here) Extreme, comes from some good DNA. Previous generations of this board, have had rave reviews for its feature set and ov...
Published: 2015-11-09, Author: Mark , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Overclocks Like A Champion, SupremeFX Audio, Familiar BIOS Layout, Great RGB Lighting, Extreme DIGI, Ultra High Quality Components, Asus's Commitment to Quality, ASUS Pro Clock Technology, 8 External USB 3 & 3.1 Connectors, OC Panel II, U.2 and Thunderbol
Graphics limited to 16x or 8x 8x, Graphics limited to 16x or 8x 8x
The ASUS MAXIMUS VIII EXTREME is the most solid feature packed EXTREME we've seen from ASUS so far! We've had hands on quite a few EXTREMES over the years and all of them are really nice boards but in this case ASUS got in tune with their customers and...
Published: 2015-10-08, Author: Mark , review by: overclock3d.net
If you demand the best of the best when ti comes to overclocking and features, or simply just prefer the finer things in life you need not look further than the ASUS Republic of Gamers Maximus VIII Extreme as it is hands down the most well equipped board...
Published: 2015-09-27, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
UEFI interface, performance, overclocking, power consumption, accessories, OC Panel
multiGPU PCIE lanes
We got to the bottom of this article and Asus Maximus VIII Extreme is what it was meant to be: a great overclocking motherboard.It sports the new look of ROG series in grey and black with shades of red over the heatsinks. The VRM has 12+1 fully digital ph...